I can't be alone in saying that the Brad Sherman moment with the auto executives the other day, in which he asked who had flown commercial to D.C. and then who was prepared to sell his plane and fly back commercial, was a huge political moment, and will forever be inscribed in the history of the bailout. Maybe it will have an actual effect. And let's be clear: It was a populist moment. I was proud of Sherman, in the Jewish tribal chamber of my heart.
I bring this up because of my hobbyhorse, of course. Sherman supported the Iraq war and attacked Obama earlier this year on behalf of Hillary, specifically over Jeremiah Wright. In 2003, according to Walt and Mearsheimer, Sherman demanded an internal audit of NPR over its coverage of the Middle East. In the same year and right after the war he supported was looking so frikkin good, he introduced legislation to encourage "democracy" in Iran–hinting at regime change. I'm sure he thinks Hillary would make a great Sec'y of State. Maybe he has even told Obama that.
It is not populist to be pushing huge amount of taxpayer aid to Israel while Israel pursues a policy of apartheid in the West Bank. Some day there will be dramatic hearings on that subject. And instead of corporate jets, we will talk about AIPAC-and-their friends' sponsored trips to Israel. Like the one Obama went on in 2006. Can't wait for that drama.
