So it appears that Rudy! Giuliani will run for Senate in 2010 and not Governor of New York. This, I think, is not a good use of his skill set. Rudy! is an executive; he has no experience in a deliberative body, no experience with the give-and-take logrolling that is inherently a part of legislative compromising. I understand a desire to not be in Albany — the New York Legislature is thoroughly controlled by someone who isn’t Rudy! and there’s no practical way to break in to that.
The Senate is, ultimately, a poor proving ground for grooming future Presidents. It’s not a partisan issue — it’s that the skill sets necessary for success in the Presidency are different than the skill sets necessary for success in the Legislature. If Rudy! is thinking the Senate is a fine coda for his career, then fine. But I can’t believe he isn’t thinking about challenging Obama in 2012. Rudy! has charisma and is very smart, but his personality is ill-suited for the job.
Enjoyed reading through this, very good stuff, appreciate it. “What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.” by Carlos Fuentes.
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We’ve had a lot of spam over the past several weeks. But this one is so weird, in light of so many other events up on the front page, that I’m going leave it in place.