Giuliani, Got Milk? Not Lately

C Goodman

Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani might want to stop by the market on his way home tonight. While campaigning in Alabama Tuesday, the former New York City mayor was asked by a reporter about the price of some basic staples. He said that a gallon of milk is "probably about a $1.50, a loaf of bread about a $1.25, $1.30." Mr. Giuliani obviously thought it was April 10, 1982. A check of supermarkets in Montgomery, AL show that a gallon of milk goes for about $3.39 and bread is about $2.

This isn't the first time a Republican has had difficulty on the "store front." In 1992, President George H.W. Bush expressed amazement at a high-tech supermarket scanner, prompting critics to argue that he was out of touch with average Americans.