Guiliani Forgets Panties (UNCoRRELATED)

Have you ever had that dream where your naked in a public place?

Rudy Guiliani is having that dream, but he's awake.

It's clearly laid out in 140 pages of printed text, handwriting and spreadsheets: The top-secret plan for Rudy Giuliani's bid for the White House.

The remarkably detailed dossier sets out the budgets, schedules and fund-raising plans that will underpin the former New York mayor's presidential campaign - as well as his aides' worries that personal and political baggage could scuttle his run.

At the center of his efforts: a massive fund-raising push to bring in at least $100 million this year, with a scramble for at least $25 million in the next three months alone.

The loss of the battle plan is a remarkable breach in the high-stakes game of presidential politics and a potentially disastrous blunder for Giuliani in the early stages of his campaign.

The document was obtained by the Daily News from a source sympathetic to one of Giuliani's rivals for the White House. The source said it was left behind in one of the cities Giuliani visited as he campaigned for dozens of Republican candidates in the weeks leading up to the November 2006 elections.

Its not a deathblow, but Rudy's brain is nonetheless rattling around in his skull.

I recall a competitor leaving behind a price list which the customer offered for our perusal. I never quite trusted that customer ever again--if it had been my price list, would he be calling the other guy?

Considering the aggressiveness of the McCain campaign in recent months--its a no-brainer. Patrick Hynes? Is there anything you want to tell us?

Frankly, I don't really blame McCain--its a lot cheaper to eliminate your rivals in the early stages, than to fight them tooth and nail in the primaries.

On the other hand, much of what the plan reveals is pretty obvious--its more of a to do list than a combination to the safe.

One page cites the explicit concern that he might "drop out of [the] race" as a consequence of his potentially "insurmountable" personal and political vulnerabilities.

On the same page is a list of the candidate's central problems in bullet-point form: his private sector business; disgraced former aide Bernard Kerik; his third wife, Judith Nathan Giuliani; "social issues," on which is he is more liberal than most Republicans, and his former wife Donna Hanover.

The concerns appear to be listed as issues for Giuliani law partner Pat Oxford to address and are followed by the central question of the campaign:

Are there "prob[lem]s that are insurmount[able]?" it asks, adding, "Has anyone reviewed with RWG?" Giuliani, whose middle name is William, is referred to throughout the document by his initials.

"All will come out - in worst light," the memo continues. "$100 million against us on this stuff."

You could have read as much a year or more ago. Guiliani's personal life rivals Newt Gingrich's for the 'ick' factor--his last divorce in particular was very public and very messy. Romney get's criticism for his alleged liberal views--nothing alleged about Guiliani's positions on abortion, homosexuality, etc...

At very worst, the outing of the Guiliani's campaign plan draws attention to his deficiencies that a amicable media was content to ignore for the moment.