When you create a vacuum by forcing out Anthony Weiner, this is what you get . . . .

[no_hypocrisy]

Koch: Vote for GOPer a vote for Israel (and send a "message" to President Obama)

In "a shot across President Obama's bow," Democratic former Mayor Ed Koch yesterday urged voters in Queens and Brooklyn to make "history" by voting for the Republican candidate to replace randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner in the Sept. 13 special election -- as a protest against the White House's policy on Israel.

Koch -- a staunch ally of Israel -- said he would "vote for Bob Turner" if the Republican-Conservative candidate backs Israel and opposes cutbacks to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

"If Jewish New Yorkers and others who support Israel were to turn away from the Democratic Party in that congressional election and elect the Republican candidate to Congress in 2011, it might very well cause President Obama to change his hostile position on the state of Israel and to re-establish the special relationship presidents before him had supported," Koch said in his weekly commentary.

Koch likened the situation to Republican Scott Brown winning the Massachusetts Senate seat long occupied by Ted Kennedy.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/blow_against_in_weiner_race_PJ8lsm6djIS7PIheUuhgPI

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/blow_against_in_weiner_race_PJ8lsm6djIS7PIheUuhgPI#ixzz1RtD5wg00

[dipsydoodle]

1. By a curious coincidence

I came across this by accident while searching for a Memphis Minnie track earlier today.
'Please Warm My Weiner' BO CARTER, Delta Blues Guitar Legend : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW0M2zEx-7g

[Fumesucker]

2. Mission Accomplished. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

3. And Koch Matters How?

He's never like this President...supported McCain in '08. Thank goodness President Obama doesn't cozy up to the Likudniks and there are many, many other American Jews who feel that way. Koch needs to go back playing poker and watching faux noise...

[KurtNYC]

4. Koch, Koch... that name sounds so familiar... n/t

[Ian David]

5. Ed Koch is a dirtbag. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Whether you believe Koch is inconsequential or not, he still voices the opinion

of a notable voting block in the Ninth District: the Jews in Williamsberg. Weiner's last election in 2010 had his republican challenger garnering 40% of the vote. He lost a little more support from the same voting block for marrying a non-Jew. (Yes, to them, it is a big deal.) The seat is not necessarily a democratic guaranty.

[Erose999]

7. I'm afraid that re-thugs could start winning seats by pledging to support ss and medicare. Lots of

Boomers nearing retirement who want representatives who will fight for their bennies.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. How could they contradict their vote for raising the debt ceiling if the deal included

cuts or "reformation" of SS and Medicare?

[Erose999]

13. I'm guessing "Debt Ceiling" is less important to seniors than "rent" or "food".

The GOOP will have to either raise the debt ceiling or raise taxes. They can't have both.

[Javaman]

8. koch is and has always been an asshole. nt

[Township75]

10. Or some asshole could just be loyal to his wife...but I guess it is always our fault.

Let us cry together now.

[Sal Minella]

11. I wish people would figure out that good government and

religious codswallop don't mix.

[scheming daemons]

12. Anthony Weiner forced himself out. Nobody did this to him but himself.

.

[Erose999]

14. Is Ed any relation to the Koch Bros? You know, the asswipes in the asswipe business who are

also making campaign contributions to a lot of asswipes?