Rudolph Giuliani's membership on an elite Iraq study panel came to an abrupt end last spring after he failed to show up for a single official meeting of the group, causing the panel's top Republican to give him a stark choice: either attend the meetings or quit, several sources said.
Yes, why are we just hearing about this now? HC goes for a Sopranos parody for style cred and then chooses a Celine Dion song once used for an ad for her theme song? And, former "D" and "R" Mayor Bloomberg decides for political reasons to become an "I." Oh, more on Rudy. All first heard by moi on Rachel Maddow (Air America), who had B's '01 challenger for mayor, Mark Green (AA president, traveling on Amtrak as they chat) on for comment as the story broke!