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"If I recall correctly, one of his kids worked a summer on a kibbutz."

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"It was meant to show Ross' personal involvement with Israel. As he said, he is a "proud Jew," not that there is anything wrong with that."

Wow, I heard this guy at State had a daughter who tromped around France for the summer. And State wanted to go to the UN before going into Iraq. I don't think he could have been objective either.

Do you know about all the vacations of Government official's children?

"As he said, he is a "proud Jew"

So I guess a "proud Catholic" like Sam Alito should get an automatic DQ from the bench? He could not possibly be "objective" on choice. I seem to remember that argument.

"I will only say that I don't consider either one of them to be totally objective"

Objectivity in this case and many cases is overrated and the word could be substituted for moral equivalency and multiculturalism.

Do you want to take the "objective" stand between "militants" in Iraq and the US forces?

How about between the 7/11 "militants" in the UK and the British government?

As to Ted Kennedy, my problem is with his loyalty to this country not his Irish heritage.

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The problem with Jews in high government positions is that the slander of dual loyalty causes some to bend over backwards to avoid any such appearance.

"Kissinger: "Well, Rogers thinks we should declare a national day of mourning. I'm against even that. It's not our day of mourning, Mr. President. It's easy enough now to do a number of grandstanding ... And also, God I am Jewish. I've had 13 members of my family killed. So I can't be insensitive to this. But I think you have to think also of the anti-Semitic woes in this country. If we let our policy be run by the Jewish community ..."

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