JUNE 19, 2007 -

LPR recently learned of Rudy Giuliani's 12 rules on running for president. Isn't there a 13th, that goes something like this:

"Do as I say or I will crush you."

If investigative reporter Brian Ross probed the former mayor's property
tax manipulation at the Dayton Seaside apartment buildings in the Rockaway Park section of Queens, he would do much to flush out the current Augean
stables of our politics.

This probe, LPR expects, would tell us a lot about the media's cozy relationship with the insiders, as well as with lobbyists.

One tip for Mr. Ross -- make sure you verify what Mr. Giuliani tells you.