Iran's chickens are coming home to roost. The bomber becomes the bombee and this will last for years to come. Yes, Al Queda and the Sunnis hate Americans. And who do they hate even more?
And of course the more the wackos bomb the Iranians and the more the "normal" Iranians protest for reforms, the more they will blame Israel and the Americans. So far President Obama has given us regular updates on how their nukes are progressing. Still waiting for that "talking with our enemies" piece.
"This is a very unusual attack in as much as it appears to be a successful attack upon the Revolutionary Guards at such a high level involving so many of the senior officers," Ingram said.
Iran's speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, accused the United States of being behind the attacks.
Apparently this was Obama's fault. I don't think he's been nice enough to Muslim extremists and we are obviously being too picky about Iran's nuclear program. Shame on us. We should go about our business and let the UN permit Iran to wipe Israel from the map.
"This is a very unusual attack in as much as it appears to be a successful attack upon the Revolutionary Guards at such a high level involving so many of the senior officers," Ingram said.
Iran's speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, accused the United States of being behind the attacks.
Apparently this was Obama's fault. I don't think he's been nice enough to Muslim extremists and we are obviously being too picky about Iran's nuclear program. Shame on us. We should go about our business and let the UN permit Iran to wipe Israel from the map.
Yeh, add the jewish vote to the list of constituents that President Obama is losing on a daily basis. Obama has essentially told Israel that we are not going to do anything real about Iran and we are going to join the world in making Israel look like an aggressor if they do. Just this week, the UN voted to condemn Israel for war crimes in Gaza and the U.S delegation apparently didnt have enough clout to stop it. If the Israelis feel like they are out there all alone with their backs to the wall, it is because they are. Forget about the jewish vote. One more candlepin to fall in the long list of Obama supporters.
If Iran frigged with Israel, Bush would have destroyed them. Obama wiould just call an emergency meeting at the UN to see if he can give a speech. The entire worldwide Jewish community knows this, Al included, but you wont see Al putting his Holocaust pictures up when Obama is paving the way for Iran to implement their final solution.
You really think the Jewish vote (as tiny as it is) will go to Huckabee? Or do you think Jews will vote for an another Bush? Or do you think Jews will vote for any of the Reps that will run.
Christians always think that all Jews care about is Israel. It's convenient to think so, but it simply isn't true.
Show me a district with a any kind of Jewish voting numbers that is ultra-conservative... or even Rep? Peter King is the only one I can think of and he is what you guys call a RINO.
When I was growing up in the 2nd district in NY, it had a large Jewish population and was solidly Rep. My father was a "foot soldier" in the Rep. machine there. He was the guy who year after year would stand in front of the candidate for county-this or state-that or federal-something else on the freezing train station at 6 am during election season and say "Hi, shake hands with Mr. X, running for Y." But it started to change... first on Northern Long Island when a Democrat beat the hell out of the incumbent in the LBJ/Goldwater slaughter. Then the Democrats started to win in more conservative areas on the south shore pretty much throwing out the Reps in the late 90s.
So if you think the Jews are going to support someone who thinks along the lines of what most of the born-again Christian neo-cons in this venue believe, I simply don't see it... and I'm just a tiny bit closer to the Jew-vote than you are in Maine (you have what.... about a dozen Jews there now (not counting college students at Simmons?)
Obama will keep the Jewish vote against a Palin, Romney, or Huckabee. You might have a chance with Cantor (duh) of VA., or the Minn. guy, or perhaps the Louisiana guy... who are also, as you say, RINO. (Like you neos would EVER nominate a Jew or a black. THAT would be a gamechanger! Give up W.VA., KY, and most of your deep South base!, to say nothing of the born-agains who will splinter and run their own candidate to be crucified at the polls!!)
Christians always think that all Jews care about is Israel...
I'm just a tiny bit closer to the Jew-vote than you are in Maine...
Obama will keep the Jewish vote against a Palin, Romney, or Huckabee.
Actually this is sad but true. Evangelical Christians care more about the Jews in Israel than most American Jews do. I find it very peculiar and I find it odd that so many Jews are politically liberal. This book review, which appeared in National Review, sheds some light on it:
I have a good friend in New York who is a Rabbi and who has close connections to family in Israel. He has a great love for Israel and a great respect for American Christians for that reason. To say he is not very happy with many who claim to be Jews in this country would be a great understatement.
While I suspect most American Jews are not as fervent about Israel as evangelicals, I suspect that as Obama gives Israel an increasingly cold shoulder, and continues to permit Iran to become a growing nuclear threat, that they may find it very hard to support a man who is putting Israel in mortal risk.
Actually this is sad but true. Evangelical Christians care more about the Jews in Israel than most American Jews do. I find it very peculiar and I find it odd that so many Jews are politically liberal. This book review, which appeared in National Review, sheds some light on it:
I have a good friend in New York who is a Rabbi and who has close connections to family in Israel. He has a great love for Israel and a great respect for American Christians for that reason. To say he is not very happy with many who claim to be Jews in this country would be a great understatement.
While I suspect most American Jews are not as fervent about Israel as evangelicals, I suspect that as Obama gives Israel an increasingly cold shoulder, and continues to permit Iran to become a growing nuclear threat, that they may find it very hard to support a man who is putting Israel in mortal risk.
What is missing in the analysis for some is that elections on the national and state level tend to be razor thin. Separated by 0-6% or less. The ideaologues here and elsewhere continue to point out that disenchanted conservatives are not going to cross over and vote for Obama even if the Republicans are not all that conservative. Similarly those who think only in terrms of ideology, such as Al, continually point out that certain disenchanted dems are certainly not going to cross over and vote for Republicans no matter how disenchanted they are. well, DUH!
Political strategists know that you are just nibbling the margins here and all the margins add up. A few percentage of the independents shift to the Republicans. A few percentage of the gays dont shift but aren't fired up enough to vote. A few percent of the seniors either shift to the Repub or are not fired up enough to vote for the dems so stay home. A few of the pro-troop build shift, and a few of the anti-build-up shift. Those who supported health reform remain dem but dont feel fired up enough to go out and hump for their dem rep at the next election because everything sort of got watered down. And so it goes, across the board.
Obama won by six points. That means if only three shifted it would be even. Anyone out there think that he hasnt lost at least 3 points of support along the way? The ideologues among us cant understand that point and never will. Because they can never see a young liberal college student voting for Huckabee they think the dems will never lose their support. Meanwhile, Obamania loses its lusters and the college student doesnt show up at the polls to vote for anyone. This is basically one of the dynamics that beat McCain. The country is still center right, unlike Obama, but they werent fired up about McCain so it all accrued to Obama's favor. You can beat your gums forever pointing out that they are never going to vote for Obama or Hillary even though they were disenchanted with McCain but Obama didnt need their vote. He just needed them to not show up at the polls. Works both ways now doesnt it. Those glass eyed college students are going to be voting for the Republicans but they arent going to be out there chanting "Yes We Can" next fall either. A per cent here and a per cent there and pretty soon you have two per cent. Again, the strategists understand this completely, the ideologues don't have a clue.
In regard to Jewish support of dems and how they will never support a Republican, we must remain mindful of the definition of a conservative: A conservative is a liberal who was mugged the night before. The same holds true for national politics. Don't let anyone tell you that Israel is not at the core of the Jewish political psyche. In good times that might be true but if there is even the slightest indication of Iran getting ready to mug Israel and Obama does nothing we shall see whether they continue to support him or not. The other reason why Jews have continued to support the dems is because even the kumbaya lib dems have had the good sense to take the position that Israel needed to be defended at all costs in order to keep Jewish voters in the party. So that is the way the party has maintained voter support, by not letting the republicans get a stronger position there. In other words by being conservative on that issue. That's fine. All is fair in politics and war. Problem is: It isnt clear yet that President Obama has gotten the message that he needs to show support in the same way all the seasoned dems have learned over the years. Is it a gamechanger? No. But getting kissy faced with Iran could cost him another percentage point........and then another........and then another.
On the Presidential side of the argument I agree with what you say. This is an electoral college system and it comes down to state swings which many times are very close, and a few points one way or the other makes the difference.
I do think the 2010 election cycle is setting up nicely as an anti-Obama election, given that the actions he is attempting to take, are NOT the platform he ran on. He is clearly trying to drag the country much further to the left than he indicated in the election. I think an increasing number of American are getting it, to one degree or another. I also think he risks become far more unpopular than George W. Bush.
Did you read the book review with respect to the Jewish American voter mindset?
On the Presidential side of the argument I agree with what you say. This is an electoral college system and it comes down to state swings which many times are very close, and a few points one way or the other makes the difference.
Could happen anywhere, even outside the electoral college races. Take the Al Franken-Norm Coleman race for example.
Frankenstein won by a few hundred votes and then it was reported that Acorn fabricated a few thousand or was it hundreds of thousands of votes. Scary. You think Acorn got folks to vote for Coleman or Franken? You decide.
That race should be overturned in the courts and another election held.
Oh yeah, just the people we want having nukes. I swear during the whole UN/meeting with the Iraqi president I kept waiting for our socialist in chief to threaten them with double secret probation.
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The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
A bit off topic, but when I was younger, my parents gave Jackie a ride to his hotel (in Harrisburg). He was performing and something happened to his ride. Funny guy!
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