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November 8, 2012

The People

After he was defeated for re-election in 1989, New York Mayor Ed Koch was asked if he would ever run for office again.  "€œNo,"€ Koch replied.  "The people have spoken -- and they must be punished." -- AEIdeas

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 8, 2012 10:54 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

Your Say

H. L. Mencken wrote that: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

Posted by: Fat Man at November 8, 2012 12:30 PM

H. L. Mencken wrote that: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

Posted by: Fat Man at November 8, 2012 12:40 PM

I like Dick Tuck's pithier response: "The people have spoken, the bastards."

Posted by: Soviet of Washington at November 8, 2012 5:42 PM

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