As I wheeled my shopping cart down the aisle of the local
market on my weekly grocery run, a toddler riding in his mother\’s cart
came up the other side. He was one of the students in the
nursery school, and when he recognized me, his mouth dropped open. He pointed
and shouted, \”Mom, look, it\’s God!\”
It was the first cool night in the midst of a heat wave and Rosalie Zalis, executive director of Winnick Family Foundation and former liaison to the Jewish community for ex-Gov. Pete Wilson, was preaching to the masses.
\”You should get involved with a political action committee,\” the longtime activist told the group of mostly women gathered in the chapel at Adat Ari El June 6. \”Even if it\’s only sending a small amount of money to AIPAC [The American Israel Public Affairs Committee] — they will teach you how to lobby.
\”You need to be aware of what everyone who you vote for thinks about Israel. Write letters to your congressperson and to your senators, thanking them when they do something for Israel. Make phone calls, send e-mails. You don\’t know how important your voice is.\”
She\’s mean, she\’s popular. And she\’s more political than her shocked listeners realize. Pat Buchanan has floated her name for running mate. Gay activists have made her a target in the battle for marriage rights. And Christian lobbyists and proselytizers are carrying her flag high.
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