How serious is the rift among Dems on Israel?

[Doctor_J]

The recent escalation, and the entire Israel situation, is divisive even among partisans like us. How serious is it?

[adriennui]

1. i think you mean "rift"

a riff is a musical term.

[Doctor_J]

2. Thanks - got it

[Totally Committed]

3. Why would Dems vote for the GOP over the Israel issue?

Seems like both elected Democrats and Republicans agree that Israel has done no wrong.

Those of us who think their response has been WAY too disproportionate and want to see a ceasefire are as disgusted with one side as the other.

Am I missing something?

TC

[umtalal]

4. My point exactly I am switching to the Green party.

[Totally Committed]

6. Don't get me started on that stupid "Nader was right" bullsh*t!

I would stay home and, for the first time in my life, not vote at all rather than throw away my vote on Nader. He's a cynical and dangerous egomaniac.

TC

[barb162]

14. you got a good point there

And I liked him a lot for most of his career

[snowbear]

7. Buh bye then..

edit: That was for umtalal .. not TC! ;)

[umtalal]

8. Buh bye n/t

[snowbear]

12. Oh get yer buns back here!

You can't jump ship now.. we need you!

[umtalal]

13. Thanks, But what else can I do to stop this genocide against nonisraelis

[Totally Committed]

18. Let me just ask you...

How the hell is a vote for Nader going "to stop this genocide against nonisraelis"?

And, please... I am asking you this totally seriously, and respectfully... please think about it carefully... Do you really think the Middle East would be on fire like this right now if Gore had won in 2000? Do you honestly think that all this hell on earth was worth Ralph's feeling he had to prove his point? At what cost did he just have to run in 2000? And then, again in 2004?

The man is unhinged.

TC

[umtalal]

19. You are right. I will just sit at home this coming election.

[Doctor_J]

5. Good point

I guess the lobbying is affecting both sides of the aisle, but I also think that AIPAC is mostly associated ith the GOP and the neocons. These flame wars that we're having on the current Israel activites would never happen on freakrepublic.

[Zodiak]

11. No

That is pretty much how I see it. I am disgusted by both parties' support of this atrocity in Lebanon.

[leesa]

9. It's necessary. We need to begin to treat Israel like a country instead

of a religious entity. They need to be held accountable for their crimes just like the neocons in this country need to be held accountable.

[blondeatlast]

17. Most brilliant analysis of the problem I've seen anywhere.

Excellent point.

[liberaliraqvet26]

10. There is no rift, they almost all agree the parasite...

can do no wrong.

[boston bean]

15. I'm not going to answer cause I think anyone that would vote

GOP because of this issue may not have been a liberal in the first place.

[LWolf]

16. What Democrat would vote republican?!?

:wtf:

I'll go with other:

Serious, and some Democrats may vote independent, 3rd party, or abstain.