Columns

"I admire and respect Jewish intelligence, hard work, and success. Jews have made enormous contributions to the world in practically all fields. I've studied under brilliant Jewish Professors who've enriched and stimulated my intellectual curiosity. Thus, the question presents itself, why are so many Jews silent when it comes to Israel's blatant oppression, occupation, murder, and expulsion of Palestinians? Statements made by Israeli Rabbis and politicians publicly demanding the murder and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians would be considered war crimes in any other nation."

We [in Canada] no longer have politicians who debate policy in the national interest and are accountable to Parliament. We have theocrats and stooges who take their marching orders from foreign governments. Because [Stephen] Harper knows that his actions are politically and ethically indefensible, he’s afraid to answer the simplest questions. Hell, he can’t even come up with a half-decent lie!

"For Obama, change will not come from the top-down. Winning an election, by itself, is not enough, since it only provides leadership with a fraction of the leverage needed to make fundamental change. Institutional roadblocks, such as partisan gridlock and the stubborn self-interest of entrenched lobbies and interest groups, are not affected by a mere change at the top."

"Now comes Super Tuesday, the date on which twenty four states hold contests that will involve about half of the American electorate. Once thought to be the date on which the elections will finally be decided, it now appears more likely that when the dust settles on Wednesday morning, the contest will still be alive."

"No American politician in local, state, and federal elections can hope to win if he/she expresses the slightest criticism of Israel’s “Apartheid” brutality against the Palestinians. Candidates always begin their campaigns by wooing the powerful Jewish vote, not only for money, but for media exposure. All fight to “Out-Jew and Out Israel” each other. To win in America one must be nice with Israel."

"I placed our financial order and future economic health in real jeopardy with the cost of the Iraq War and my misguided tax cut to the rich. As a Republican I simply believed that tax breaks for the rich will ultimately trickle down to the poor."

"Madame Secretary, your official position will soon end but your humanism will endure as long as you live; won’t you use your last year to bring peace to the Holy Land as President Bush has promised?"

"Our own mourning should help us understand and strive to prevent the unspeakable pain of others. And whatever love we have for one person, we should try to apply to the world. I won't ever be able to talk with my mother again, but I'm sure that she would agree."