Israel is one of (or the) only countries in the Middle East where Arab Muslims have the right to vote. I think that statement says a lot about the situation. It makes it pretty clear, straight up, whose side we must be on. And thus far, the Bush Administration has fallen flat on its face over this. Anyone claiming "rope-a-dope" at this point needs to have their conspiracy detectors adjusted. Yeah, there's been some dope-roping going on, but guess who the dope is? It's the American people, and our true friends the Israelis. The Bush Administration is still mired hopelessly in the belief that Yasser Arafat is useful for something other than target practice. This is a subject I will probably rant on more often in coming days. Heck, I may even be moved to post more links about it!

And for the record, I'm Catholic.