Sunday, December 20, 2009

"He has not"

That's a recurring theme from the New York Daily News' analysis today of whether Rudy Giuliani will run for Senate.

He has not told his longtime campaign treasurer, attorney John Gross, to kick his fund-raising machinery into gear.

He is not button-holing GOP county chairman or other party stalwarts in an effort to line up support.

He is not hiring staffers, traveling the state, raising political cash or dusting off old mailing lists.

So why not, considering polls show him ahead of Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand?

The reason, say friends, is simple - he likes his new life.

As a private citizen, Giuliani has banked millions as a consultant and speechmaker.