February 16, 2007
Rudy & Global Warming
The other day at Pa Watercooler, blogger Dale Light pointed out that Rudy Giuliani had jumped on to the global warming bandwagon.
The former New York mayor has been banking a whopping $100,000 per speech to corporations, trade groups, and university audiences, according to his standard appearance contract. The document, a copy of which you'll find below, notes that Giuliani, 62, requires private air transportation to his gigs. But, the contract states, any old plane won't do: "Please note that the private aircraft MUST BE a Gulfstream IV or bigger." Such a jet sells for about $30 million, in case you're wondering.
That's funny. I can't imagine a Gulfstream is all that fuel economical.
I think now, I'm still holding out hope for Sanford and Gingrich.
Deleterious Anthropogenic Warming of the Globe Posted by AlexC at February 16, 2007 2:42 PM
Yeah, I posed something on my disappointment with Hizonner. I strongly disagree that DAWG support is an appropriate litmus test. I'm not abandoning Rudy over this.
Posted by: jk at February 16, 2007 3:24 PMIt's not just DAWG, it's a number of things... good on judges and the war might be all conservatives have left... and at that, the judges are only a promise.
Posted by: AlexC at February 16, 2007 4:57 PMYeah, my main problem with him is gun control.
Good on the war, Brother Alex, is about all I ask for in 2008. I think McCain and Giuliani both bring that, with Romney being unproven but possible.
I would like some economic competence on top of that and here I question McCain who voted against the Bush tax cuts, and Romney who peddled that perverse mandate in the Commonwealth.
I think Giuliani’s moderation on social issues might not grab you, but would work very well in a general. Polls show him ahead of Senator Clinton in New York and New Jersey, OpinionJournal Political Diary claims it could redraw the Red/Blue map.
Posted by: jk at February 16, 2007 5:29 PM | What do you think? [3]