Even thought Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign tries to insist that the story is old news and a hit job, the Rudy-NYPD security detail Travelgate situation keeps getting messier. Why? Because even if one agrees that a security detail for Giuliani while he was visiting his then-mistress (and now current wife) Judi Nathan in the Hamptons is a legitimate use of taxpayer money (even if it was randomly billed to various city agencies - which the... more ›

Dare we say it's beary suspicious that the Daily News, NY Times and Newsday each offer at least a mention of Rudy Giuliani on their front pages (the News and Newsday tackle Rudy's Travelgate, while the Times just looks at how Rudy uses statistics misleadingly) - while the Post decides to go with the Mohammed Bear story? Sure, the teddy bear is way cuter than Giuliani, but accusations about trips to see a mistress... more ›

Just in time for last night's Republican debate, political website Politico broke a story claiming that former mayor Rudy Giuliani billed "obscured city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses" for extra-marital Hamptons trips with future wife Judith Nathan. When Giuliani would travel outside the city, he would be accompanied by a police detail. And if he stayed overnight, the police would also need lodging and other expenses taken care of. Politico... more ›