It's Giuliani (Pot, Meet Kettle) Time

As noted previously, the Repugs are tripping over themselves attacking anyone who has dared to criticize the perceived infallibility of Gen. David Petraeus and his latest song-and-dance before Congress on the Iraq war earlier this week with Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

And, not to be outdone, Rudy! has leapt to the front of the pack by purchasing a full-page ad in the New York Times today, ostensibly to support Petraeus, though it doesn’t hurt “America’s Mayor” to stick in the address for his web site at the bottom of the page (Ok, showing the site address is fair, I’ll give Rudy! that).

Well, for the benefit of anyone who hasn’t seen the ad, it begins at the top of the page with the quote “the willing suspension of disbelief” from Sen. Hillary Clinton in headline type (what she correctly believed to be the requirement to accept what Petraeus was saying). From there, Rudy! then reminds us all that Moveon called Petraeus “General Betray Us” in typed text appearing next to the ad in question (I mean, it’s plainly obvious what the ad says, but I guess Rudy! felt he had to emphasize that), and then accuses the Democrats of conducting “orchestrated attacks” on Petraeus.

After listing highlights from Petraeus’ record at the bottom of the page (also in headline type), the ad asks, “Who should America listen to…a decorated soldier’s commitment to defending America, or Hillary Clinton’s commitment to defending Moveon.org?” (a sentence seriously in need of a copy edit).

And as if that isn’t funny enough, here comes the topper…

“These times call for statesmanship, not politicians spewing political venom.” – Mayor Rudy Giuliani

My oh my, what a hoot (and I wonder what Michael Bloomberg thinks about the absence of "former" above, though with Rudy!, I'm sure he's used to this stuff by now).

So Hillary Clinton saying that the Petraeus testimony requires “the willing suspension of disbelief” is “spewing political venom”? Wow, I didn’t know “America’s Mayor” had such fragile sensibilities.

Do you want a real example of “spewing political venom,” Rudy!?

Then try this…

MANCHESTER, N.H. —- Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.

But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist attacks can be anticipated and stopped.

Vote for Democrats and die, huh Rudy?

Oh, and I don’t know if it qualifies as “spewing political venom” to tell an Iowa couple that, at the last minute, you’ve decided not to appear with them because “they’re not worth a million dollars,” as you did here, but that certainly qualifies as far as I’m concerned.

And be grateful that I’m going to end this post here and not list your myriad other failures again, you human cockroach.