ìDave – voting for Kerry does not make one a self-hating Jew, but joining the ISM sure does.î

Agreed. But is it rational for an American Jew to support John Kerry considering that we know that large numbers of his supporter think that Israel victimizes the Palestinians? Pat Buchanan is no longer a member of the Republican Party. Howard Deanís adherent, though, are welcomed with open arms by Senator Kerry. Yes, Deanís wife is Jewish. But this fact does not seem to prevent the former Vermont governor from building alliances with radical anti-Israeli elements.

I recently took another look at the 1947 classic film, ìGentlemanís Agreement.î I think it is fair to state that the Republican Party of that era was unfriendly towards Jews. The Democratic Party, at least in the North, was their only realistic choice. However, that was 57 years ago! Might some people still be living in the past?