Now, that's lobbying

[Crabtownboy]

Who is it that is really speaking for America here, or for the Congressmen, from both parties? Seems it was a lobbiest.

Some poor low level staffer will probably lose their job over this misque.

Speaking of Iran and that region, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) sent out a "Dear Colleague" e-mail Tuesday asking for signatures "to the attached letter to President Obama regarding the Middle East peace process."

The letter says the usual stuff, emphasizing that Washington "must be both a trusted mediator and a devoted friend to Israel" and noting: "Israel will be taking the greatest risks in any peace agreement."

Curiously, when we opened the attachment, we noticed it was named "AIPAC Letter Hoyer Cantor May 2009.pdf."

Seems as though someone forgot to change the name or something. AIPAC? The American Israel Public Affairs Committee? Is that how this stuff works?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy.../05/14/AR2009051404242.html?hpid=sec-politics

 

[targus]

Standard operating procedure - nothing new here.

 

[LadyEagle]

Thank God for those in Congress who support Israel since this administration is against Israel and the last administration came up with the Road Map from Hell.

Of course, those who believe in Replacement Theology or the nonsense that the present Israel is inhabited by imposters are all for a two-state solution with terrorists and Israel making all the concessions with these suicide bomber nuts. Palestinians have been the greatest recipients of aid in the history of the world but still live in poverty because of their religious/political ideology that says to "kill the pigs and apes" and infidels.

http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Area=sr&ID=SR01102

http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235809