By Daniel Greenfield ——Bio and Archives--October 16, 2010
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This Saturday, one of Greece’s most respected newspapers, To Vima, reported that the nation’s largest government health insurance provider would no longer pay for special footwear for diabetes patients. Amputation is cheaper, says the Benefits Division of the state insurance provider.Money has to be saved somewhere. Greece has been stumbling out of the nationalized health care game. Because there's no money. And when there's no money, sooner or later the entitlements have to be cut. It'll take longer for it to happen here, but if we can imagine a static Obama-esque regime running for 20 years, we'd end up in the same place too. With the upcoming election, some Jewish bloggers are looking at some of the more radically pro-terrorist and anti-Israel congressmen who are endangered. Boker Tov Boulder has a list up at "Cleaning the House"
CA-47 Leans Dem. HC Loretta Sanchez was only up 2 at the end of Aug. Please support Van Tran. CT-4 Leans Dem. HC Jim Hines was only up 2 in early Oct. Support Dan Debicella. IA-1 Leans Dem. HC Bruce Braley was up 11 in Sept. polls, but Repub Ben Lange is an NRCC Young Gun and rising star; send money or go door-to-door if you live there. KY-3 Leans Dem. HC John Yarmuth is on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which no doubt pleases HAMAS. Throw the bum out and replace him with National Guard Lt. Col. and UPS pilot, Todd Lally. MA-6 Likely Dem. HC John Tierney's wife just pleaded guilty to tax fraud this week, so let's not be discouraged about this one. Send your support to Bill Hudak. MI-5 Leans Dem. We could actually get rid of HC John Dingell. I don't know why RCP has this as "leans Dem." Republican challenger (with his own white coat) DR. Rob Steele is up 4 in the latest poll. MN-8 Likely Dem. HC Jim Oberstar is up against another NRCC Young Gun, Chip Cravaack. GOP polling shows a close race (see the Minnesota Independent). NJ-12 Leans Dem, but HC Rush Holt is only up 5 in Oct 9-12 polling, v. Republican Scott Sipprelle. NY-22 (Likely Dem) is getting a lot of attention, since Bill Clinton campaigned for HC Maurice Hinchy ... and Ed Koch endorsed the Republican challenger George Phillips. NB: Phillips apparently worked as a congressional staffer on efforts to purge support for terrorism and antisemitism at the UN. NC-4 Likely Dem. HC David Price could easily be defeated by William Lawson; September internal polling showed the race in a virtual dead heat (see UnitedLiberty.org), and Lawson has been endorsed by Freedom Works. OH-15 is already likely GOP but still worth your attention. George Soros BFF and HC-Dem Mary Jo Kilroy must go. According to The Hill, the Republican Steve Stivers is up 9. Might be because of the efforts of "Kristol's Hawkish Pro-Israel Group." If so, kol hakavod to them! OR-4 Likely Dem. HC Peter DeFazio is being challenged by Chemistry professor, "brilliant scientist" (see the Daily Caller) and President, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, Art Robinson. VA-2 Leans GOP HC Glenn Nye is down; Scott Rigell is up 6 (The Hill). WA-9 Leans Dem. HC Adam Smith was only up 3 as of mid-September. Support Dick Muri. And last but not least, there's the race nearest and dearest to my heart: Congress's No. 1 Recipient of contributions from CAIR, HC Nick Joe Rahall, v. Spike Maynard in WV's Third District.Go to her site for a links enabled version. Jerrold Sobel has assembled his own list, forward by Ted Belman of Israpundit and available at the JewishIndy site... Finally Americans For a Safe Israel has issued a press release on Gary Ackerman's misdeeds. Most damning...
2. He has agreed with the President that it is the constitutional right for a mosque to be built on hallowed ground without even discussing the fact that although it may be a constitutional right, the wisdom and moral decision of such a monument to triumphalism is a bad idea. He totally overlooks the feelings of the vast majority of 911 victims and their families and, in essence, the overwhelming protest of a major portion of Americans. This clearly shows us that he is out of touch with not only his constituents, but most Americans. What is even more offensive is that he refuses to investigate the questionable ties the Imam Rauf has had and refuses to follow the dots to the Perdana Project that Rauf has founded in Indonesia. The Perdana Project was one of the participants in the Flotilla that was against our ally Israel. This is an Imam who has refused to denounce the terrorist organization Hamas whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel. Yet Gary Ackerman would have no problem allowing this Imam build a mosque and continue to encourage a Shariah compliant America. 3. Fallout of anti-Goldstone Resolution - Instead of being around to vote for the resolution in the House opposing the Goldstone Report, which disproportionately and incorrectly put the burden on Israel of war crimes in the war with Lebanon, he instead decided to support his J Street friends by writing a letter to the Jewish Community in South Africa, insisting that they allow this self hating Jewish South African judge to attend his grandson's Bar Mitzvah. It turns out that Ackerman’s letter was misdirected and that it was not the community that refused Goldstone an invite. The questions our Jewish Community has are: Why would he get involved in this family problem to begin with? Is that what he calls being a great supporter of Israel?Instead AFSI endorses Ackerman's Republican opponent
The Jewish Community recognizes that in Dr. James Milano, the Republican running against Ackerman, they will have a representative who understands that Israel is more than a symbol of freedom for Jews everywhere. Additionally, Israel is our greatest American ally and can be compared to having an American Super Carrier on station in the Mediterranean 24/7. The community recognizes that, with Dr. Milano, they will have a representative who will proudly stand with Peter King when he stands up for Israel and America.The Jewish Press has a piece by Shamir's son on what his father's legacy can teach Netanyahu. Shmuel Katz had his own take on the subject back in 1992. (PDF file) Meanwhile Howard Jacobson who just won the Booker Prize has a resonant turn of phrase on the left's hostility toward Israel
Instead of saying the Holocaust didn’t happen, the modern sophisticated denier accepts the event in all its terrible enormity, only to accuse the Jews of trying to profit from it, either in the form of moral blackmail or downright territorial theft. According to this thinking, the Jews have betrayed the Holocaust and become unworthy of it, the true heirs to their suffering being the Palestinians. Thus, here and there throughout the world this year, Holocaust day was temporarily annulled or boycotted on account of Gaza, dead Jews being found guilty of the sins of live ones.Camera has more quotes Real Americans defend Israel has an explanation of why moving the negotiations ahead is like pulling teeth. And via Solomonia, also from CAMERA a challenge to the propaganda campaign by Survivor of England, Hedy Epstein. Finally, Israel and Greece are conducting joint military exercises,
Taking part are 16 Apache and Black Hawk UH-60 assault helicopters - eight Israeli and eight Greek. Over the weekend, the Israeli choppers flew directly from home base to the big Greek Suda air complex on the island of Crete. They were refueled in flight by the Israel air force as part of the exercise. .... The helicopters are practicing tactics designed for large expanses of water, island groups - the Argo-Saronic Islands east of the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands to its west - and high coastal peaks with deep canyons and gorges. This sort of terrain resembles Persian Gulf shores, including the coastal strips enclosing the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the western and southern shores of Iran where key Revolutionary Guards Corps bases are grouped.Enjoy the weekend.
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Daniel Greenfield is a New York City writer and columnist. He is a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and his articles appears at its Front Page Magazine site.