Posted on 08/08/2006 9:16:58 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002
Ed Koch: I'm Backing Independent Lieberman
New York's "Mayor for Life" and one of the country's most prominent Democrats says he's backing Joe Lieberman's independent run for U.S. Senate.
"There's no blood oath binding him not to run as an independent," Edward Koch told NewsMax.
Koch predicts that Lieberman, running as an independent, would win the general election handily. He also noted that Lieberman would continue to caucus with Democrats when he takes his seat in the Senate.
Even though he's in trouble with the extreme left wing of his party, Lieberman, like most Democrats, was right to support President Bush on the War in Iraq, says Koch.
"The issue of terrorism is the only issue on which I agree with the president, but it goes to the issue of the survival of this country, to its very existence," he explained...
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New York's "Mayor for Life" and one of the country's most prominent Democrats says he's backing Joe Lieberman's independent run for U.S. Senate.
"There's no blood oath binding him not to run as an independent," Edward Koch told NewsMax.
Koch predicts that Lieberman, running as an independent, would win the general election handily. He also noted that Lieberman would continue to caucus with Democrats when he takes his seat in the Senate.
Even though he's in trouble with the extreme left wing of his party, Lieberman, like most Democrats, was right to support President Bush on the War in Iraq, says Koch.
"The issue of terrorism is the only issue on which I agree with the president, but it goes to the issue of the survival of this country, to its very existence," he explained...
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/8/232848.shtml?s=ic
Didnt Koch back Bush too?
It's like X-mas in August with this election!
Ed Koch is an American first, something the far left needs to adopt
Ed's a-ok.
Yes, I believe he did
I miss Ed. NY's last NY mayor.
Well-said. Some Democrats who are willing to get off the bus before it goes over the cliff.
He most definitely did, Ed Koch spoke at the Republican Convention in 2004, and backed Bush 100%
very interesting. Of course Koch is no longer welcome at the Dhimmi Party
I was a young kid and hated him when he first came into office, but liked him more and more every year. He is a classic. Ed is a-ok in my book. If I was in nyc, I'd vote for him!
Ummmmm ... aren't you leaving out someone else? Some guy named "Rudy"?
everyone always hates the current mayor. guys get off the plane from Ghana to sell stuff on the street, the first words they learn on the way to Manhattan is "Fu@k (insert name of mayor here)."
If I were Lieberman I wouldn't caucus with the Dems. And as was suggested on another thread, if I were the GOP I'd make a deal with him so he doesn't.
/johnny
Rudy was never really a "NYC Mayor." I'm talking mayor in the Little Flower mold...
Fiorello LaGaurdia?
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