Giuliani just asked very pointedly whether the media would report that the surge is working if Gen. Petraeus says it is in September. You have to remember that this guy spent eight years getting beaten about the face and neck on a daily basis by the New York Times while he was saving the city in which the New York Times operates. Nobody hates the liberal media more than Rudy, and nobody is more ready to go toe-to-toe with the MSM.