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Well, no Jeb Bush ... for sure ... just on that one basis!

James Baker slams Netanyahu’s ‘diplomatic missteps’ [Israel]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3271395/posts

Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the J Street conference in Washington on Monday, echoing White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough’s comments earlier in the day.

Baker acknowledged his disappointment with “the lack of progress regarding a lasting peace,” saying that the chances for a two-state solution diminished since Netanyahu’s reelection last week.

Baker further slammed Netanyahu’s “diplomatic missteps and political gamesmanship,” saying that the prime minister’s “actions have not matched his rhetoric,” according to Politico.

Earlier in the day, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough offered a similar rebuke of Netanyahu – specifically the prime minister’s claims that no Palestinian state would be established on his watch.

“We cannot simply pretend that those comments were never made,” McDonough told the conference.

Baker continued by claiming that hardliners on both sides are the biggest impediment to peace.

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I don’t care if Baker was Chief of Staff for Reagan and a former Secretary of the Treasury ... in Baker’s past history in regards to Israel ... Baker is an ANTI-SEMITE. Obama and Baker would get along just fine in regards to their attitudes towards Israel ... AND ... in terms of their attitudes towards the “right” in terms of Israel! AND THEN ... Baker talking to J Street, well ... what else is necessary to know?!

Well, he did criticize Yitzhak Shamir as worse than Bibi. Maybe it's not Israel he dislikes, rather right wingers.

I'm told he was better received than Denis McDonough. Of course McDonough called for greater military spending to provide support for Israel, and talked about the vibrancy of Israeli democracy and our unwavering support for Israel's security, which wouldn't have been popular. Baker's claim that Israel is risking their democracy, and his recollections of things like not allowing Netanyahu in the State Department building, which would get applause. Haven't seen the text of Baker's remarks, maybe he alluded to these things too.