McCain visits Israel, Hillary exposed

On March 18th, John McCain will visit Israel. He will be accompanied by Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham. Matt Brooks of the Republican Jewish Coalition said the trip was "an incredibly important gesture on Senator McCain's part. It reflects his understanding of how important the issue of Israel's security is for him to take the time out in the middle of a
campaign to show his support and solidarity."

I think that I voice the opinion of many others when I say that a McCain-Lieberman ticket would be a great option. When the Democrats seem so excited about a woman and/or a black man as their Presidential nominees, having Lieberman on the VP slot would go a long way.

For starters, it will sway the Jewish vote away from the Democrats (especially if Obama wins the nomination). There have already been reports that should Obama beat Hillary in the Democratic race, there will be a strong move of the Jewish vote to the Republican side. More and more Jews start to realize that the Democratic Party is not as stanch a supporter of Israel as it ones was. Certainly Obama's link to a racist anti-Semite pastor (whom he knows for 20 years!) and his endorsement by the most invective and disgusting American racist, are no reasons to vote Democratic in November.

Second, Lieberman is well liked and admired in his home state of Connecticut, one of the bluest states in the nation. Could Connecticut be in play? I strongly believe that with Lieberman on the GOP ticket, Florida will fall solidly into the Republican camp.

Third, Lieberman brings strong credentials of tough on national security and the war on terror.

Forth, Lieberman was elected in 2006 as an Independent after losing the Democratic primary for re-election in Connecticut to a far left Ned Lamont, which got the support of the Party nomenclature. There is no lost love between Lieberman and the Democrats and the Liberals won't have much to attack the man who, in 2000 was the first Jewish vice presidential candidate and ran with their beloved Al Gore.

I know that Lieberman has repeatedly insisted he is not interested in the Republican vice presidential nomination, despite his endorsement of McCain and persistent campaigning for him.
But photos of McCain in Jerusalem with Lieberman are bound to be a major piece of his outreach to Jewish voters.

On the pinhead category (borrowing a note from the Great Bill O'Reilly), here's Hillary Clinton bragging that her "extensive" foreign policy experience makes her best prepared to meet national security challenges on "Day One".

<<"You know," she said, "helping to support the peace process in Northern Ireland, negotiating to open borders so that (Kosovar) refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing would be safe, going to Beijing and standing up for women's rights as human rights and so much else.">>

But it turns out Hillary exaggerated her list of foreign policy accomplishments, which is really quite pathetic considering how meager they already are.

First, she never played a key role in brokering peace in Northern Ireland, according to former first minister David Trimble, who said she had no direct role in the talks.

Second, Hillary did travel to Macedonia in May 1999, and she did visit refugee camps near the Kosovo border. However, no one knows how she helped the Kosovar refugees when Macedonia reopened its border to them before her visit.

And finally, when she was in Beijing, she carried no official portfolio while speaking on women's rights there.

Hillary did not attend any National Security Council meetings, never sat in the Situation Room during crises, never read in on presidential security briefings and she was not part of the Cabinet.

She did, however, take campaign checks from Chinese bagmen for the People's Liberation Army.

Hillary couldn't even answer MSNBC host Tim Russert's question about Russian President Putin's hand-picked successor:

Russert: Who will it be? Do you know his name?

Hillary: Medved —

Russert: Medvedev.

Hillary: Medvedeva — whatever —

Russert: Yes.

Hillary: Yes. (Giggle.)

Whatever? She runs adds trying to convince us that she is ready "On Day One" and will pick up that telephone at 3:00 AM but can't even say who the President of Russia is? What a fake, phony fraud she is....

One of Obama's foreign policy advisers, Susan Rice, said it best when she confessed that neither he nor Hillary would be ready to pick up the White House red phone at 3 a.m.