I loathe the fact that I have to prod politicians like Barney Rubble, I mean Steny Hoyer to actually do the minimum required of the job, almost as much as I loathe the fact that glorified public servants see themselves as some kind of aristocracy.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

And I am sure you know that AIPAC is not about representing American Jews, it is about promoting a particularly nasty, right wing Israeli agenda - an agenda avidly supported by certain right wing fundamentalist (and anti-Semitic) Christian groups, called Christian Zionists. Christian Zionists are the guys who just LOVE Jews and support the hell out of Israel because Israel is a key to bringing about that glorious day when, among other things, the Jewish people will cease to exist because Jews will either be converted to Christianity or sucked down into the jaws of eternal hellfire.

If Jews don't agree with AIPAC, let them form rival organizations and work against AIPAC. Oh wait! A few did. Their group is called J Street. Join it.

And by the way, there is a lot of territory between taking on AIPAC and rushing to genuflect to them the way Obama did, and I would feel a whole lot better about him if he found something to do within that territory. His performance was simply appalling. I've rarely seen a politician work that hard - so hard, in fact, that he was forced to back down later on some of the things he said.

Here are two articles from Israel.

Even Condi Rice is disgusted.

America and Obama needs to say: No, I Can't

After months of a tough and bitter race, a merciless struggle, Barack Obama has defeated his formidable opponent, Hillary Clinton. He has wrought a miracle: for the first time in history a black person has become a credible candidate for the presidency of the most powerful country in the world.

And what was the first thing he did after his astounding victory? He ran to the conference of the Israel lobby, AIPAC, and made a speech that broke all records for obsequiousness and fawning.

That is shocking enough. Even more shocking is the fact that nobody was shocked.

The Washington of AIPAC is like the Constantinople of the Byzantine emperors in its heyday.

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The most extreme conclusions of professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt were confirmed in their entirety. On the eve of their visit to Israel, this coming Thursday, the Israel Lobby stood at the center of political life in the US and the world at large.

WHY, ACTUALLY? Why do the candidates for the American presidency believe that the Israel lobby is so absolutely essential to their being elected?

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THE TRANSPARENT fawning of Obama on the Israel lobby stands out more than similar efforts by the other candidates.

Why? Because his dizzying success in the primaries was entirely due to his promise to bring about a change, to put an end to the rotten practices of Washington and to replace the old cynics with a young, brave person who does not compromise his principles.

And lo and behold, the very first thing he does after securing the nomination of his party is to compromise his principles. And how!

Craved in stone. Obama is now status quo - Same old, same old.

BooMan notes downthread:

"Yawn. Study our political culture for a microsecond, please"

I have. It stinks. Same old same old as Obama moves right of center.

At the AIPAC conference, Obama wore a double lapel pin with both the American and Israel flags.  He drank AIPAC's kool-aid and talking points:
"An undivided Jerusalem" - the core issue of the conflict - means don't look for a Palestinian state or peace anytime soon.
In fact, since  Obama clinched the Democratic Party's nomination, he's like McCain.

Obama has confirmed the rumor. He's the puppet of the Crown clan...the making of the real Obama by the elders of Zion.

Obama has shown he can be molded, pushed around on the small and large issues.

Patriotism: the lapel pin. he bought one in a hurry.

Problem with Jews: Drank the AIPAC kool-aid, an undivided Jerusalem. The next day the campaign sought to clarify but the damage is done.

The Economy:  the Clintons Robert Rubin's gang.

Obama has de-activated his message of change.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

not a popular opinion to espouse, which l suspect is relatively accurate. nonetheless, it will be disregarded.

after all, iran, a  nation with no nuclear weapons, and a defense oriented military is an existential threat...eh.

the revolution will not be televised...

Look folks, Obama is Clinton Lite. He's certainly a better bet than Hillary IMO, but we've got to keep a close watch, we can't afford yet another administration that continues the policies of the last 27 years, neé, 61 years since Harry Truman declared the national security state in 1947.

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