Josh Rolinck of "Neurotic Democrat" has another great post. In his post titled, "McCain's Israel Omission."In his post, Rolnick writes about McCain's lack of attention to our closest ally in the Middle East. Here's an excerpt, but I encourage you to read his entire post by clicking here.
A party convention speech is an important thing. It gives us a sense of a candidate's priorities. So what are we to make of the fact that, after allowing his convention to be used as a platform to batter Barack Obama on Israel (see, for example, Rudy Giuliani's speech), John McCain took to the stage on the most important political night of his life and didn't mention Israel, even once?
More than 4,400 words, by my count, and no mention of the Jewish State.
I know McCain supports Israel. And I suppose I might be feeling more charitable -- more willing to overlook his unfortunate omission -- were it not for groups like the Republican Jewish Coalition, which consistently seeks to use Israel as a wedge issue against Democrats. (Its home page states: "A Risky Choice Just Got Riskier: Obama-Biden," claiming the Democrats have a poor record on Israel; it features articles like "Why Sarah Palin Will Likely Be Better For Israel Than Joe Biden.") Likely? They do this, despite the fact that it's ultimately detrimental to Israel, the very cause they espouse. (As even AIPAC notes, the best thing for Israel is strong, bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress.)
Unlike McCain, Obama did choose to mention the Jewish State during his moment in the international spotlight. (My wife was the one who pointed this out to me -- it meant something to her.)
Aaron,
Thanks for this link-back.
And great post about Koch today. Koch is an ardent defender of Israel. He is no knee-jerk lefty, and his concerns about Palin -- and endorsement of Obama -- should really speak volumes to the Jewish community.
Keep up the good work.
-Josh
Posted by: Josh Rolnick | September 09, 2008 at 12:24 PM