(Or “spice.”) I know next to nothing about Judi Nathan, but based on the report about her Harper’s Bazaar interview in America’s Newspaper of Record this morning, I’d say she could be a real asset to Rudy. A sort of anti-matter version of Teresa Kerry. (Better make sure the two don’t meet, or they’ll disappear in a burst of gamma rays.)

My only complaint about Judi is that terminal “i.” What’s that all about? My own beloved sister was christened ”Judith,” and our Dad never called her anything else. Around age 16 she decided she was going to be known as “Judi.” It took her, I think, about ten years to realize what a ghastly mistake that was. She retreated to “Judy.” Now, in her prime, she is “Judith” again, to everyone’s relief. (Including, presumably, Dad’s, wherever he is.)

Let’s be frank: That terminal “i” is naff, unless you’re Japanese. Furthermore, it clangs with Rudy’s terminal “y.” How on earth are we poor hacks going to remember which is which? Rudi and Judy? Rudy and Judi? Or what?

First rule of running for office: Don’t cause unnecessary headaches for the hacks. Dump the “i,” Judy.