I am quite certain that Rudolph Giuliani does not love me. And I am more than okay with that. Matter of a fact, I prefer it this way. I don't have to try and explain his comments to my friends, who may not love me either, but appear to tolerate hanging out with me on occasion or are willing to accept my assistance with this or that task.

Yes, it does pay to know who your friends are. It eliminates the need to apologize for the behavior of that other guy--at least some of the time.