I was infuriated this morning to find that Harry Reid had gone out of his way to play the sycophant in front of AIPAC, betraying his own president just when some backbone is needed. Another diary here blamed Obama for getting into this in the first place, even though the only thing Obama did was make public what everyone knew to be the essential framework for any possible Israeli-Palestinian negotiation. Is Obama to be blamed for standing up for American interests for once? Is he to be blamed for uttering a very reasonable (actually quite generous to the Israelis) statement on the conflict, simply because he dares to ask Israel to recognize the bare minimum needed for any peace agreement?
When Bibi Netanyahu insolently lectures the President of the United States, in an unequaled show of ingratitude and impertinence, and does so on the basis of lies and deliberate distortions, should not members of the President's own party be willing to stand up against this? Or must all the leading Democrats go to AIPAC and the Israel lobby whimpering with their tails between their legs?