OBAMA RAMA

Usually I have a bad habit of waiting till the day that my blog is de for publishing before I decide what to write. This is because the news from Israel and the Jewish world changes so fast all I have to do is blink and a better story comes along. Now I think it's time to get back to the American presidential campaign. What is going on with Clinton, Is Obama a rabid anti Israel presidential candidate in hiding? Is McCain our best hope? At the beginning of the year I gave John McCain my endorsement which still holds, and I stated that I was unsure of who was going to be the democratic nominee. At that time John McCain according to my poll did better against Clinton than he did against Obama. Now John McCain would do better with Obama than Clinton according to my unscientific poll on my blog. John McCain will win the Pro Israel vote I have no doubt about that at least at this point. His speech today at the AIPAC convention proved he is a friend of Israel. The only problem I have is if he puts Condoleezza Rice back as Secretary of State or a National Security adviser then he could loose some Jewish support. Obama is still trying to get the Jewish vote and still is failing because of his desire to bring in anti Israel advisors. Clinton is still fighting but may not succeed in getting the nomination. She seems to be more Pro Israel than her husband who I have never trusted.

McCain is strong on foreign policy and is the strongest against illegal immigration which are pluses for a vote for John McCain. However he is weak in the economic arena. Many of Clinton and Obama's economic ideas are attractive especially in this time of recession and high oil prices. That is McCain’s real weakness, and that is where the real danger for McCain lies. If the economy get's much worse people are going to forget about foreign policy and vote with their pocket book. For that reason there is a real possibility that Obama could win the next election, and that could lead to a period of anti Israel leadership in this country.