Bolting For Bush (Ed Koch endorses Bush_

[Buffler]

Bolting for Bush

I am a lifelong Democrat. I was elected to New York's City Council, Congress and three terms as mayor of New York City on the Democratic Party line. I believe in the values of the Democratic Party as articulated by Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and by Senators Hubert Humphrey, Henry "Scoop" Jackson and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Our philosophy is: "If you need a helping hand, we will provide it." The Republican Party's philosophy, on the other hand, can be summed up as: "If I made it on my own, you will have to do the same."

Nevertheless, I intend to vote in 2004 to reelect President Bush. I will do so despite the fact that I do not agree with him on any major domestic issue, from tax policy to the recently enacted prescription drug law. These issues, however, pale in importance beside the menace of international terrorism, which threatens our very survival as a nation. President Bush has earned my vote because he has shown the resolve and courage necessary to wage the war against terrorism.

The Democratic presidential contenders, unfortunately, inspire no such confidence. With the exception of Senator Joseph Lieberman, who has no chance of winning, the Democrats have decided that in order to get their party's nomination, they must pander to its radical left wing. As a result, the Democratic candidates, even those who voted to authorize the war in Iraq, have attacked the Bush administration for its successful effort to remove a regime that was a sponsor of terrorism and a threat to world peace.

The Democrat now leading in the race, former governor Howard Dean, is a disgrace. His willingness to publicly entertain the slander that President Bush had advance warning of the September 11 attacks and his statement that America is no safer as a result of the capture of Saddam Hussein should have been sufficient to end his candidacy. But the radicals who dominate the primaries love the red meat that is thrown to them, even when it comes from a mad cow.


Full Article:
http://www.forward.com/issues/2004/04.01.09/oped1.html

To avoid having the thread locked, I will not comment at this time. Will do so below.

[Buffler]

1. WTF?!?!

What the hell is this Mr. Mayor?

Luckily I don't believe that Koch has the sway and power in NYC that he once did.

[Beetwasher]

Koch Has Lost It

He is now a doddering, old fool scared half out of his wits...It's a shame really...

[frank frankly]

2. whoa

ed koch, you will not be forgiven for this isanity.

never.

[eissa]

3. Senility has finally set in

Sad

[nostamj]

4. utterly pathetic.

koch, sit down and shut up.

[cthrumatrix]

5. Koch is part of the "elite"...clearly part of the agenda...i'm not shocked

this is all about getting shrub NY...and in turn he will be rewarded...just like arnie in calif.

[pscot]

6. What I'm thinking

could probably get me labeled anti-semitic in some circles, but I plan to go on thinking it anyway.

[YEM]

8. when are some republicans gonna get some balls?

And switch parties?

[NoMoreRedInk]

7. Wow, I have a hard time believing it. However, I think he perfectly...

nailed the mantras of the Democratic and Pug parties in one sentence or less.

[TheBlob]

9. Inexcusable. Koch is no Democrat. He is now officially our enemy

and he should be treated as such.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

22. Koch is a Neo-Con!

:puke:
:puke:

[Buffler]

25. meaning?

Koch is a neo-con. Meaning?

Seriously. I hear this term all the time but honestly do not know the definition or what is implied when someone is called that.

[cosmicdot]

10. is the DNC on this like they should be? I doubt it.

no more speaking on behalf of the Party ... do with the "D" whatever he wishes, but don't go on spin shows saying he speaks for me or my Party

I can stretch the tent but so far before it becomes the opposition party.

[JohnKleeb]

11. just lovely Ed

[CatWoman]

12. How Am I Doing?

:shrug:

[Kat45]

13. WTF happened to him?????

I can't believe what I'm reading. Is he living in a parallel universe?

[Rowdyboy]

14. In the past, Koch has also endorsed

John Lindsay
Rudy Guiliani
Michael Bloomberg
George Pataki and
Al D'Amato

He's been out of it for years. Even before, when he was mayor, he was a disaster. The Republicans are more than welcome to him.

[TolstoyAndy]

17. Rowdyboy said it better than I could

"The Republicans are more than welcome to him."

See, if I would just read to the bottom like I used to in 2001, I could save the Elads a lot of traffic!

Any friend of Giuliani and Bloombag and Pataki is no friend of mine.

[TolstoyAndy]

15. Irrelevant whore seeks spotlight n/t

.

[depakid]

16. Yep-

Koch hasn't had many gigs lately. What do you bet that he's looking for some bookings out of these asinine statements?

[MisterP]

18. would you like some more pork, Mr. Mayor?

[West Coast Democrat]

19. Thank goodness no one cares about Ed Koch anymore

whom he endorses matters very little.

[King_Crimson]

20. To think that I once respected this man...

why isn't he in a nursing home yet?

[dreissig]

21. New Yorkers Have Known

New Yorkers have known for some time that Ed Koch is a scumbag. He wasn't always a scumbag, he just sorta turned into one over time. Let that be a warning to people who think eating infected mad cows won't damage their brains. Don't end up like Ed Koch!

[Printer70]

23. Koch has said...

that he doesn't agree with Bush on any domestic issues! Where are his loyalties? And what kind of thought process do you need to endorse someone with whom you disagree on every domestic issue?

[tom_paine]

24. Koch repeats all the Bushevik Propaganda Lies

He is a disgrace.

[Generic Other]

26. He couldn't even keep a job on "People's Court"

I think he should be tested for madcow!

[CO Liberal]

27. That Stroke Hizzoner Had a Few Years Ago.....

...must have affected Ed's reasoning. How sad.

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[Minstrel Boy]

30. well now, that's a tad sweeping

And the "they" and "we" is unjustified. Or are there no Jewish DUers who opposed the war?

[mitchum]

29. Ed needs to ventilate his closet a little better...

it seems he's getting a little light-headed and talking crazy