Giuliani quit Iraq study panel to fundraise
WASHINGTON - 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.
Giuliani left the Iraq Study Group last May after just two months, walking away from a chance to make up for his lack of foreign policy credentials on the top issue in the 2008 race, the Iraq war.
He cited "previous time commitments" in a letter explaining his decision to quit, and a look at his schedule suggests why - the sessions at times conflicted with Giuliani's lucrative speaking tour that garnered him $11.4 million in 14 months. [AP]
Who needs experience and wisdom when you can go raise lots of money to con people into thinking you have experience and wisdom?
Posted by: Chris O. | June 19, 2007 at 08:41 PM
He had better things to do.
Posted by: mudkitty | June 19, 2007 at 08:53 PM