[DoughtyOne]

...a reasonable and logical way of doing things or of thinking about problems that is based on dealing with specific situations instead of on ideas and theories.

You realize of course that this is Boehner's modus operandi. Right?

I would urge Bibi to be very careful about justifying to himself that certain actions are the best that can be hoped for.

This can lead to lowering the bar so that the other side never has to raise theirs.

Pragmatism can also lead to justified procrastination, so that in the end nothing is one.

That's great if the other side's agenda doesn't get advanced.

It's not so great if your own doesn't.

[Star Traveler]

This is the way Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ALWAYS been. Anyone who knows him and who has been supporting him all these years, as I have, KNOWS THIS. I certainly do.