we would already be hearing and seeing endless attacks and smears, innuendos and screeching outrage. I would like to have the documentation of some of the charges, however... such as stealing from the money for the widows, and such.

This would make an ideal expose in, say, Rolling Stone or the New Yorker, wouldn't it? And why wait for Rudy to get the nomination? The Republicans did not wait for Barrack Obama or Al Gore to do so before they began attacking, thus hoping to weaken the Democratic field in advance, planting doubt about Democrats in general.

Giuliani's first marriage was to his second cousin, Regina Peruggi. They were married for 14 years, before Giuliani had their marriage annulled by the Catholic church. His second marriage was to Donna Hanover, a reporter and sometimes soap-opera actress. Havover was the city's First Lady while Giuliani was mayor, but she stayed farther and farther out of the public spotlight as Giuliani was widely whispered to be swiving his press secretary, Cristyne Lategano. After Lategano left City Hall, Giuliani took up with a divorced nurse, Judith Nathan. Never one for subtlety, Giuliani and Nathan marched side-by-side in the St. Patrick's Day parade, where the city's mayor traditionally walks with his wife.

www.nndb.com

Maybe that kind of behavior is normal in places like NYC and the Ozarks, but I don't think cousin marrying, annullments, and a divorce-a-rama is going to fly with VA voters.