Will Sarah Lead the Children of Abraham to the Promised Land?

One of the more interesting sub plots of the 2008 election is what will happen to the Jewish vote. Historically Democratic candidates get between 75-80% of this Bloc which is heavily concentrated in a number of large states, some of them critical swing states. This year could be different. The GOP offers in McCain-Palin perhaps the most pro-Israel ticket in history. No one can doubt McCain's seriousness in wanting to defeat the Jihadists and Governor Palin strongly supports Israel to the extent that she proudly displays the flag of Israel in her office. On the other hand, the Obama-Biden ticket should cause concern for anyone who supports the security of Israel. Obama changes his position on Israel depending on which audience he is speaking to and he has been influenced by a number of anti-Semites including Reverent Wright. Joe Biden has often been referred to as Tehran's favorite senator and has reportedly told Israeli officials that they should be ready to accept a nuclear Iran. Watch what happens next Tuesday (September 23) when Sarah Palin speaks to a gathering in New York which opposes the anti-Israeli policies Iran's crazed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Hillary Clinton was also invited to speak, but when she heard that Sarah Palin was going to be present she angrily withdrew. (Hillary is angry about a lot of things these days). Obviously, while Hillary is OK with her stand in appearing with Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live she does not want her speech or appearance to be compared with Sarah Palin's, especially on her home turf. Don't surprised when Sarah Palin gets resounding cheers next week from the Jewish community and don't be surprised when the McCain-Palin ticket gets between 35-40% of the Jewish vote on November 4. That will mean that the GOP ticket will carry Ohio and Florida by good margins and will probably carry either Pennsylvania or Michigan or both. Having someone named Sarah, the wife of Abraham, the mother of Issac and the grandmother of Jacob on your ticket is a nice touch.