We received two messages in two days from the Rick Santorum camp, pointing recipients here and here. The argument seems to be that the mere existence of antisemitism is reason enough to support Santorum.
Israelis seem quite certain that their military chief of staff, Dan Halutz, has a thing or two to learn about managing a war — but, according to media reports, it turns out he knows how to manage his stocks during a war: As the country’s political and military echelons met urgently to discuss the possible…
It’s hard to find a senator in either party more willing to challenge the Bush administration’s approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict than Nebraska Republican Chuck Hagel. Here’s what he had to say Sunday on CNN: Well, I think sustained U.S. diplomatic efforts has been missing in the Middle East, specifically focused on the Israeli/Palestinian issue….
White House press secretary Tony Snow, at today’sbriefing when asked if the president is supporting Joe Lieberman’s GOP challenger: “The President supports the democratic process in the state of Connecticut, and wishes them a successful election in November.” And, according to this interview with Ken Mehlman, the Republican National Committee is also refraining from endorsing…
Senator Russ Feingold’s backing of Ned Lamont appears to be anything but perfunctory.” Joe is showing … he doesn’t get it,” Feingold said on ABC’s This Week. (Click here for more.)
Last week in our [pages][1], we reported on an historic campaign win by Memphis politician Steve Cohen, who is now the Democratic nominee for Congress from Tennessee’s ninth district. Cohen, a longtime Tennessee state senator, is the first white candidate in three decades to win the backing of the Democratic voters in the ninth district,…
In the “I’m not not sure it’s the best way to show everyone that Cheney is wrong about you being a sissy” department … Ned Lamont says he wants Joe Lieberman to apologize for accusing Lamont supporters of hacking the Lieberman campaign site. (To be fair, Camp Lieberman looked pretty silly on election night with…
This Rasmussen poll has Lieberman up 46% to 41%.
Bush’s former homeland security chief Tom Ridge seems to be unhappy with Dick Cheney’s claim that the Democratic voters of Connecticut have handed the terrorists a victory by rejecting Joe Lieberman. Bush’s current homeland boss, Michael Chertoff, is dodging the issue.
Following the narrow but bruising defeat of Senator Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut’s Democratic primary Tuesday, the former vice presidential candidate appears to be receiving limited support from fellow Jewish lawmakers in his bid to carry on as an independent. Jewish Republicans, meanwhile, are rushing to paint Lieberman’s defeat as a victory for anti-Israel forces in…
Forward reader Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe writes to ask: “In German, Torschlusspanik means a fear of diminishing opportunities. As one gets older, for example, women worry about having passed the age for having children. Middle-aged people worry about losing their jobs and having difficulty finding new ones. Is there a Yiddish word for ‘a fear of…
