I’m glad for my dialogue with Ralph Seliger because while he hasn’t convinced me of much–and I venture I’ve convinced him of even less–speaking selfishly, it’s good to be reminded of my elders in my own community. We all have…
I was curious what McCain meant when he said in his speech last week that he “broke” during his imprisonment. Been a while since I read his book. Here is an interesting report from last year by a veteran on…
Yesterday on “Meet the Press,” Joe Biden said that he thinks life begins at conception as a matter of faith, but wouldn’t impose his faith on others if he gains higher office. This is the line that Mario Cuomo established…
The interview that Mike Wallace did of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2 years ago was aired on C-Span recently, and a diligent blogger has reported on what “60 Minutes” cut out of the interview when it aired. When Wallace confronted…
Something else about “60 Minutes.” Tonight it did a segment on Bob Woodward’s new book on Iraq, which of course is being published by CBS’s sister company. Anyway, Woodward offered as a bombshell that the U.S. has techniques for targeted…
Here’s Ralph Seliger back at me. I have some responses, but they’ll wait till tomorrow. My parents are here. Also I’m going to be posting in a separate blogpost below Jack Ross’s response to Ralph’s earlier comments. Got all that…
Jack Ross, who is writing a book about the anti-Zionist rabbi Elmer Berger, had this response to Ralph Seliger’s comments earlier today: I could go on forever about the absurdity of his premises about anti-Semitism and anti-anti-Semitism, but I’ll resist….
Ralph Seliger of Meretz USA responded to my comments on his challenges. Then I respond to his response below. I don’t know how far to take this one. I’ll give Ralph the last word in any case. Hey he’s my…
Israeli President Shimon Peres met with Cheney and came out saying that the U.S. should not strike Iranian nuke facilities, let diplomacy do its magic.