Baloney, Terrel.
The Israel Lobby was instrumental in the elections of many politicians that voted for the authorization for Bush to take us to war with Iraq. They've been relentless in their lobbying to get us to schwack Iran. Listen to Malcolm Hoenlein who is President of the Conference of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations on the John Batchelor Show almost any evening---the lobbying is non-stop. They secure billions upon billions of foreign aid from American Taxpayers.
The media all yesterday is floating, "Marco Rubio for Vice President???" while he is galavanting off to the Middle East less than a week after being elected I am sure to be wine'd, dine'd and further sucked into the Lobby's foreign arm. Give him some intelligence briefings to make him feel special, get him to pledge more allegiance in return for shining star treatment in the media.
The Israel Lobby's work has cost lots of American lives with the Iraq war, and could cost us more if they nudge us into Iran. So I think people have a right to raise some ire when the "darling Marco Rubio" immediately heads to the Lobby's homebase. Rubio smells more and more like the consummate opportunist to me.
