Barack and Israel
Jan 23, 2008 Politics and Poker
The ascent of Barack Obama from state senator in Illinois to a leading contender for the Presidential nomination in the span of just a few years is remarkable. Especially in light of a noticeably unremarkable record — a near-blank slate of few accomplishments and numerous missed votes.However, in one area of foreign policy that concerns millions of Americans, he does have a record and it is a particularly troubling one. For all supporters of the America-Israel relationship there is enough information beyond the glare of the klieg lights to give one pause. In contrast to his canned speeches filled with “poetry” and uplifting aphorisms and delivered in a commanding way, behind the campaign façade lies a disquieting pattern of behavior.
This will be interesting. Hat tip to Craig Karpel.
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Hey, those weren’t missed votes, they were “present” votes.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
What’s for lunch, Mom?
Warmed-over Richard Cohen.
Yuck.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I was going to say the same thing as Ara only I didn’t have as witty a way of saying it.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton share the same set of values regarding Israel, except that she has had to dissemble to become and remain a Senator from NY.
Here in Indy, our arch-liberal Congresswoman, Julia Carson, died recently and her family, reportedly following her wishes, invited the arch-racist Louis Farrakhan to speak at her funeral. The local daily, the liberal Indianapolis Star, had nothing whatsoever to say against the invitation or Farrakhan himself. The Democrats have anointed her Muslim grandson, who has had virtually no political experience, to run to fill her seat. Our district’s ethnic makeup virtually guarantees his election. The chances that he would ever back Israel are zero.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Um…and your point is what, exactly?
February 14th, 2008 at 6:59 am
[...] Not that Obama is entitled to an automatic pass on every issue of interest to Jews. . [...]