[neverdem]

Ed Koch was always a "stand up" kind of guy, even if I could rarely, if ever, agree with his politics.

[Buckeye McFrog]

if other Democrats were as fair-minded and rational as this guy, the country would not be as sharply divided as it is.

[SamuraiScot]

Ed ran for Mayor as a pro-death-penalty Democrat. That’s how you win Queens and Staten Island. He defends many stupid views, but also many good ones—and those, he articulates very well.

[FrankR]

[Publius]

It helps in understanding Koch to know that his best friend during his years as Mayor of New York was Cardinal John O'Connor. Every other week they dined together either at Gracie Mansion or at the archbishop's residence behind St. Paddy's. Following dinner, they would adjourn to the library for brandy and cigars to discuss ths state of the world.

Every year on the anniversary of O'Connor's death, the sexton at St. Paddy's lets Koch into the crypt under the cathedral where Koch observes the Jewish custom of placing a pebble on O'Connor's grave.

This should tell you volumes about Koch's character.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Koch is often wrong, but he’s so lovable, one is heartily delighted when he’s right.

[Earthdweller]

Koch is a remnant of the old Dem party..before they were totally overrun by extremist crooks.

They did make some sense back then. Today he would be one of the lefts useful idiots.

[Kaslin]

Remember he also supported President Bush on the WOT

[Sun]

I was glad to hear Hannity talk about this article on his show today.

[dervish]

So why does Palin “scare the hell out of him?”

He never said, and it appears to contradict his premise.

[GOPJ]

Ed Koch could have stayed quiet - it would have been easier and politically stronger. He chose to stand with one of the hated - a conservative women. A woman who can’t help him or further his career. And he stood with her against those of his kind - elite liberals who would dance on her grave given the opportunity. Thank you, Ed Koch - you’re a man - a mench.