A Republican?!?!

I can't believe I'm even thinking of this, but I am. And very seriously too . . .

Last night, Rudy Giulianni announced on Larry King Live that he was indeed in the running for the presidency in 2008. I have been a huge Rudy supporter since I lived in NYC. Is the man perfect? No. But I believe he is an excellent leader and would do well to steer this country in the right direction. I've said for a number of years now, if he ran, no matter what party I was affiliated with (I am not affiliated with any party now) I would vote for him.

Florida is a closed primary state, meaning that you must be a member of a political party to vote in the primary elections. Well, I am seriously contemplating registering as a Republican so that I can vote for Rudy in the primaries, helping him gain the party's nomination. I never thought this day would come, but it seems like the best reason to become a Republican.

Obviously, I'll rescind that and go back to no party affiliation immediately following the primaries!

What a swell party it was!

Or so I was told. See, bonehead here had in his head that TIARAS AT THE PALACE started at 4pm and not 2pm. Well, upon close observation of the invitation at 2:45pm, he realized he was dead wrong! Between an accident on I-95 (involving a FL state trooper) and then a 30 minute parking adventure in SOBE, I didn't get to the Palace until 4:30 . . . well after the jewels had been distributed (fortunately, I still have my family jewels in tact). As a result, I was put on K.P. duty! I can only hope I wasn't red-lined from the next guest list. UGH!