Today’s a great day. George Bush’s crazily craven speech at the Knesset, a naked obeisance to the Israel lobby, has caused Chris Matthews to charge that Bush and Hillary, with her "obliterate Iran" talk, are competing for a "domestic political" constituency. Why is Israel the "Hyde Park" of American politics? Why is this issue "the podium of American politics?" he asked.
Good questions. He cannot ask them seriouslywithout having John Mearsheimer and Steve Walt, who advanced this subject more bravely than anyone else, on his show. If not now, a year from now.
Oh and let’s not forget Obama. He had a "longish" conversation with Marty Peretz on
the telephone re Israel. And also provided slavish answers re Israel to Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic. It’s a party, come on down!
Wait– not you, you’re not invited.
P.S. Just now on NBC Nightly News, John Yang said the Bush speech was aimed at a "key" American "voting bloc."
