Giuliani Rips Romney

One of Joe Biden's well known foibles is his penchant for gaffes. But this same shoot from the hip speak off the cuff approach that often entangles Biden within the media (before he was muzzled by Obama's camp) can produce a humorous, and sometimes effective statement. For instance, his Giuliani attack in 2008.

"There's only three things he mentions in a sentence- a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There's nothing else! There's nothing else! And I mean this sincerely. He's genuinely not qualified to be president." Though Biden didn't win his party's nomination, he certainly and suddenly stripped Giuliani's entire campaign premise down to its naked truth. Suddenly, the courageous former NYC mayor during a turbulent time had immense trouble conveying political depth to voters.

Giuliani is now trying to bring down a similar candidate with similarly striking prose in a recent MSNBC interview on Morning Joe: “I’ve never seen a guy change his position so many times, so fast, on a dime. He figures out there are embryos and changes his mind on abortion. He was pro-mandate for the whole country, then he becomes anti-mandate and takes that page out of his book, and republishes the book."

While technically Giuliani didn't say anything false about Romney, his way with words were of a belittling nature. Has Giuliani "never seen a guy change his position so many times, so fast, on a dime?" I doubt it. Is Romney more of a flip-flopper than John Kerry? Let's ask Giuliani: "It is important to see the contrast in approach between the two men: President Bush, a leader who is willing to stick with difficult decisions even as public opinion shifts, and John Kerry, whose record in elected office suggests a man who changes his position on even important issues."

Additionally, the healthcare mandate issue being taken out of Romney's republished book has already been debunked.

While it's clear that Romney has shifted over the years, it is unsavory to publicly trounce on a candidate of the same party. Romney still has a strong chance of winning the nomination, which simply means Giuliani's remarks are great fodder for Democrats come election time. If Giuliani were more responsible, he would voice his support for Gingrich and quietly pray for a VP offer, instead of such a blatant grab.