President Bush committed political treason today
But what Bush did in Israel this morning goes well beyond the accepted confines of American political debate, When the president speaks to a foreign parliament on behalf of our country, his message needs to be clear and unambiguous. Our democracy may look messy to outsiders, and we may have our disagreements with some sharp elbows thrown around, but at the end of the day we are not Republicans or Democrats or liberals or conservatives.

We are Americans.

And you, Mr. Bush, are the leader of us all. To use a diplomatic setting on foreign soil to score a cheap political point at home is way beneath your office, way beneath your country, and way beneath the people you serve. You have been handed an office once uplifted to great heights by fellow countrymen from Washington to Lincoln to Roosevelt to Eisenhower, and have plunged it so deeply into the Karl-Rove-and-Rush-Limbaugh-fueled world of political destruction and survival of all costs that have lost all perspective -- and all sense of decency. To travel to Israel and to associate a sitting American senator and your possible successor in the Oval Office with those who at one time gave comfort to an enemy of the United States is, in and of itself, an act of political treason.

Obama clashes with Bush in Nazi appeasement row
Barack Obama today accused President Bush of launching a "false political attack" after he appeared to compare the Democratic presidential hopeful's foreign policy to appeasement of the Nazis.
We have heard this kind of rhetoric coming from folks like Bibi Netanyahu frequently, in terms of comparing Ahmedinejad to Hitler, and Iran to Germany.

But for Bush to open his mouth and say this (in front of the Knesset and the world) is truly, horrifically amazing.

And particularly so, in light of the fact that USA Defense Secretary Gates has also just stated that he sees negotiation with Iran as the logical way out of the current stalemate.

McCain Adviser: Christian Right a "Serious Problem"
Clinton adviser Ann Lewis tacked to the right, criticizing Obama for saying he'd meet with the President of Iran and for suggesting that a US President needn't have to echo the policies of the Likud Party in order to be "pro-Israel." "The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel," Lewis said. "It is not up to us to pick and choose from among the political parties."
"The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel," Lewis said.

"The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel," Lewis said.

"The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel," Lewis said.

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Folks, it just does not get any more obvious than that!

In Speech Before Israeli Parliament, Bush Compares Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers
In Speech Before Israeli Parliament, Bush Compares Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers...
As I recall history, the Nazis were the ones doing the invading, on the claim that it was the only way to prevent BEING attacked ... the role the United States has assumed today.

Bush: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaida are all the same
Bush: Hezbollah, Hamas, Al-Qaida are all the same...

Olmert to hand Bush a weapons wish list
Olmert to hand Bush a weapons wish list...
Well, what about American wish list?!

Levees for the Mississippi

Bridge inspections

Dry brush removal in California

Repair the roads

Improve the schools

Revive manufacturing

Egyptian culture minister: I would burn Israeli books myself
Diplomatic tensions have arised between Israel and Egypt due to a harsh statement made recently by Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni. In a conference that took place in the Egyptian Parliament last week, the minister said that he "would burn Israeli books himself if found in Egyptian libraries."
The first thought that comes to mind is how many books on Egyptian culture do we find in Israeli libraries, and how accurate are the books Hosni has an issue with? If you read past the sensational headline, you will find that his specific issue seems to be that Israel's books attempt to grant ancient Israel credit for Egyptian cultural artifacts.

Emotional Bush pledges support to Israel
An emotional President George W. Bush pledged that America would remain "Israel's best friend in the world" on Wednesday during a celebratory visit to Jerusalem to mark the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state.
I wish he felt that way about AMERICA!