[lbo-talk] Hillary steps away from Israel Lobby

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Sat Oct 13 14:37:41 PDT 2007


Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> Hillary feels
> like she has to do something to please the left in the party. She'd
> obviously govern as a loyal zionist, but it does suggest that the
> left has gained, and the right has lost, a little power and
> credibility over the last 15 years.

If so, "The Left" that has gained that power is a pretty vague entity, & there is no apparent way for "it" to accomplish much with the power gained. And moreover, it is not left activity that is responsible for this alleged gain but rather the success which Iraq militants are having in killing and maiming u.s. troops.

Carrol



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