Ed Koch op-ed

Why President Bush is a Hero...... Link

[rubberneck]

I haven't always agreed with Koch but I do in this case. This country is in big trouble. As a nation we used to look at problems and only see solutions and opportunities to better our collective lives. Now all we want to do when faced with a problem is stick our head in the sand and scream until it all just goes away. We lack a national backbone.

[The Reaper]

We also tend to avoid personal responsibility, and seek legal recourse far too often.

TR

[echoes]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

We also tend to avoid personal responsibility, and seek legal recourse far too often.

TR

Sir, Agreed.

Holly

I like Ed Koch. He wasn't the worst mayor NYC ever had (I think David Dinkins qualifies for that honor) and he always seemed to be trying to do his best.

[Five-O]

Koch is a Dem who puts his country before his party. This seems to be a unique mindset insomuch as many Dems are/were happy for the US to fail in Iraq so they would have a better opportunity to point fingers and regain the majority in the Senate and Congress.

[82ndtrooper]

Originally Posted by Greenhat

I like Ed Koch. He wasn't the worst mayor NYC ever had (I think David Dinkins qualifies for that honor) and he always seemed to be trying to do his best.

Doing his best was not good enough. After all, Ed Koch spent more of the national tax payer dollars than any other NYC Mayor, even Guiliani after 9/11 2001. NYC runs much like a corporation, particularly regarding debt. NYC has alway's made lavish promises of benefits and subsidies for the " The Poor". NYC has long been a welfare state within itself and success in the city of politics was traditionally achieved by those promises, lavish or not. Only in NYC can a toll booth operator earn more than a college trained radiography tech. That reality is the lavish promise to "The Poor" only encouraging and promoting minimal academic achievment. Mayor Koch asked congress more than 10 times for loans to meet city payroll as a result of that hideous socialist ideology. By the way, when a city goes to congresss for a loan, it's essentially asking the NATIONAL tax payers to co-sign that loan. Great city? Yeah, if you dont mind alway's supporting it with your hard earned dollars. And, they dont even give us a discount to visit their city. So much for a vote huh ???

"Prosperity through insolvency" is and has been the mantra of NYC mayors since the Federal Reserve was created. OH yeah, the Federal Reserve is really a "CARTEL" but don't try telling Hillary Clinton, or J.D. Rockefeller that . Good Luck NYC. By the way............his op ed piece was decent, but I dont trust him to watch my dog.