The Rudy camp must have realized that his assertion the other day that wife Judith Nathan would be welcome at cabinet meetings presents a bit of a problem. Rudy's campaign has now issued a statement "clarifying" his remarks and saying she won't attend most cabinet meetings, "if any." From the Associated Press:

In the statement, the former mayor sought to play down his own remarks and suggested any discussion of a policy role for his wife was merely prompted by Walters' questioning.

''Judith and I got a good laugh after we heard that she would be a member of the Cabinet, especially after she made it clear in the interview with Barbara Walters that she is not particularly interested in politics or policy,'' he said. ''Like most couples, we rely on each other and support each other, but we have different interests. My interest is in politics and deciding policy. Judith is a nurse. Her interest is in educating people on how to stay healthy.''

Yeah, wherever did Walters get the idea that Judith would be interested in attending such meetings? Here's the relevant part of the interview itself (via Nexis):

BARBARA WALTERS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Will you sit in on policy meetings?

JUDITH GIULIANI (RUDY'S WIFE)
Again, if he asks me to, yes, and certainly, in the areas of healthcare.

BARBARA WALTERS (ABC NEWS)
(Off-camera) If and when you were president, would Mrs. Giuliani sit in on cabinet meetings?

RUDY GIULIANI (FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR)
If she wanted to, if they were relevant to something that, that she was interested in, that would be something that I'd be very, very comfortable with.