For '08, Sen. Charles Schumer, big-time New York Democrat, is of course in the camp of his junior state colleague, Hillary Clinton.
But Schumer, always mindful of how some of his own constituents might feel, is not ready to go reckless, or even crtitical, on Rudy the Republican, that other New Yorker in the race.
Asked his take on the Giuliani candidacy as he swept through Albany Tuesday, Schumer began: "Well, you know, I worked well with Giuliani on anti-crime stuff and I like him as a person. He hired good people, shall I say..."
He said that with a grin, since his wife Iris Weinshall served as a commissioner under the former mayor, and as well as under Mayor Michael Bloomberg until recently.
Schumer then moved a little more onto message in the impromptu exchange.
Dan Janison
"I think it's going to be very hard for someone pro-choice, pro-gun-control and pro-gay-rights to get elected in the Republican primary," he said.
And if Giuliani gets the nomination?
"For Democrats, I think it's going to be a good year for us this year," he replied.
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good for Chuck. He knows Rudy's going to be our next President.