Barack Obama\’s campaign has decided advisers and representatives of the Democratic nominee for president will no longer debate officials from the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC).\n\n
\”. . . What McCain did by supporting war in Iraq was helping Iran. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the war is Iran. He did it unwittingly because of a lack of judgment, and it made Iran stronger; they were the big winner. Now Iran is stronger and poses a bigger threat to Israel. . . \”
The 2000 election had come down to literally hundreds of votes, and if I could convince my grandparents and their friends that Obama is the best choice, it might really affect the outcome.
Sukkot is \’z\’man simchatenu\’ — our season of rejoicing. It is a time to celebrate, to enjoy meals with guests, to sing, to study and to appreciate life. It is a time \’le-shev ba-Sukkah,\’ to live life to its fullest — in the sukkah.
\”This may have started as a dispute,\” said district attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison, \”but we have evidence that he was roughed up and held against his will for a ransom of $4.5 million.\”
After seven years of obsessing over security in the context of terrorism, we\’ve all been blindsided by a more pervasive form of terror: sudden financial insecurity.
Why should any supporter of an embattled Israel want to risk the future of the Jewish State on a president known for the temperamental, quixotic and unpredictable whims that guide his decision making?
Voters confuse Obama stagecraft with vision. He is articulate and confident but also glib and cocky. This is not a humble man who knows what he doesn\’t know.
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