The supporters of Barak Obama may be hailing him as the man who will change America for the better but the early signs suggest it would be very much business as usual, on foreign policy at least, if the Democratic nominee wins the election. President Obama is already starting to look very much like Dubya2+.

You may remember all those years ago when Dubya was first elected President he could not find Israel on a map of the world. According to popular rumour in fact, he could not find his own arse with both hands.

Now, as Barak Obama takes his first unsteady steps towards Pennsylvania Avenue we have evidence that he can probably not find someone else’s arse with both hands.

In a speech to the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee the candidate said that if elected he will guarantee that as long as he is President Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and will be an undivided city.

This probably came as quite a shock to citizens of Israel’s capital, Tel Aviv and to people in Jerusalem who have a need to cross between the Arab/ Jewish divide.

Good work Barry, keep it up.

TODAY WE COMMENTED ON:

Big New Idea that will not save the planet.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977360319&nav=MyGather
An absolutely brilliant connent thread kicked off by a throwaway article. This often happens at Gather, maybe I should try more throwaways here?

The disaster that is biofuel must not be blamed on third world countries

I didn't sign up for this
Labour's betrayal of its core supporters through its attacks on civil liberties

$45 trillion to fight global warming?

What does Obama's victory mean for the greens

Racism, homophobia, anti-semitism, misogyny, its going to be a fun election across the pond says Pam Spauling at Pandangon.