American Jews are as smart as Colonel Sanders' chickens?
This assessment from Jennifer Rubin is perhaps the best summary I have seen of the Obama Presidency, tieing foreign policy, domestic policy, and of course, Obama's bumbling with the Israeli-'Palestinian' dispute. A Captiol Hill Democrat is dismayed. “The perception that Obama’s position on the starting point for Middle East peace talks is the same Abass’s is not only hurtful to his support among pro-Israel Democrats, but has not moved us closer to peace,” he told me. Unlike Republicans who see President Obama’s behavior as bullying, this Democrat sees a pattern of weakness. “This president’s bargaining strategy -- from foreign policy to domestic policy, such as tax cuts and health care -- seems to be too often based on preemptive capitulation. Bargaining with yourself before you get to the table is not an effective strategy, regardless of if you’re negotiating with Republicans or Palestinians.”Heh.
She also has a great line about Colonel Sanders (which is why he's featured at the top of this post).
On Capitol Hill the perception is growing that the administration is speding more time selling its Israel policy than crafting an effective one. A disgusted Capitol Hill staffer tells me, “If top Democrats are truly concerned about losing Jewish voters they will urge the admnistration to reverse course from the anti-Israel animus that has been evident from the early days of this Presidency.” He is dismayed that the administration is going to such lengths to spin the public and the press: “The current propaganda effort is a little bit like Colonel Sanders telling chickens that he really is concerned about their well being.”And the Jews who continue to support Obama (unfortunately, most of the Jews) are about as smart as the chickens who continue to flock to Colonel Sanders.
What could go wrong?
Labels: American Jewish support for Israel, Barack Hussein Obama, Colonel Sanders
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:41 PM
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