Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has worked quickly to build bridges to the Jewish community and live up to his promise of including people of all races, religions and political views in his administration.
A l Franken, \”Saturday Night Live\” alumnus, political commentator and satirist made headlines recently when the Fox News Channel sued him for using the term \”Fair and Balanced\” in the title of his new book, \”Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them, A Fair and Balanced Look at The Right\” (Dutton, 2003).
What was that all about?\n\nThose on the left will say the recall election we just survived was a sneaky Republican power grab. Those on the right will say it was a citizen revolt against a sleazy and ineffectual governor.\n\nThose in the middle will say, \”Are we done yet?\”\n\nIt\’s not clear, this early on, who wins and who loses in this process. If Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeds in balancing the state budget while improving California\’s business climate, educational system and environment — just as he promised — then we all win.
The recent clamor over Howard Dean\’s demand for U.S. \”evenhandedness\” in the Middle East was sweet music to the ears of Jewish Republicans, who hope 2004 will be a watershed in their long but frustrating effort to rally Jewish voters to their cause.
How does a Jewish community journalist cover such a non-Jewish election?
Jewish leaders continue to decry Mel Gibson\’s forthcoming Jesus movie for supposedly threatening to whip up anti-Semitism. Due out next April, \”The Passion\” identifies Jewish priests as instigators of the crucifixion.
To find out why many Jews have a problem with the presidential candidacy of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), I spoke to Joe Lieberman.
By the time you read this, our state\’s budget crisis will already have a solution. It may not be official, it may not be complete, but it will be in the works. And you can credit Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) for that.
Students of political irony are having a banner year. A Republican president who campaigned against \”nation building\” is on the brink of a war intended to rebuild not just a nation — Iraq — but an entire region. And conservatives, long the archenemies of deficit spending, are suddenly embracing budgets awash in red ink.
As an active member of the Southern California Jewish community and a celebrity media consultant who has authored 12 books on communications, it pains me to point out an unpleasant truth.
Despite the recent Gallup Poll showing Sen. Joseph Lieberman leading the field of Democrats who have declared their 2004 presidential candidacy, Lieberman isn\’t going to win the Democratic nomination. His campaign is over before it began.
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