In the twilight of a kingdom (Sharon)

[Fight_n_back]

<snip>
Still, those in the know in the
corridors of power say that our
Arik is not what he used to be.
True, he isn't fading away like
Begin before he stepped down,
and he doesn't work half-days
like Yitzhak Shamir. He
continues to stride briskly
from car to office, and never
loses an opportunity to make

sarcastic remarks about this minister or that.
And yet, there are some who insist that Sharon
is nearing the end of his days in power.


{In a bold move, YANG starts his snip in the middle of the article}

<<snip>
While Sharon as a public figure is suspected,
along with his family, of sullying public
morals, as a leader in this difficult hour he
is turning out to be a colossal dud. He has no
political plan, no defense plan and no
initiative of any kind that will offer the
Palestinians a sliver of hope. The expulsion or
assassination of Arafat has become a mantra
that does more harm than good.

To make a long story short, Sharon doesn't have
what it takes to pull us out of the mud.
Whoever wanted him as prime minister got him as
a company commander from the days when Israel
specialized in reprisal raids.
<<snip>>
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/338083.html

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I wish we had a free press...

[EFF BrandyWine]

1. Oh Yang...

how I wish he would come to terms with the truth...that what he is doing is not working. Surely there is someone with understanding to lead the country away from The Abyss?

[Fight_n_back]

2. I thought

Mitzna was the man. Perhaps the world is without a genration of leaders at the moment. I can't think of anyone in the world worth a the votes they bought.