Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003
Cuomo Attacks 'Soulless and Clueless' Democrats, Praises Bush
Democrats are "lost in time," often appear "bloodless, soulless and clueless" and have "fumbled" their role in the post-9/11 world.
So says Clintonista Andrew Cuomo.
Furthermore, the top New York Democrat lauds President Bush "for recognizing the challenge of 9/11 and rising to it."
Yes, it's book promotion time. In "Crossroads: The Future of American Politics," Cuomo, the former federal housing secretary, failed candidate for governor and son of Democrat icon Mario Cuomo, repeatedly lambastes his own party, the New York Post reported today.
"Democrats lost elections in 2000 and 2002 because we were lost in time," Cuomo wrote.
"We expressed no clear vision for the future.
"We had become the party of fear instead of the party of hope - spending more time warning what Republicans would take away rather than we did on what Democrats had to offer."
As a result, "To voters, we seemed bloodless, soulless and clueless. ... We fooled ourselves into a political strategy of timidity."
Democrats "fumbled the seminal moment of our lives - the terrorist attacks of 9/11."
Democrats "have failed to approach the problem with the urgency or comprehensiveness that it demands."
Bush "exemplified leadership at a time when America was desperate for a leader."
"He deserves credit, as do congressional Republicans, for recognizing the challenge of 9/11 and rising to it.
"Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, there was chaos. We handled 9/11 like it was a debate over a highway bill instead of a matter of people's lives," Cuomo wrote.
The Post noted, "Cuomo, of course, had something of his own tin ear when it came to 9/11 - which helped force him out of the governor's race last year.
"That's when he claimed - to widespread scorn - that Gov. Pataki merely "held the coat" of then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks."
Editor's note: Go Pats!!!
Cuomo Attacks 'Soulless and Clueless' Democrats, Praises Bush
Democrats are "lost in time," often appear "bloodless, soulless and clueless" and have "fumbled" their role in the post-9/11 world.
So says Clintonista Andrew Cuomo.
Furthermore, the top New York Democrat lauds President Bush "for recognizing the challenge of 9/11 and rising to it."
Yes, it's book promotion time. In "Crossroads: The Future of American Politics," Cuomo, the former federal housing secretary, failed candidate for governor and son of Democrat icon Mario Cuomo, repeatedly lambastes his own party, the New York Post reported today.
"Democrats lost elections in 2000 and 2002 because we were lost in time," Cuomo wrote.
"We expressed no clear vision for the future.
"We had become the party of fear instead of the party of hope - spending more time warning what Republicans would take away rather than we did on what Democrats had to offer."
As a result, "To voters, we seemed bloodless, soulless and clueless. ... We fooled ourselves into a political strategy of timidity."
Democrats "fumbled the seminal moment of our lives - the terrorist attacks of 9/11."
Democrats "have failed to approach the problem with the urgency or comprehensiveness that it demands."
Bush "exemplified leadership at a time when America was desperate for a leader."
"He deserves credit, as do congressional Republicans, for recognizing the challenge of 9/11 and rising to it.
"Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, there was chaos. We handled 9/11 like it was a debate over a highway bill instead of a matter of people's lives," Cuomo wrote.
The Post noted, "Cuomo, of course, had something of his own tin ear when it came to 9/11 - which helped force him out of the governor's race last year.
"That's when he claimed - to widespread scorn - that Gov. Pataki merely "held the coat" of then-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks."
Editor's note: Go Pats!!!
