BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

"MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATION" I didn't say much about this story yesterday, as I felt more astute political bloggers than myself had it covered. But today, inevitably, comes the whitewash: Landau told the New York weekly that this description was "inaccurate" and "a perversion of what I said," and that he had expressed his views with "much more sophistication." Dr. Steve Appel, posted this in his blog The Daily Con: Julia Flight is engaged to Rex Mottram, MP. Brenda Champion is his old flame. She learned that Rex had been staying the week-end with a stockbroker in Sunningdale, when he said he was at his constituency, and that Mrs Champion had been there too. On the evening she heard of this, when Rex came as usual to Marchmain House, they re-enacted the scene of two months before. ‘What do you expect?’ he said. ‘What right have you to ask so much, when you give so little?’ Tactic: Whitewash an admission with an accusation. ————————– ...

ONE OF THESE THINGS IS JUST LIKE THE OTHER I gotta do it again... I know its monotonous and I sound like "Barbara-One-Note." However, repetition does help my ADD child so, maybe, just maybe - someone who stumbles onto my humble blog will read this and GET IT!! Yes, I do believe in negotiation, peace when possible and talking & openness. Yes, even with people who have hurt you or you hurt - in fact - ESPECIALLY. HOWEVER - in the case of the current Annapolis Conference with the Clown Car from Middle East now open and the clowns running amok around the stage - TALKING IS NOT GOING TO WORK. BECAUSE ITS ALL AN ACT. WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE and as my friend, Chaim said, the players are the same and the script has not altered . Except maybe Olmert the Jellyfish might help the snake pit of Arabs take apart Israel (something he has NO BIBLICAL RIGHT TO DO!) And why does it seem like I have done a 180-degree turn here? First, read why I relate personally to the plight of Is...

Towards Annapolis: Is U.S. Policy Changing on Israel's Rights in a Peace Settlement? I found this article very interesting and thought provoking, despite taking issue with certain aspects of the writer's opinion. While I believe that Bush "talks about of both sides of his mouth" (as does Olmert) when it comes to Israel, it was worth a read. Condi Rice has it wrong and I do believe that Bush, Olmert or Abbas can not be trusted with the fate of Israel. Hamas has already started sabre-rattling and it won't be long before other Arab factions start in as well. Annapolis, I feel, may be MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. We have been here before - at the OSLO ACCORDS... and it seems that politicians refuse to learn from history and continue to keep blinders on as they careen headlong towards disaster after disaster, with the fate of their countries & people smashing into it as well. One simply cannot negotiate with these people in good faith. Ever. by Dore Gold * After b...

C-C-C-CONDI FOR PRESIDENT? Say it ain't so. I guess the Red States feel she might be a good foil to Hillary or Obama. Frankly, no one is standing out to me this election cycle. They all look the same, sound the same, pander to the same interests and bend over for the same ****. There's no one on the horizon at a time when we need true leadership in this country to clean up the mess that the Chimp-in-Charge and his Bananas have left. Condi isn't dealing with reality. The U.S. won't buy her for the most part. The Jews in the Diaspora I know probably won't be so thrilled about her kissing the derrieres of the terrorists in the Middle East. She needs to develop her own line of shoes or maybe get a boyfriend (or girlfriend, whatever...) and be a real person for a while. And she needs to stop drinking the Neocon Cosmopolitans. But PRESIDENT CONDI? (shaking head, walking away in disgust) Revisiting the possibility of a Rice ticket in 2008 Marcus Mabry, aut...

BLONDES DON'T HAVE MORE FUN... OR DIPLOMACY I am strawberry blonde with grey so I guess, according to Aso I am out for negotiations huh? And poor Condi - she really does look like Sandra Dee, doesn't she? Japan's outspoken foreign minister said "blue-eyed, blond" Westerners probably would not be as successful as the Japanese in Middle East diplomacy, media reported Thursday. Taro Aso made the remarks Wednesday during a speech in southwestern Japan, business daily Nikkei reported. National newspaper Mainichi carried a similar report. "Japan is doing what the Americans can't do. The Japanese are trusted. It's probably no good with blue eyes and blond hair," he was quoted as saying by the papers, referring to projects in Jordan River Rift Valley initiated by Japan. "Luckily, we have yellow faces. We have no history of exploitation there or ... fired a machine gun for once," Aso said, according to the reports. Takashi Sasaki, one of Aso...