The Israeli state department announced today that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I - Conn.) has been appointed Israeli ambassador to the United States. While acknowledging that this choice was somewhat extraordinary, a spokesman said "Who out there is in a better position to speak up for Israeli interests than Senator Lieberman, who even went to the extreme of leaving the Democratic Party, declaring himself an independent candidate, and winning re-election anyway, all for the sake of pursuing foreign policies which were of maximum benefit to Israel?" A preliminary investigation by the U.S. State Department and Congress indicates that there are no rules against this in the U.S. Code or case law. A State Department spokesman, echoing the Israeli position, said "We cannot find any precedent for this sort of thing, but that doesn't mean it's illegal, or even wrong. It just appears to be one of those things no one anticipated, so there was never any discussion about it one way or the other." Israeli advocacy groups in this country were, without exception, ecstatic about the appointment. A representative from AIPAC, when a question was raised about "divided loyalties", said, "That's not a problem, since the senator's loyalties have never been divided. He has always preferred Israeli interests to those of the U.S. And besides, those interests are identical -- everyone in the Bush administration says so. And a large portion of the American public -- the Evangelicals, and their leaders -- agrees as well. So is there a problem? We think not." Of course, it is true that Lieberman will serve at the pleasure of the Israeli government, which is experiencing a bit of turbulence at this time, but it is expected that the situation will stabilize before long.
In related news, the largest single order for fallout shelters since the 1950s was placed with a manufacturer in Glendale, California. Although made through a third party, it is widely believed the order was initiated by the government of Iran.
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Your Nixonian enemy list is extensive- Carter, FDR, JFK, LBJ, Gore, the Clintons, liberals, Democrats, Protestants, etc. Your heroes include Bob Barr and Henry Hyde, co-inquisitors who tried to crucify Clinton.
Note that they both have sex infidelities on their records. No Jekyll here, only Hydes.
FDR, with the help of your "maggots" brought us out of the depression and steered us through most of WWII. You will say, no doubt, that he started WWII.
Carter did bring Israel and Egypt together and he is the only President who made an effort to address the energy crisis. The solar panels he put on the White House were removed by Reagan.
I think you will find that the Vietnam war was started by Eisenhower and Dulles. It was escalated by JFK and LBJ. JFK had little time to do much good or harm. He did deal with the Cuban missle crisis, but screwed up on the Bay of Pigs fiasco. LBJ did sign the civil rights act. You gore Gore and must think that global warming is surely dreamed up by a bunch of Prius driving, pointy headed, latte drinking, NPR listening, PBS watching, tree hugging liberal scientists hatched at certain institutions of higher learning. Clinton led us through 8 years of peace and prosperity. What a drag that was! You have added Lieberman to your list. I agree, he is more concerned about the security of Israel than of the US.
I shall remain anon as I would rather not have the Opus Dei militia or the Vatican Swiss Guards descend on me wielding crossbows and broad swords.
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