According to a press release from Rudy's campaign:

Rudy Giuliani made the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Congressional ban on partial birth abortion:
"The Supreme Court reached the correct conclusion in upholding the congressional ban on partial birth abortion. I agree with it."

Well, that tells us a lot, Rudy, thanks.  Also, he's been endorsed by Florida State Sen. Mike Bennett, and Norman Braman, former owner of the evil Philadelphia Eagles (yes, I am a die-hard Redskins fan), has joined Rudy's campaign... but in what way he will be helping, that's anyone's guess.

WHAT HIS OPPONENTS ARE SAYING:

Finally, something I can put here.  The Democratic candidates are furious over these comments by Guiliani:

A Democratic president, he said, would "wave the white flag on Iraq" and take the United States "back to our pre-Sept. 11 attitude of defense," the Politico.com quoted Giuliani as saying.

Barak Obama had this to say:

"Rudy Giuliani today has taken the politics of fear to a new low and I believe Americans are ready to reject those kind of politics. America's mayor should know that when it comes to 9/11 and fighting terrorists, America is united. We know we can win this war based on shared purpose, not the same divisive politics that question your patriotism if you dare to question failed policies that have made us less secure. I think we should focus on strengthening our intelligence, working with local authorities and doing all the things we haven't yet done to keep Americans safe. The threat we face is real, and deserves better than to be the punchline of another political attack."

TPMCafe has an analysis of this response ("It's about time someone knocked that 9/11 halo off Rudy's head") and Hillary's as well... but she doesn't mention Rudy by name.  Finally, Rudy enters the real political cockfight that is the Presidential Race.

NEWS FROM THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA:

CBS News ran an AP story that Rudy can't evaluate if the troop boost in Iraq is working.  He said, "I don't know the answer to that," but he did say that he know what is necessary to rebuild the country:

"By build I mean, re-establish the infrastructure, both physical and political, and the emphasis on that is going to be key to whether it does work or not," he said in response to a question about whether Bush's troop boost that was aimed at pacifying violence-plagued Baghdad was achieving results.

"We have had success in stabilizing certain parts of Iraq," Giuliani allowed. "The real question is whether we can hold it and use it as an opportunity to build."

I think it's a rather slick way of not criticizing the Bush administration's Iraq War policy while showing that he's got the right answer.  Nice work, Rudy.

In Houston, however, Rudy praised both Bushes and said the Democrats were not grasping the "realities of terrorism."  Even though Bush II's popularity is in the toilet, he lauded the President's defense of our nation against terrorism -- couched in terms that any patriotic American could not refute.  A risky move, politically, but he pulled it off well.

Forbes.com wrote about how on the eighth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings, Rudy said that we learned how to be strong in the face of tragedy from the surviors of that attack.  He said we used their model in 9-11 and then at Virginia Tech last week.    

The New York Daily News said "It's Rude-y Again" because of the snappy way he dealt with a question about taking away peoples' rights after the country is attacked.  I don't know if this is really newsworthy, or at the least worth its own story, because Giuliani doesn't seem to be saying anything outrageous... look for yourself though.

And Earth Day was on Sunday, so CBS News ran an article from the NRO saying that Rudy's response to West Nile Virus -- quick and decisive insectiside spraying -- was the right model for how to act on environmental problems.  I'm not sure if I agree, but he makes a compelling case.

Lastly, Rudy's got some supporters in Israel.  The New York Post reported that:

"A group of Israelis has launched a grass-roots effort to get people living in the Jewish state who are eligible to vote in the United States to line up behind Rudy Giuliani, it was reported yesterday."

That's interesting... the Jewish community has tended to be more liberal, although I suppose Rudy probably has more reverence for the American-Israeli alliance than his Democratic opponents.

WHAT'S UP IN THE BLOGOSPHERE:

Conservative

Ankle Biting Punidts says that even with his anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-campaign finance reform platform, the way Rudy is going to lose their vote is by his "fear mongering" comments.  Interesting... I'd think conservatives would like this type of rhetoric...

Because Captain Ed does:

Of all the candidates running for president, Rudy Giuliani knows best what a 9/10 mentality means in an age of radical Islamist terror. He had to deal with the aftermath of bureaucratic confusion and politically-correct counterterrorism on 9/11 and the weeks afterward as the mayor of a city who saw almost 3,000 of his citizens killed by terrorists. So when Giuliani talks about the folly of returning to the defense against terrorists, he knows of what he speaks.

The conservative blogger Hercules has a progressive take on Rudy's "hypocrisy"...

Rudy Giuliani is no hypocrite, he realizes change. He doesn't preach on thing, them practice another for his own political gain, like Hillary Clinton.

Liberal

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire had an interesting post on Sunday about what clues we can find from candidates' books.  Not a bad counter to the New York Times article that argues that all we can see from those books is what they want us to see.  

Wonkette reports that Rudy's MySpace is seriously behind.  He hasn't signed on since April 9, so there must be a TON of friend requests just waiting to be approved.  They bash him for being too busy at the WHCA dinner and Morton's to check his email, but honestly I'd do the same thing if I were running for President.  Plus, Morton's is the place to be.  Keep nitpicking, Wonkette.

The Left Coaster has an interesting anti-Obama but also anti-Rudy response to Rudy's "fear mongering."  Much more practical in terms of politics, as well.  Worth a read.  The Carpetbagger Report has a similar take, but also worth a gander.  Take a look, seriously.

And the Daily Kos, that mainstream liberal rag, says "Yawn.  Someone tell Rudy that it's not 2004 anymore,"  and shows a quote of Kerry saying the same thing in his campaign.  Funny.  I like the juxtaposition that pundits use... it's a good method of pointing out inconsistencies and contradictions, as well as all out ridiculousness.