Rudy has fired his top fundraiser, replacing him with a top rainmaker for President Bush. The axing of his leading money person is prompting murmurs that perhaps Rudy is unhappy with his campaign's latest haul in advance of Sunday's filing deadline.

Of course, if Rudy is suffering money woes, perhaps it's merely a sign that if you want to be competitive these days, you need to raise money in increments larger than $9.11.