Whether in the strret of or in a government position, hamas is still a terrorist organization. I will never forget the palestinian people dancing in the streets right after 9/11. Do we really want to support this type of regime?
You cannot, CANNOT, dictate to a foreign people who they will vote for. Now, if their elected government chooses to fire Katyushas and Kassams at Israel, as I suspect will probably happen, then all bets are off. Who the Pallies vote for is not our problem. What their government does to Israel will become their problem in short order.
Israel's problem is that it's led by Ehud Olmert. I am told that he intends to redeem himself in the next go-round. That's all that matters.
Be Seeing You,
Chris