Rudy Uber Alles?

Current polls show the Former Mayor of Nw York City has opened up a lead in the GOP presidential primary race.
His appeal is simple, he is running as 9-11's Eisenhower, a crisis tested Commander in Chief whose halo spells out "Leadership" in gilt letters.
Moreover he has the unabashed man-love of such strategically placed dupes as Chris Matthews and at the moment he polls well against Clinton and Obama.
A heady heady brew indeed for an ill tempered former mayor to ingest.

Of course, it is early in the race, most hard core wingnuts haven't yet tumbled to Rudy's pro-choice bona-fides, his three marriages and his sterling reputation in the gay community.
So count on a lot a money being spent to smear Giuliani as queer-loving dupe and an abortionist.
Moreover the naive affection of the likes of Chris Matthews & Mike Barnicle didn't do John McCain a lick of good in campaign 2000...remember that, hype and electoral muscle are two different things.
I just can't see this guy getting the nomination and not provoking a split in the GOP, either the Norquist types will sit on their hands or else the drama queens like Richard Viguerie will carry old their mangy old threat to start a 100% conservative third party.
Of course, Rudy could go the Romney-Route and backtrack on all his former core beliefs, but if he wants to avoid being labeled a flip-flopper he'd better do it soon and more artfully than the Former Massachusetts Governor.