Why exactly do conservatives like Rudy Giuliani? This is Peter Beinart’s question to Jonah in today’s episode of What’s Your Problem?…

But a few words about yesterday’s episode first:

JPod, I was struck by the same Beinart comment as you were — conservatives always stick together? When we should be sticking together, sure. Don’t wrong my brother or you’ll be sorry — so many of the right talk-show stars I think of especially here — they frequently have that attitude, protect your family. (And some of them have benefited from that attitude on the Right, too.) They are not quick to dump people overboard, thank goodness. I know I always want Mark Levin on my side, for example.

I thought of Tom DeLay, who we defended on the merits against an obsessed prosecutor and George Allen, who, again we defended where he deserved it and didn’t where he didn’t.

So, yes, I’d like to think conservatives all have WFB “loyalty” posters (think the conservative answer to those cheesy motivator posters) in their offices, but we don’t stick with people no matter what, which is also a good thing.