Giuliani Defends, Employs Priest Accused of Molesting Teens

Thats the headline up on ABC News.

Now I happen to agree that the presumption of innocence should be respected here and that people simply accused of a crime have as much right to employment as anyone else. Its not like the priest is working with kids. But if you're running for President, well maybe its not such a good idea to hire a priest accused of child molestation.

This drip, drip, drip of revelations has got to be killing Giuliani. I'm predicting that Huckabee is going to start making some big advances. And frankly he should scare us just as much as Giuliani. He's a hell of a lot more likable, and his social conservatism and economic populism will appeal to many of the Reagan Dems who have been so alienated by Bush.