Sandwiches and snow shovels are no substitute for communication
Three days from now, the state of Iowa will take the first historic step towards the election of the next President of the United States. More money has been spent in the state than in any previous election, which means that snowed-in Iowans watching television are harassed every few minutes by a commercial for one or other of the candidates.
Of those commercials, the best by a mile, in terms of personal performance, is that of Rudi Giuliani. His Republican opponents are openly furious with him for — as they see it — appropriating 9/11 to promote himself, but their real problem with him is his ease, comfort and credibility when talking to a camera.