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How sincere can Rudy Giuliani be? He bows out of the Iowa straw poll, followed by John McCain. Say what you want about political strategy. But avoiding the straw poll with numbers to now saying Mitt Romney owns Iowa for the GOP shouts concession. So afraid you will lose one early that you decide not to play. But no problem accepting an invite to choreograph a pitch to the voters you just snubbed.

Without running a successful campaign for mayor of New York and being raised to national prominence after 9/11, Rudy might just be another former US attorney and 2nd tier candidate. The coincidence of being term limited after the long painful ordeal of ground zero raises a question Rudy may not want to answer. For all the compliments about his service the one nagging question that should be handled by the former mayor is this. Why were so many people allowed to work at ground zero without proper safety gear? Specifically, with the announcements of many reported cases of respiratory distress of one kind or another from working unprotected at ground zero, how could the man in charge allow that to happen. Anyone who has worked around hazardous materials and with all the regulations governing workplace conditions and requirements, how could so many people be exposed to this obvious risk.

If not in one of many photo ops, news conferences or regular campaign appearances, someone should ask Rudy Giuliani this question at the debate he has just decided to attend. And well before then, someone should ask Rudy Giuliani how he plans to complete his 12 commitments if elected. More details are needed on these campaign promises. The list is generally vague and indicates he will complete some tasks that will receive opposition from Congress and elsewhere. How will he overcome these problems?

Stanford Matthews
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Giuliani Accepts Invite to Iowa Debate

Jun 13, 3:51 PM EDT
By MIKE GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has accepted an invitation to joining a presidential debate planned in Des Moines next August sponsored by ABC News, his first major commitment to the state since dropping from a straw poll planned later that month.

“As you are aware, Mayor Giuliani is committed to providing voters with as much information as possible in order for them to evaluate their next president and he strongly believes that debates are in important part of the electoral process,” said campaign manager Michael DuHaime, in a letter to George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.

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