Comments on: A reluctant endorsement for Mitt Romney

By: Michael R Steinberg

Michael R Steinberg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:30:56 +0000

The Ft Hood massacre is “workplace violence!” The Obama Attorney General refuses to acknowledge any connection between violent jihad and the Mulsim religion! Obama slights Netanyahu on a visit to the White House. Obama does not visit Israel on his tour of the Middle East! What more do you need to see to realize that this man favors the Muslim agenda, which is against Chrisitianity and American values. We can not change the cultural furniture of the Middle East; our troops attempt in vain to change the atmosphere with a spritz of Febreze…it will not work. The best we can do is not have an apologist, who seeks brownie points by embracing a merciless enemy, and whose efforts are seen as a sign of weakness. To have faith in this current administration is to be blind!!!

By: GHWeiss

GHWeiss — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:11:08 +0000

Thumbs up for this. BTW the Iron Dome was proposed by Bush but sat upon by Obama until election year. The fiasco in Libya should give all allies of America pause. This President is lacking when it comes to foreign policy, Israel included, and all Americans should take these shortcomings into account, not just Jewish Americans.

By: David

David — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:34:33 +0000

If you are going to vote on Israel above all other poilicies, than frankly you need to move to Israel, and leave the voting to those who are voting based on the country they LIVE IN! You have lost sight of the point of the election…DOH

By: Alan Lasnover

Alan Lasnover — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:45:30 +0000

I agree completely with the author’s sentiments. I’m truly sorry to see that this places me in opposition to the “majority.”

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:10:13 +0000

The following received from and printed with permission from Arnold Flick:

I agree, although I extend my Democratic background to include concerns domestically as well those regarding foreign policy and Israel.. Obama has seriously blurred the separation of powers in the Constitution and seems to have no sense of economics and the crisis of the debt. While I agree that the rich should pay more taxes, I also think the burden of regulations emanating from the administration is strangling many. I look at Obama as having changed a drifting policy under Bush, and now I think we need to change a “spend first, think later” policy under Obama.
Thanks for your courage.
Feel free to add this letter to the Journal.
Arnold Flick

By: Chuck Rickman

Chuck Rickman — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:41:14 +0000

Very well written and I applaud him for his decision.
I don’t hold the same Trust for Mitt Romney as he does.
I agree that Obama has faltered on some issues, but he has excelled at others. Like getting rid of Osama Bin Laden and getting us out of two wars that have cost us a Trillion Dollars.
He has much more trust in Romney, a Seasoned Politician, who has flip flopped almost daily on issues, than he does for the President who has demonstrated what he believes.
What will he really do? That’s the big question.
We know what Obama has done. Can we trust Romney? Maybe Obama has pissed you off a couple times for not seeing eye to eye, but in the long run he still has your back, he says so and I believe him.
Iran does not have a bomb yet. Calm, calculated action is required. Obama is doing that. Even Meir Dagan, former Mossad suggests more time before we strike Iran.
Romney’s actions speak louder than words for me.
He is a conscientious objector. He ran and hid in France for 31 months (three missions for his church). He failed to serve during the Viet Nam War.
None of his sons have served our great country. They too are conscientious objectors.
Very few Mormons serve their country, they serve their church. They think church missions are greater than protecting our country.
Romney flip flops on Healthcare. One day he created Obama care, the next day he wants to kill it, then the next day he will use part of it. How can you trust this?
I will not vote for Romney. His actions have proven to me he is not trust worthy.
Trust is the key in this election. Romeny has failed that test. The President still has my trust.
Chuck Rickman

By: dan brodsky

dan brodsky — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:24:14 +0000

Walk down the street. Find a person… any person with a pulse.
That person would be better than Obama, who single-handedly seems to be ruining the world as well as the USA.

By: J.J. Surbeck

J.J. Surbeck — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:50:14 +0000

Because Obama can be relied upon? On June 4, 2008, candidate Obama said in front of 7,000 AIPAC supporters “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided.” Hours later, he changed his mind and said “Well, obviously, it’s going to be up to the parties to negotiate a range of these issues. And Jerusalem will be part of those negotiations.” (See http://cnsnews.com/news/article/candidate-obama-also-called-jerusalem-israel-s-capital-then-backtracked). I wouldn’t call that a reliable and trustworthy person. Obama has proven that he can’t be trusted. Now it’s Romney’s turn.

By: Gail Umeham

Gail Umeham — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:45:08 +0000

As always well said, but why do you believe that Israel is the one thing that Romney won’t change his mind about? I don’t believe he can be relied upon.

By: EvelynGold

EvelynGold — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:06:49 +0000

My thinking EXACTLY but explained far, far better than I ever could. Thank you for a fine article.

By: rhonda Bloom

rhonda Bloom — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:25:01 +0000

Just read your article in the, Jewish world, about why you are voting for Mitt Romney. I loved it! I’m going to share it with my liberal Jewish friends. Thank you for explaining your views so well! R. Bloom, Chabad at La Costa. Looking forward to reading more of your work.

By: Howard Rubenstein

Howard Rubenstein — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:41:04 +0000

i finally got it. although i am not a fan of mitt romney’s, president barack hussein obama’s refusal to identify moslem terrorism by that appropriate name poses a threat not only to israel, but to the usa and to the entire world.

By: John Burtis III

John Burtis III — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:19:47 +0000

As a Boston University trained student of The Holocaust and European History, with a father and mother who both served in the US military during WWII, I have studied and have had described the horror of our failure to support the Jewish people in their hour of need. Sadly today, with the Muslim Brotherhood and other like minded groups being given unprecedented access to the White House, while the fruits of the failed Arab Spring experiment have come home to roost with the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, it is time to clearly examine the chances of survival for the Jewish State of Israel and to investigate why America is not standing closer to our democratic allies in Jerusalem. We stand together for the same principles of democracy and human decency, while those wearing suicide belts to kill and maim us are the new fascists of this age. Sadly, the one American political party which expects all Jewish Americans to blindly cast their votes in support is the same party which seeks rapprochement and appeasement with al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. But it is my fervent hope that the election of Gov. Romney will reset the clock and return America to Israel’s right shoulder.

By: President Obama and the Jewish vote « THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL.

President Obama and the Jewish vote « THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL. — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:23:11 +0000

[...] I’ll let you read the rest, both from Mr Kesler and Mr Harrison’s original. [...]

By: J.J. Surbeck

J.J. Surbeck — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:27:32 +0000

Very well put, Don. Congratulations on your principled decision. You’re one of the few willing to look at the big picture rather than through the lens of personal pet topics, as valid as they may be. I think your most important line is “We tend to be a people who set great store by reason and rational behavior, however, we delude ourselves when we believe other peoples value the same traits.” That fact alone is the reason why so many Israelis and Jews worldwide have died: when we delude ourselves into assuming that our enemies share our values, we shouldn’t be surprised to discover (but often too late) that they don’t at all. On the contrary, they take advantage of our values to impose theirs, more often violently than not. No doubt you will receive grief from ideologically blind and intolerant liberals (as I have) for whom devotion to the party line is more important than the survival of Israel. Their intolerance and lack of respect for ideas differing from theirs is all we need to see to appreciate their alleged liberalism, which in fact shares disturbing similarities with fascism. Let them try to intimidate you… and just ignore them. You did good.

By: Simantov

Simantov — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:38:26 +0000

I congratulate you, Mr. Harrison, on your thoughtful editorial regarding the critical choice that we Jews have to make this November. I believe that you are correct in your analysis and hope that others will consider your words and come to the same conclusion.