Giuliani Feuds With Firefighters Union

quote[New York City firefighters, who worked side-by-side with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) during the chaos of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and its drawn-out, somber aftermath, consider Giuliani anything but a hero.]

Why is this guy ahead in the polls?

Isn't he sort of backwards to the current conservative movement?

He is not:


*low-tax.

*anti-abortion.

*anti-gay marriage.

*pro-family.

*concerned about the sanctity of marriage (reference his numerous marriages/infidelity).

What is his stance on Iraq? My understanding is that he parrots Bush. So what is it that appeals to the right? I really want to know. Other than the above, how is he different than McCain (minus Washington experience with lobbyists and war-time service)?

Is it the whole "America's Mayor" crap???

Don't we all (or roughly 70-80 % of us) realize how such a simplistic qualifier endangers us and our country by now?

Please, someone tell me why he's the current poster boy of the right, other than he lists an R after his name.