The New York Daily News has compiled some highlights from the campaign memo lost by (or stolen from) the Giuliani camp, which has been a magnet for controversy over the past week.

Apparently compiled at the end of October, the memo includes a number of routes upon which a rival would attack Rudy Giuliani in his bid for the presidency, as well as fundraising strategies and schedules.

A handwritten page listing “problems” that Giuliani might face if he runs for the White House in 2008 singled out the following:

1. His association with disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
2. His three marriages, including the messy breakup with ex-wife Donna Hanover and his subsequent marriage to Judith Nathan.
3. His business interests and his views on social issues, which are decidedly more liberal than those of most Republicans.

It’s always funny to read that last point as a potential detractor of Rudy, since those of us on the left view Republicans with less conservative views on social issues as potentially more dangerous in an election.

Notes suggest his aides were more concerned about Giuliani’s vulnerability than he would ever let on. One line reads: “Does any of it cause RWG [Giuliani] to lose his luster? confidence? Donors to drop off? Drop out of race?”

In getting him into financial position to make a serious bid, Giuliani aides have come up with an aggressive fund-raising schedule that sets a $100-125 million goal for 2007. The plan calls for no fewer than 250 fund-raising events over the course of the year, including 50 from February 15-31.

His personal schedule reveals a man pulled far afield: In a three-month period, Giuliani was to be in 11 countries on four continents.

Borrowing a page from George W. Bush, Giuliani may categorize his top fund-raisers. Using baseball terms, “Team Captains” would bring in $1 million each, MVPs would bring in $200,000 each, All-Stars would bring in $100,000 and Sluggers $50,000.

Leave it to Republicans to come up with such nonsense. In baseball, anyone can be named captain. How would they be ranked above the MVP of the whole league? Is Jason Varitek more integral to the Boston Red Sox than David Ortiz on the basis of his captaincy? What about someone like Derek Jeter, who fits all of the above? What if the “slugger” is like Mark McGwire and tainted by allegations of steroid use?

And perhaps most importantly, why do you need these silly designations for your deep-pocketed donors anyway? Forget it.

The dossier contains a wish-list flow chart of key Republican backers seen as vital in winning the nomination. Some have signed onto Rudy Giuliani’s campaign; others have not committed or have gone to a man seen as his big rival, Sen. John McCain. Here’s a look at how the allies named in the memo are currently aligned:

Joining Giuliani: Home Depot founder Ken Langone, hedge fund manager Paul Singer and Texas oil tycoon Boone Pickens.

Joining the exploratory committee of John McCain: New Jersey fund-raisers Lew Eisenberg and Larry Bathgate, FedEx CEO Fred Smith, and Henry Kravis.

Uncommitted: Paramount CEO Brad Grey, former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, PepsiCo chief Dawn Hudson, and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.