This may sound funny coming from me. Because I don't think it makes much difference whether we vote Democratic or Republican. Their rhetoric may be a little different, but their actions are not. However, I was struck by the results of an L.A. Times poll on Americans' views about the conflict in Lebanon published yesterday. This was the way the Times reporters wrote the story: "Most Americans consider Israel's bombing campaign in Lebanon justified, but they are divided about what role the United States should play in the crisis and how closely the nation should align itself with the Jewish...