Fresh from the Rudy Giuliani campaign, a heaping helping of steaming post-debate pro-Rudy spin:
National Review's Rich Lowry: "'I turned around New York City, I can turn around Washington' That's the Rudy message and it's a powerful one (and Romney seemed tinny immediately afterward talking about "our products and services").” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry On Giuliani: "Does anyone doubt that this guy is ready to be President of the United States? Makes almost everyone else on the stage look small by comparison.” (LINK)
National Review's John Podhoretz On Giuliani: "He is doing a brilliant job tonight.” (LINK)
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: “Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was more forceful on the question. ‘It was absolutely the right thing to do,’ said Giuliani. He pivoted to assert that the ‘Democrats were in denial’ by trying to separate Iraq from the broader global war on terror.” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry On Mayor Giuliani’s Answer To Immigration Question: “‘No unifying purpose,’ ‘typical Washington mess’—right on the substance and right on the politics.” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry: “The Underlying Thematic Argument between Rudy and McCain on the immigration bill is anti-Washington v. pro-Washington, with Rudy attacking the way Washington worked on this thing and McCain defending it. Politically, that's a big winner for Rudy.” (LINK)
The New York Times' Katharine Seelye: “Rudolph W. Giuliani is criticizing the Democrats too. (Hmmm.) He was typically direct - yes, he said, he would not rule out the nuclear option against Iran if Iran developed nuclear weapons - but he got in a dig at the Democrats. He said that during their debate, they sounded like they were ‘back in the 1990’s.’ Those were the Clinton years, lest anyone has forgotten.” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry “Rudy’s Straight-forward answer to the Iraq question - not a mistake - made Romney seem wishy-washy.” (LINK)
National Review's John Derbyshire: “Forty Minutes In: Rudy looking good - lucid, good-humored, pushing the ‘executive prowess’ image ...” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry: “Rudy on Gays in the Military: Artful.” (LINK)
National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez: “Rudy's Libby answer was excellent -- including when he scolded Wolf for playing throwing the clock at him when we're talking about ‘a man's life.’” (LINK)
National Review's Rich Lowry: “Rudy: man, he’s in command of these debates lately.” (LINK)
National Review's John Podhoretz: "’The sentence was wildly excessive.’ Straightforward and powerful, and gave Rudy a chance to point out he recommended 5,000 pardons to Ronald Reagan. In this debate you can see how good Rudy can be on his feet when he's focused.” (LINK)
National Review's John Derbyshire: “[Giuliani] jumps right into health insurance issue. Clear, concise. He’s looking really good tonight.” (LINK)
American Spectator's James Poulos: “Rudy finally clear, commanding, and crisp on socialized health care. Standing up from his chair looks professional and respectful, a dare I say Clintonian assertiveness.” (LINKpectator.org
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