We more or less understand and agree with most of the arguments for why, given tactical political considerations, (domestically) left of center pro-Israel voters have to hold their noses and vote for Republicans. It's the "let's beat the folks who drop houses on homosexuals and gang rape women for going to college - we'll figure out the rest later" argument. That's an argument we're quite sympathetic to, although we think that we're kind of in the center on this position. On one side there's Lynn, who will not allow herself to be single-issue bullied (our phrase and characterization, not hers) into voting for Santorum over Casey even if Santorum is fantastic on the war against political Islam. On the way, way other side there's Pamela who feels kind of relieved that Chafee won not because Chafee has even one redeeming personal quality, but because he's a means to the end of preventing the Democrats and their interest groups from gaining legislative power (our phrase and characterization, not hers). Our position is that you have to weigh what a Senator wants to do by what a Senator is able to do, and the Supreme Court is still around to check anything really excessive (assuming that such a thing could even get out of Congress). On the other hand, playing around with Foggy Bottom's budget allocations until they don't stop sucking up to dictators is a real, grounded effect that someone like Santorum can have.

That said, will somebody please tell George Allen to just shut the hell up? Credentials on not being a fan of Iran: A+. Knowing how to campaign: D-. And the only thing that keeps it from being an F is that we think he was ambushed. But wow, does he suck at this.