As for the death of this old bat, let’s just say it ain’t gonna ruin my birthday or the high I’m still on after my alma mater shocked #1 Stanford. But it raises a question some folks will call me an anti-Semite for asking: What in the hell are we doing in the middle of this? I’m not anti-Israel or pro-Palestinian; I’m an American who owes neither side anything. I usually try to be more optimistic and constructive, but if these quarrelsome cousins must exterminate each other over this miserable piece of real estate, why must Americans of any race or ethnicity be parties to the slaughter and targets ourselves? And if Likudniks want to play the race card, perhaps they should explain why we owe Israel more than we owed the more melanin-rich Tutsis.
(Before Professor Horwitz rips into me, he should post a response to this Liberty & Power item.)