A respectful and honorable person would apologize for his mistakes on the horrific day of September 11th, but not Rudolph Giuliani. He would not own up to not providing communication systems that could have saved dozens if not hundreds of firefighters in the burning towers. Instead Rudy had his campaign attack the firefighters that are speaking out against him.
From The New York Post:
"I don't believe that a few disgruntled union members can diminish the many years of respect Rudy has shown them," Carbonetti added.
The comments came amid a fresh round of criticism aimed at Giuliani from Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy, who said he will rally his members against the ex-mayor - who's currently the GOP front-runner for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination.
Cassidy, whose parent union has already vowed to try to damage Giuliani's candidacy by not inviting him to speak at a candidates' forum in Washington, faulted the former mayor's performance in office - including his handling of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He also blasted Giuliani on the issue of terrorism, insisting he is not an "expert."
Rudy certainly tries to use his tenure as mayor to show he knows terror first hand. Yet that does not mean he knows how to deal with it on the international stage. He has zero foreign policy experience and declined to learn more about it with the Iraq Study Group because he would rather focus on enriching himself and his Presidential campaign.
Rudy's man Carbonetti fought hard against the protesting firefighters in order to win a PR campaign that could be fatal for "Hitler on the Hudson." In his quest for power, it is essential that the masses think of him as "America's Mayor" and not what he really is, a greedy, power-hungry Republican that only cares about winning, not about fighting terrorism effectively. NYC firefighters already know this, so should the rest of us.
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