hey captain, nothing much dude - just as usual. how is it hanging? hahaha :P well, giuliani's well-earned reputation for aptitude and proficiency can serve him well with swing voters who have lost faith in bush's competency. republican belt aside, i believe, he could even be that rare republican able to bring into play the overwhelmingly democratic states of california and new york. there was this article which says that the domination of democrats in the mid-terms will prove more advantageous to the republican centrists, so yeah he holds a great chance. however, saddled with some 7(?) million divorce settlement, he has been digging out of debt through the work of his consulting firm (giuliani partners LLC ) and through speaking engagements around the country. the fact that he is allegedly out of step with the republican base on hot-button social issues may turn out to be less of a liability than is routinely assumed though. gay rights may no longer be quite the third rail among republicans that it was even a few short years ago. it remains to be seen how he deals with this issue and with abortion and immigration. i hope he does not project himself as another filp-flip presidential candidate :P i am all up for hilary clinton though, yeahhhhh!! that will be nice for a change, isn't it? i am a big fan of clinton clan :P LooTe