Peres For President, Ami Ayalon Edition

By
Omri Ceren
– March 27, 2007Posted in: Politics Israeli

Stop rolling your eyes. Peres really is the best candidate. On the same day that Barak backs Colette Avital for President (because she’s sooo well-known overseas, right?), Ami Ayalon comes out with an opinion demonstrating that he’s not an idiot:

In the Israeli democracy, the presidential institution and the person who heads it represent the people’s unity. The post of president holds symbolic and representative significance and should be held by an impressive person who enjoys great sympathy from all strata of society. This perception is reinforced at this time in face of the nadir faced by the presidential institution, as well as the lack of public faith in government systems overall… Therefore, today we must do the right thing – show leadership and national responsibility. We must be attentive to the public’s wish and back Shimon Peres, a national figure with a magnificent record who enjoys the public’s overwhelming support and national consensus.

But hey, maybe everyone else is right. Maybe Peres is a “loser” and would just embarrass everybody when he goes overseas and advances Israel’s cause.

Except, obviously, he wouldn’t. Because he’s a genius and a mench. When we say that they just don’t make them like this any more, it’s because they just don’t make them like this any more.

References:
* Ehud Barak backs Avital for president [Ha'aretz]
* Peres now [YNet]

Previously:
* Oh God. Not the Peres Is a Traitor Debate Again.
* Peres For President
* The Next Time You Complain About Peres…