Rudy Giuliani has a new 1-minute ad proclaiming his credentials to run the country by way of his leadership in NYC. A full transcript of the ad is after the jump but the gist is that Giuilani turned New York City from an "unmanageable, ungovernable" economically depressed crime-ridden hellhole into "the safest large city in America," "the best example of conservative government in the country."

Interestingly enough, there's no mention of 9/11. And at the end of the ad, Giuliani says, " I believe I’ve been tested in a way in which the American people can look to me. They’re not going to find perfection, but they’re going to find somebody who has dealt with crisis almost on a regular basis and has had results."

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz called the ad "largely factual but rather selective." The NY Times' Julie Bosman adds, "When [Giuilani] took office, his predecessor, Mayor David N. Dinkins, had already begun a $1 billion program to increase the ranks of police officers, and crime had begun to decline." The Giuliani campaign does offer a fact sheet to back up the claims in the ad, but didn't include instances of Giuliani's imperfection.

Text of Giuliani's "Tested" ad:

New York City is the third- or fourth-largest government in the country. It’s one of the largest economies in the United States. They used to call it unmanageable, ungovernable. A large majority of New Yorkers wanted to leave and live somewhere else. It was a city that was in financial crisis, a city that was the crime capital of America. A city that was the welfare capital of America. A city that was in very, very difficult condition when I became the mayor. By the time I left office, New York City was being proclaimed as the best example of conservative government in the country. We turned it into the safest large city in America, the welfare-to-work capital of America, and most importantly, the spirit of the people of the city had changed. Instead of being hopeless, the large majority of people had hope. So, I believe I’ve been tested in a way in which the American people can look to me. They’re not going to find perfection, but they’re going to find somebody who has dealt with crisis almost on a regular basis and has had results. And, in many cases, exceptional results. Results people thought weren’t possible. I’m Rudy Giuliani, and I approve this message.