Comments on: Richard Cohen on the GOP

By: MarkD

MarkD — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:07:54 +0000

I didn’t even know he was still alive. The Syracuse Pravda stopped running his columns years ago.

Maybe Cohen didn’t live in NY while Guliani was mayor. Or maybe he didn’t notice the change.

Either of which would keep a more perceptive man from writing that column.

By: Tim K

Tim K — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:47:35 +0000

Mr. Cohen correctly observes that “most Americans do not favor a precipitous withdrawal . . . .” The problem, of course, is that this is exactly what all the Democratic Presidential hopefuls do favor.

By: jedrury

jedrury — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:55:37 +0000

Richard Cohen was a Post court reporter who, as I recall, was instrumental is breaking the Spiro Agnew scandal. He was elevated by the Post to
a column, just like the now clownish, barely literate Eugene Robinson. How they elevate these fools remains a mystery. The Post clogs its op ed page with screamers like EJ Dionne, Robinson, Ruth Marcus and Cohen

Cohen, an emotional serial ranter who retains his column while living in New York City, should know something about Rudi’s time in NYC, but he ignores Rudi’s less publicized accomplishments in streamlining the city administration, bringing the city back from its deathbed under Dinkins, fighting crime with new and innovative street tactics, and facing down the racist Al Sharpton. Perhaps, Richard is spending too much star gazing on Madison Avenue.

If Rudi is going to snatch the nomination, the columns of Richard Cohen will not influence the outcome one wit.

By: photoncourier.blogspot.com

photoncourier.blogspot.com — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:18:12 +0000

It’s important to remember that the job of President isn’t just about “policy”–it’s an executive job, which involves actually getting things done. I think it’s pretty important that the next President be someone who has actually run something big, whether a state, a big city, or a major corporation. Running a congressional office staff doesn’t count.

By: Sandy P

Sandy P — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:01:39 +0000

Read something very interesting about Mogadishu, on Rantburg, I think, it seems there is a document trail leading to a certain dead dictator who was the money man.

They’re still putting together the pieces, but out it will come and of course, it will be old history, no big deal, he wouldn’t work w/AQ’s precurser because he was secular…..

By: Lem

Lem — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:34:43 +0000

Roger while you are correct about Gulliany, I would argue that the GOP adeptness at painting democrats soft on defense has more to do with the truth about democrats than political tricks.

Notice how Cohen conveniently leaves out how Bill Clinton cut military spending down to the bone. So much so that it is inconceivable we could engage two Iraq size conflicts (forget Iran) let alone a major one like Korea should the situation change and a military conflict became inevitable.

On the contrary while Bill kept loosing his nuke keys at the golf course, Embassies and US navy ships were getting blown up.

Kosovo you say? That was NATO and nothing happened until thousands were dead.

Rwanda, Mogadishu – black hawk down.