It’s funny,  because I always wondered in the back of my mind from the get-go if Rudy would ever end up running as an Independent.  That’s been rumored with Bloomberg for some time now and it wouldn’t surprise me if Giuliani does the same.  I think he is electable in the general election, but not the Republican primary, and he has to know that himself.  The only thing that concerns me about a strong third party candidate in ‘08 is that could open the door to a Clinton presidency, if she is the Democratic candidate.  After all, that’s how Bill won it both times.

The ex-mayor still is holding back from submitting the simple one-page form declaring himself a possible candidate, despite raising $1.4 million to run. And asked what party he belongs to on a different form, Giuliani didn’t say - he left the answer blank.

The seeming dodge on his party affiliation, however, could make some Republicans see red.

It’s no secret Giuliani would have a better shot at the White House if he didn’t have to win the Republican nomination first. His views on social issues are out of step with his party.

And the omission raises the question of whether Giuliani is leaving the door open a crack to run not as a Republican at all, but as an independent.

Giuliani’s campaign confirmed that leaving off the Republican designation wasn’t a typo. It was the campaign’s “judgment that we didn’t have to fill in that box,” said a campaign lawyer. The lawyer said an update filed Wednesday lists him as a Republican, though that form couldn’t be found on the Federal Election Commission Web site.

Newsday

Rush Limbaugh has been nominated for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

The inventor of the internets will most likely come away with the prize.