George Will has a column defending John McCain, Mitt Romney & Rudy Giuliani against those who think they are not conservative enough.
His defense of Rudy includes the following –
The suggestion that Sept. 11 required city tax increases triggered from Giuliani four adjectives: "dumb, stupid, idiotic and moronic."
Now that may be proof of conservatism but not that either Will or Rudy were correct. The attacks of Sept. 11 did damage the New York economy and that along with Rudy’s excessive spending that began when he ran for re-election required Mayor Bloomberg to raise taxes because of Sept. 11. Bloomberg’s actions, unpopular at the time, resulted in the City’s bouncing back with a stronger economy than under Rudy’s watch.