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Ed Koch: I'm Backing Independent Lieberman
NewsMax ^

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...

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: election2006; electioncongress; joementum; koch; lieberman
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To: KJC1

Ditto that.


41 posted on 08/08/2006 9:42:00 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: Cobra64

you commute to the city, right?


42 posted on 08/08/2006 9:42:04 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: MJY1288


And so the endorsements begin!

Recall that Hillary said she'd campaign for tonight's winner?


43 posted on 08/08/2006 9:43:08 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: durasell

Nope.


44 posted on 08/08/2006 9:43:19 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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To: Mr_Moonlight

Koch was mayor when the city was in transition. for better or worse, he helped that transition along.


45 posted on 08/08/2006 9:43:36 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: MaineVoter2002
Not Christmas for the jew-hating democrats in USENET reading about Koch's support. They're not liking that at all. LOL

Let's see if we can disect this. Lieberman and Lamont are now in a war for the Senate seat.

Mel Gibson was right, the JOOOOOOOOZZZZ are responsible for all the wars in the world. /sarc

46 posted on 08/08/2006 9:43:39 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Just another evil conservative)
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To: MJY1288

I can't argue with that, Mike.


47 posted on 08/08/2006 9:44:20 PM PDT by kitkat (The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.!)
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To: Cobra64

did you live in the city under koch?


48 posted on 08/08/2006 9:44:45 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: onyx
>>And so the endorsements begin!

Recall that Hillary said she'd campaign for tonight's winner?<<

Apparently they are expecting all the Dems who endorsed Leiberman to change sides and make a public stand tomorrow.
49 posted on 08/08/2006 9:46:31 PM PDT by gondramB (We will have peace, when you and all your works have perished and the works of your dark master)
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To: SteveMcKing

She's so consumed with power lust, she just might do it.


50 posted on 08/08/2006 9:46:44 PM PDT by My2Cents (A pirate's life for me.)
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To: MaineVoter2002

Ed Koch knows that the Democrats jihad against Jews starts with Joe Lieberman.


51 posted on 08/08/2006 9:47:04 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: gondramB


And dump him from the various committees?


52 posted on 08/08/2006 9:47:57 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: Chuck54
I don't even know who the Republican is...does he have a chance?

No chance at all. I understand he has some legal problems

Well, Rove will have to fix that. This is a GREAT opportunity. Too good to lose

53 posted on 08/08/2006 9:47:58 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: KJC1
The damndest thing is that most of the left doesn't get it, and they are eager to take us all down with their sorry asses.

I think the hard leftists understand it perfectly well. They understand that as long as this country is intact, they won't be allowed the power they seek.

54 posted on 08/08/2006 9:48:49 PM PDT by supercat (Sony delenda est.)
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To: Cobra64
"You Jews should vote for us Democommies, but you can't participate in the administration of our party".
55 posted on 08/08/2006 9:49:56 PM PDT by tdscpa
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To: onyx
>>And dump him from the various committees?<<

I'd bet they won't - to hedge their bets - he's promised to caucus with the Dems if elected as an independent.
56 posted on 08/08/2006 9:51:20 PM PDT by gondramB (We will have peace, when you and all your works have perished and the works of your dark master)
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To: kitkat

:-), Zell Miller once backed Slick Willy. Principled Democrats usually end up being much like Zell Miller. They put America First and Party second. I seriously doubt Ed Koch would support Hillary if she "Lamonts"


57 posted on 08/08/2006 9:52:32 PM PDT by MJY1288 (THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
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To: supercat

True, but the power they are bowing to and inviting would not accommodate them in the slightest.


58 posted on 08/08/2006 9:52:33 PM PDT by KJC1 ("Thank you for the Hezbollah view." (Tony Snow to Helen Thomas))
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To: gondramB


Right.


59 posted on 08/08/2006 9:52:34 PM PDT by onyx (Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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To: tdscpa

Huh?


60 posted on 08/08/2006 9:53:58 PM PDT by Cobra64 (All we get are lame ideas from Republicans and lame criticism from dems about those lame ideas.)
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