Rudy and Hillary were going to square off in the 2000 Senate race in New York, but Rudy bailed because of prostate cancer and a messy divorce. Now, he is in remission — both with cancer and in his domestic situation — but the images from the 2000 race before his withdrawal are very revealing. The "unreal" image at a public gathering early in the 2000 campaign is belied by a later "real" image at the funeral of Francis Cardinal McIntyre. The two candidates look grim: Rudy had drawn blood with attacks on Mrs. Clinton, but Rudy had his own problems with the Roman Catholic Church over his messy divorce and adultery issues. Interestingly, the animus toward Hillary trumps adultery in the eyes of the Religious Right (Pat Robertson and Bob Jones, Jr.). If this is a (fair & balanced) choice of the lesser of evils: 9/11 Rudy versus the Other Clinton, so be it. A plague on both their houses!
Copyright © 2007 The New York Times
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