OTOH, they'll no doubt figure out a way to suggest that this pick only makes that more likely ("Hey, all my friends - even my CoS - is Jewish!")...Gevalt.

As for everyone else, thanks for your comments. Yes, kk, listening to opposing points of view is an admirable thing, but it shouldn't be. It's a standard part of Jewish tradition (cf. the Talmud), but too many people, especially in my religious community, forget that. It's also an American value (cf. the Constitutional Convention), but again, people often talk past each other, rather than to each other.

Finally, let me just say this: HOPE OVER HATE in '08!!

In other words, the First Amendment exists to ensure that leaders are free to speak without being criticized from the press? Breathtaking ignorance (to be charitable) or a fascist constitutional interpretation(not being charitable)? What do you think?

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/aribeng/2008/10/im-an-orthodox-jew-and-i-know.php

In brief, I was friends with his daughter when we played baseball together at Cambridge. And I moderated a debate between Khalidi and a guy from Hebrew U. at the Jewish Center I ran. I may disagree with most of his positions, but the guy is not only a scholar, but a mensch.

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