Re-Democracy Dreaming

"Fourth, Olmert himself is held in disdain. More generally, Israel's most immediate national security challenge Israel may well consist "in reforming the Israeli political system so that it will raise up leaders of whom the nation can be proud and who can be trusted to refine and carry out the people's will."" [ And ours needs nearly as much reform also I might add. What's really sad is that we're -- both us and the Israelis -- heads and shoulders above the rest of world. But we're well through the cycle and it will take some major new thinking and reform not to end up badly. Let me clarify in case you're not getting it: The congressional Republicans have become venal mental midgets mostly worried about pay raises -- and if you can't say anything good about someone you shouldn't say anything at all ... so no comment on the Democrats at all in this post... -ed. ]