For a moment, contemplate the efficiency of sudden disasters, how a few moments can wipe entire legacies out of existence, leaving a colossal mess that obscures a void waiting to be filled. That metaphor explains the extended political life of Rudolph Giuliani, along with why one might think there was a need to answer the question posed in the title of "Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor?"
New Yorkers with long memories could answer that question without subjecting themselves to the four-part documentary series. They'd reply with a curt, "Nothing. He was always this way."
