If they support Israel like they "support the troops", Israel is in trouble.

Suek:

Indeed, Hollywood's support of our troops is much like an abusive husband who supports his marriage: by beating his wife to a pulp because, as he so eloquently explains, "I just love her so much."

"one of 27 Conservatives in San Francisco"

It would only have taken five righteous men to save Sodom, so maybe there's hope for San Francisco after all. ;)

Kent:

Between Cinnamon and Jeremiah alone, they've got SF covered.

I went to downtown DC Saturday to particpate in the counterprotest, and had a good view of the "antiwar" protestors and their signs. There were a *lot* of signs demanding an end to the "occupation" of Israel (and Afghanistan) as well as Iraq.

It would only have taken five righteous men to save Sodom

Five righteous men plus Abraham's prayer. Otherwise, no dice.

I loved your comment about Cinnamon. She is an unusually brave women to be an outspoken Jewish conservative in SF. I had the pleasure of meeting her last month at the West Coast Blog Fest and can tell you that she is what you'd expect her to be from her writing: intelligent, informed, articulate and charming. If she opines about something, it's worth taking it seriously.

There were a *lot* of signs demanding an end to the "occupation" of Israel (and Afghanistan) as well as Iraq.

df: That's clear evidence of the "Palestinianization" of public debate. Their virulently propagandized situation is asserted as the measure of all things political. Everything else conforms to it.

Dennis Kucinich appearing on Syrian television recently referred distinctly not just to the American "occupation" of Iraq, but called for material reparations and "truth and reconciliation." The first smacks of continued race-extorition politics in this country. The latter is an attempt at reconstructing civil society that was made in, e.g., South Africa after apartheid ended.

21st Century "progressives" say, "Heal the world!"
21st Century "conservatives" say, "Free it!"

America is just as alone as is Israel. Britney, O.J., and dogfighting quarterbacks are just distractions from this late-historical truth.

Here's a link to Kucinich's (also Bill Richardson's) point-by-point proposals for Iraq:
http://www.liberaloasis.com/2007/09/responsibility_seriousness.php

Flipping through a book in the WWII history section of a used bookstore, I came across a chilling passage:

In a remote village in Russia, the Jewish inhabitants looked forward eagerly to the arrival of the German troops.

Apparently, they remembered the polite and "correct" German officers from WWI, who had been greatly preferable to the local anti-Semites. They didn't understand that the meaning of "German" had changed in the intervening 20 years.

I think those who put their loyalty in the Democratic Party are making a similar mistake. Not that I'm suggesting Democrats are as bad as Nazis, rather that it is very dangerous to assume that today's friends and enemies are the same as those of previous times.

The villagers, who were clearly cut off from communications, had an excuse for their ignorance. People today have no such excuse.

df: History is woefully complicated in ways most of us who haven't lived between it and a hard place don't get.

It wasn't just the Jews but Ukranians and all other national minorities who, being oppressed and terrorized by Soviet rule, to varying degrees welcomed the Nazi invasion.

In fact I once knew a woman, an American, whose grandfather had been head of the Lithuanian army in the years preceding WWII. He had had diplomatic duties regarding the Third Reich. She remembered growing up with an old group photo that had included her grandfather and Hitler....

oh come on!! you are going to let the terrorists and enemies of your country decide who you should support. whomever they support choose the other guy(or girl)?? sometimes they make the wrong choice as well. I dont need their opinions to decide who i should vote for. And YOU dont either. Make your decision based on who u think is best for the country, not on the other guys choice. and as for the democrats as a whole going over?? I disagree strongly and so does aipac. Admit it, as a republican, you've let your bias come into play here. Take any non-partisan israeli lobbying organization, and they'll tell you that the democrats(as well as republicans) are overwhelmingly supportive. Gmar chasima tovah

Brad:

I choose the Republicans because their policies for America, as I see it, are best for this country and her foreign policy. Oh, and free market capitalism. Too many Dems are crypto-Socialists.

Hillary-care, Hellooo!

The jihadists don't tell me how to vote.

They do, however, indicate which party they prefer, for obvious reasons. Appeasement is good for jihad.

Only a delusional voter would ignore such a, ahem, militant opinion.

It hurts, I know. I feel your pain.

As for AIPAC, they are always bi-partisan. That's the name of the game. But privately, and I know all the players, they are terrified of what's happening to the Dems.

G'mar Chatimah Tova.

Re: wholesale left-leaning democrats: They wont learn until its too late. Comparisons between America and Rome are imbecilic. The proper comparison would be the French 3rd Republic. It went under in 6 weeks. When America as we know it topples, the speed with which it will happen will be hair-raising.