While I was out of town for Thanksgiving, I was amused to see Rudy Giuliani trying to form a coalition of convenience with Barack Obama:

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday told high school students that when he was their age he was hardly a model student, experimenting with illegal drugs and drinking alcohol.

…During a campaign stop in Chicago, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was asked if he thought Obama’s comments to the students were appropriate.

“I respect his honesty,” Giuliani said.

“One of the things that we need from our people that are running for office is not this pretense of perfection,” said Giuliani, who has faced questions about his own personal life marked by three marriages and estrangement from his two children. He said of the candidates, “we’re all human beings.”

“If we haven’t made mistakes, don’t vote for us,” Giuliani said.

Someone’s trying desperately to inoculate himself against the inevitable attacks on his personal life and character. (If you missed the message, Giuliani’s first two ads both include him admitting he’s not perfect.)

Ironically, with Giuliani looking weak in early primary states, he could use some help from Hillary too. If she won in Iowa, it would strengthen his argument that he’s the candidate best-positioned to beat her in the general election.