Ruldolph "9/11" Giuliani Staffers Forgo Paychecks

From Time:

About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, aides said Friday, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate.
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I used to admire and respect Rudolph Giuliani.

I attended a lecture he presented in September 2002 at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, Florida, part of something called the Florida Forum Series. This series seeks to bring some of the world's most widely known public figures to Jacksonville, Florida, with the series benefiting Wolfson Children's Hospital.

It was a fascinating evening, both program and presentation wise.

Although I still appreciate the way he cleaned up New York City, something I have experienced firsthand, I have little admiration and even less respect for him now. He is just not presidential material.

His financial situation is not all that different from the other Republican candidates whose campaigns are not reliant on personal funds. All such candidates have struggled to raise money for the 2008 presidential race, an indication that GOP donors aren't as energized as Democrats.