Hillary has been campaigning primarily on Giuliani's temperament. His recent problems had always stemmed from his saying and doing things that fed into the caricature she was trying to paint. Hillary Clinton tut-tutted such language. But the fact is that prior to the cancer announcement, Giuliani had gotten some good political news. New York rarely rewards victims, and he does not appear as one.
Fighters are something very different.
It's just simple reality to recognize that there can be a political upside to this awful news. Rich Lowry and Kate O'Beirne are quite correct in imagining Rudy eventually making appearances with Yankee skipper and prostate-cancer survivor Joe Torre. Torre was diagnosed in spring training 1999. He took some time off for surgery, but returned in May to lead the team to its second straight World Series victory. Friday 's papers ran list upon list of potential Republican candidates should Rudy not be able to make the race.