Ed Koch Blasts Dems on Weak Anti-Terrorism Stances

I know I said I wouldn't post until after the 4th, but I found this interesting.

I was flipping through the channels, and I paused as Neil Cavuto was talking about the terrorist plots/acts in the U.K. about 15 seconds later, former New York mayor Ed Koch came on as Cavuto's guest.

Now, despite Koch being a Democrat, I've always kinda liked the guy on a personal level. He's humorous, open-minded (to an extent), and while I disagree with him on many issues...he's a pretty straight shooter with his opinions on both sides of the aisle.

Koch supports Hillary Clinton, and states that he believes the next President of the United States will not be a Republican (no surprise there). Now, in regards to the situation in the U.K., Cavuto pointed out that Clinton was the only person to speak out against these attacks. Koch passively admitted that this was part of the reason why he supported Clinton, because he believed that Clinton would be tougher on terrorism than any of the other candidates. He then blasted the Democratic candidates (and the party in general) for not being tougher and more vocal about stopping terrorism. He labeled most of the Democratic Party candidates as being "so terrible" about fighting terrorism.

Koch also stated that the Democratic Party has "destroyed" Bush's credibility...and he feels sorry for Bush because, while he didn't agree with Bush on any of his domestic policies, he felt Bush has been "brilliant" at fighting Islamic terrorists. The former NYC mayor then stated that he was, and still is, for the war in Iraq...but believes that we needed (and still need) more support from our allies to finish the war properly, and Bush's inability to get that support is what will ruin the GOP's chances in 2008.

He then stated that because Hillary actually addressed the terrorist actions in the U.K. while the rest of the candidates were "sucking their thumbs" is further proof that Hillary is the best Dem candidate, and that's why he supports her.

Koch really slammed John Edwards, too, for diminishing the important of fighting terrorism. He stated that Edwards "is finished and a fool".

His opinion about why we should worry about terrorists: "They want to kill us. And you have to understand that. These are not just simply thugs bent on stealing your purse. They want to kill infidels. That's Christians, Jews, Buddhists..." Koch believes that most Democrats simply don't get it when it comes to this issue.

Koch's support for Clinton does have it's limits...Koch hinted that if Michael Bloomberg runs, he may switch (or may not).

Anyway, I just found that interesting, because Koch managed to heavily endorse and harshly criticize his own party within a 5-7 minute span.