Not on the same page? Not even reading the same book!

Mort Klein comes out and says it: Obama and Israel are not on the same page. I recommend that you read the whole thing, but here's a bit toward end as a teaser. One of my most revealing experiences was a meeting I attended, along with 40 other Jewish leaders, with President Obama at the White House in March. The president told us, according to my notes: “You must speak to your Israeli friends

The one-policy President

Caroline Glick points out that Barack Hussein Obama has only one policy in the Middle East: Degrading Israel. What makes Obama's Israel policy notable is not simply that it involves betraying the US's most steadfast ally in the Middle East. After all, since taking office Obama has made a habit of betraying US allies.Obama's Israel policy is notable because it is a policy. Obama has a clear,

Giving Obama another "F"

Despite Barack Hussein Obama's professed love for Muslims, Beirut Daily Star columnist Michael Young gives him an "F" for his handling of the Middle East. What we have is a president with undeniable intelligence, but without particularly strong convictions, whose preference for standing away from the fray often allows his political rivals to outmaneuver him, and who will raise expectations then

The Obama epic fail from A to Z

Bret Stephens does a masterful job of categorizing the Obama Presidency's epic failure from A to Z, although I hope and pray that he's wrong about Z. Here are some highlights. A is for the Arab world, and our standing in it: This year, Zogby International found that 5% of Egyptians had a favorable view of the U.S. In 2008, when George W. Bush was president, it was 9%.B is for the federal budget