I have to agree with you on Ed Koch and Oscar Goodman, but you won't find many of them in the Democrat Party. Both Koch and Goodman are old time New York Jews raised to be responsible and accountable in both good and bad times. Democrats such as them are a dying breed.
True. They are out there, though. I just want to make it clear that they aren't inept because they are dems, that's all. Though to be fair, they may be dems because they are inept. :-)
All kidding aside, Koch and Goodman are the last of a vanishing breed. I live in Las Vegas and if we ever had a jam, I'm glad Goodman is calling the shots: in fact, though I like Governor Guinn [R] a lot and trust him in a crisis, my gut tells me that Goodman [D] would be a better man to rely on if it hits the fan.
Maybe it's because he was a consigliere. :-)