Giuliani and the Mob

The NY Times has an interesting article today on the ties between Rudi Giuliani and Bernard Kerik. Kerik, you may recall, was a former New Jersey jail warden and one-time front-runner for the post of Director of Homeland Security. He is also a mobster or, to be more accurate, is a high-level lacky for the mob. The ties between the former mayor of New York and Kerik are strong. Indeed, it was Giuliani who recommended Kerik -- remember, the mobster -- to the Bush Administration for the directorship. There are a million reasons why Giuliani has no reason even to run for president, much less win. This seems like a good one though. The article is titled Loyal to Kerik, Giuliani Missed Warning Signs. This article was reported by Russ Buettner, Michael Powell, and William K. Rashbaum and was written by Mr. Powell.

3 November 2007

Edit: MSNBC.com also now has a link to this article. You can find it here.