Rep. Hoyer promises US financial crisis won't affect Israel's aid package

they put in a shit ton more effort defending the middle class, as israel is a non issue unless you are a propaganda machine.
we give aid to nations all across the world, regardless of what happens here cuz it is independent of what happens here.
we bail out mexico year after year, give ireland the same amount of money we give to israel for no particular reason.
making it about israel is just silliness

hey buddy, irrespective of the Israeli question, I quite believe that less than 50% of the population is patriotic. The approx 50% that vote repub can't be even if by default. Not all of the other 50% even vote, or pay attention. on the Israeli issue, in my view Israel is not the issue. The issue from my perspective is that any U.S. congressman would speak such words; irrespective of any potential inducement, to any foreign country or it's representative. It transgresses normal boundaries of "partner nation's" when the partnership is give priority to one's actual nation. I believe that the way the congress has been dealing with Israel has and is sabotaging our long term relationship with Israel, as it's being done in a way that is certain to engender resentment in the US population ultimately, as it would develop against any country that would have been in Israel's place. The powers are penny wise and dollar foolish with short term vision, and have compromised Israel's highest potential for esteem here, even among the Christians who view Israel biblically. But the powers don't fucking care about Israel long term, they're in it to cash out what they can right now and fuck the future. It's just my perspective, of course.

you are pretty much right on the money.i mean it is impossible to state what peoples reactions will or wont be to anything based on anything, but this falls under the catagory of "it is what it is".damned if we do damned if we dont.

if we dont support israel, we are failing in serving our interest in liberty, as so few nations are willing to take the proactive stance required to insure it exists.if we support israel we have to negotiate to what degree, wich will always be far from agreed upon.as 400 million people will never agree on any value of anything.

the nugget of truth evident in this post isnt what i take issue with.but the exploitation of it serving alternate purposes based in creating false ideas.false ideas pointed at demonizing a particular people.

that is true! as all exploiters and spinners of fact will do.

Problem is, how many people know about this? This is the first I've heard of it. If main stream media refuses to carry it -- it effectively disappears.

it isnt known cuz it is a non issue

You, too? Something's going on here, and it stinks.

Q: I don't get it, because otherwise he is fairly progressive.....weird....

A: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!

granted the money is a drop in the bucket but we gotta start somewhere

Right! And it's not a drop in the bucket to the mother that can't feed her cildren because her job was exported, or to the student that can't afford tuition, or to the ill person than can't afford health care. I believe than one drop spilled elsewhere until we have taken adequate care of the progeny of those who have created, protected, and maintained this nation is a treasonous act against those people and this country, and EVERY LEGISLATOR who ever voted for such a transgression should be imprisoned for life or executed.

You state the same things I have said for years. If you want to end the Palestinian "problem" tell the Israelis for every "settlement" they build it will cost a million dollars of welfare that they will not receive. The problem would end over night. We can ill afford to support a country that gives us nothing in return. Plus we have to worry about them starting a war. If they do that, people like Cantor, Lieberman, and Hoyer will be insisting we send troops and even more money. I have a better idea. Send the above 3 over to Israel, give them a flak jacket and an assault rifle, and let them serve in the Israeli Army.

then how are you aware of this?

I've had some comments censored that had no four letter words in them!

i dont think the israelis really give a shit about us in this regard

gives new meaning to "live by the sword, die by the sword" don't it.

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exactly, why is he acting like he is the rep. for a second district? wtgdf

Bingo.

Problem solved.

I did and I don't like it.

Actually the Norway massacre, which the mainstream media buried after only few days, is really what buried the phone hacking scandal at first, but yeah you're right the debt downgrade is keeping Murdoch out of the news cycle for sure.

Funny how the $30 billion in free money for Israel never makes the nightly news.