Speaking to reporters at a Capitol Hill hotel this morning, Rudy Giuliani repeated his criticisms of leading Democratic presidential candidates while defending himself from claims that he is similar to Hillary Clinton. Reacting to the claims, made by Mitt Romney's camp, Giuliani singled out judicial appointments as an issue on which he and Clinton differ. "I will appoint very different kinds of judges than Hillary Clinton would," he said, citing Supreme Court justices Samuel Alito, John Roberts and Antonin Scalia as his models.

"There are a hundred other differences but we don't have time," Giuliani joked. He did not make any reference to Romney.

Asked to respond to Delaware Sen. Joe Biden's claim that he is the least experienced candidate in the field, Giuliani repeated his charge that none of the Democrats had executive experience, and that none have had to meet a budget. Giuliani again singled out Clinton for criticism. "Hillary's promised about $800 billion in news spending already," he said.

Giuliani, though, did agree with Clinton over recent comments made by rival Barack Obama, who said he would negotiate with Iran without preconditions. "This may be the one area in which Hillary and I do agree," he said. "And I'll use her words [to describe Obama's positon]: Naive and irresponsible." Obama's comments, said Giuliani, "could come from the fact that [negotiation] is not an area of strength for him, or for any of the Democratic candidates."

"At least he sticks to his positions," Giuliani said of Obama. "I respect a man for taking a position," an implicit shot at Clinton.

Giuliani was in Washington to accept endorsements from Sens. Kit Bond, the former governor of Missouri, and Norm Coleman, who got to know Giuliani when the two were mayors. Giuliani praised both men for their executive experience and called them distinguished public servants. Bond, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, praised Giuliani's experience with and knowledge of terrorism, while Coleman called Giuliani's tenure in New York a "miracle."