I’m sure the political life in Israel is endlessly fascinating. I’ve never visited but hope to one day.

As to whether conservatives or liberals will be more pro-Israel, I don’t really know. I do know that when Obama spoke to AIPAC and supported an undivided Jerusalem as capital of Israel, he corrected himself within hours saying that’s not really what he met. Today’s article by Jesse Jackson in the New York Post http://www.nypost.com/seven/10142008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_o_jesse_knows_133450.htm further enunciates Obama’s plans as to the treatment of Israel.

As to prayer in school, no one is advocating it, so I don’t know why you bring it up. However, when I was in elementary through junior high school, we had Bible reading at the beginning of each day, and to tell you the truth, even when it was readings from the Christian Bible, I felt as if it was a nice way to start the day. I was a child of a family that identified itself as Jewish, but was not ritually observant. I don’t think that prayer hurts anyone. However, please be careful about buying the scare tactics of the liberals. They talk about subjects such as reproductive choice and prayer in school that are not anywhere on the agenda of the Republicans. That’s called “creating a straw man.”

And to clear up one more thing: all of my grandchildren are living in Israel. That is the major reason for my wanting to have the candidate most committed to the ongoing survival of Israel elected. Iran is not just an insignificant little country. It is a huge country with a maniacal leader who is building nuclear weapons to destroy Israel. And if you don’t believe me, read his speeches.

I appreciate your writing. I was beginning to think that this election was separating me from people I really care about. As to only looking at one side, well, this is my blog, my kingdom, and I get to make the decisions 🙂 , but I am happy to discuss these issues. McCain’s involvement with the Keating five was examined and found to be non-criminal. His erratic temperament is something the Democrats talk about, but in fact in all of these months of high intensity campaigning, I have not seen or heard reports of one incident and being that the main stream media are not in his pocket, I would imagine they would catch such an occurrence. I had not heard of Palin’s church inviting Jews for Jesus, but considering the Jewish population of Wasilla (is there a Jew in the town???) I don’t see it as a big problem– not compared to 20 years of vitriolic anti-Semitism and anti-white and anti-American sermons that Obama was listening to but not hearing. If you check out Reverend Wright on YouTube, it’s clear that no one could sit in that church and not hear what he was saying. The man was not speaking,; he was screaming his hate-filled rhetoric and Obama didn’t have to worry about a Church being in walking distance of his home… he could have gone anywhere, but apparently he didn’t find this kind of talk unacceptable enough to change churches. I am concerned with a man who shimmies out of every question. His associations with all sorts of unsavory people, with ACORN- were mere coincidences? How did he get so unlucky? I love the United States of America. I believe it is the most powerful human force for good in the world. For me, past behavior is the best predictor of future judgment and frankly, Obama scares me. So do the tactics of his supporters who have screamed about raping Sarah Palin, who have carried signs calling Bush a terrorist, who have attacked the homes of McCain supporters– and nary a word from the campaign about how inappropriate those actions are. I am worried. And yes, Sarah Palin’s possibly being president of the US doesn’t worry me a bit. Both Obama and Biden worry me more. No matter who wins, I pray that the country will flourish and be a force for good in the world, but yes, I am worried.