Rudy Eyes 2008 White House Run

Guiliani Says He'll Decide Next Year Whether To Seek GOP Nod

(CBS/AP)  Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Sunday he will contemplate next year whether to run for president in 2008.

"I will be considering it next year," Giuliani said during a visit to Denmark. But he added that playing with the idea of running for the Republican nomination for president did not mean he would actually do it.

"Sometime you warm up and get ready and you don't get in and pitch," he told reporters, in a baseball analogy.

Giuliani who was praised for his leadership following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, thanked Danish firefighters who raised $8,400 in support for their New York colleagues.

"To us it was the only thing we could do, raise money and show our support," firefighter Jens Hjorth said.

Eight firefighters from the station raised the money by recording a CD with six songs called "The Skyline Changed." They sold 27,000 copies.

On Sunday, the band members handed over a copy of the CD to Giuliani, who in return gave them a FDNY hat.

Giuliani was in Denmark to speak at a business leadership conference in the Danish capital on Monday.

In 2000, Giuliani geared up for a hotly contested race for the U.S. Senate against then-candidate Hillary Clinton, who is now being talked about as a potential presidential candidate in 2008.

Before Guiliani's 2000 Senate campaign really got off the ground, he dropped out, after receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer and deciding to focus instead on his treatment and recovery.

Since then, he's set up a consulting firm, Giuliani Partners, with some of the top aides from his mayoral administration. He's also kept up a busy schedule of speaking engagements and public appearances, many on behalf of the Republican party and GOP candidates.