Giuliani has "A" Team in Media

Whatever else may be said of Rudy Giuliani's prospects for the '08 election, one thing is now certain: He will be well equiped with media advice and using solid tactics. Already the howls from the left are piercing the discussion. His consultants have a knack for hitting the right buttons. Here's an example of the dander and huff already blowing in the old media:

"Last year, an ad made by Thompson's firm for Tennessee's U.S. Senate race was criticized for what the NAACP and others called racial overtones.

Run by the Republican National Committee against Democrat Harold Ford, who is black, the ad showed a white woman saying she had met Ford at a Playboy-sponsored party. As the ad ended, the woman, her shoulders bared, whispered into the camera, "Harold, call me."

The NAACP said the ad played to prejudices about black men and white women, and Republican Bob Corker, who won the Senate seat, called the ad tacky. The RNC denied any racial subtext but asked TV stations to stop running the ad.

The firm's client roster has included Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas."

The last paragraph is telling - all of them are winners. The fact is that Giuliani and Romney have the serious players on their teams. Other candidates are grousing around for a primary strategy and these two are already playing in a general election mode. Before long, the curtains will be drawn on the understudies and the stars will be on the stage.

Don't be surprised to see Mitt and Rudy in the spotlight. They seem to be the only two geared up to beat Hillary.