US probes gatecrash at Obama-Singh state dinner - YAHOO!
The Secret Service is “conducting a comprehensive review of the incident” at the gala dinner in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday, Special Agent Edwin Donovan told AFP. Sporting a black dinner jacket and a flowing …
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92 Percent of Pro-Goldstone Vote is Dems
The final tally on the House resolution condemning the report by Judge Richard Goldstone alleging war crimes by Israeli forces in Gaza is a lopsided 344 to 36 — as it should be. Normally nothing much would be made of these numbers, but this vote, coming so quickly on the heels of J Street’s inaugural [...]
NJDC: Obama Appointee Has "Questionable Israel Record"
Josh Rogin reported today that former Senator Chuck Hagel will serve as co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Hagel was also the keynote speaker at last night’s J Street gala dinner. Naturally, Hagel is not a big supporter of Israel (this seems to be a theme among J Street speakers). The Republican Jewish Coalition [...]
J Street Blues
Thad Cochran, the only Repubican Senator who initially agreed to “host” J Street’s gala dinner, reportedly has withdrawn. It had seemed to me that Sen. Cochran, who has solid record of supporting Israel, had been misled, and that apparently is the case.
J Street represented itself as pro-Israel and Cochran therefore signed [...]
Guess who’s not hosting a dinner
In this post, I reported out that 160 members of Congress, including 29 Senators, are hosting a “gala” dinner at the end of the month for “J Street,” a collection of leftists who claim to represent “sensible mainstream of pro-Israel American Jews,” but who in reality are anything but pro-Israel. Among the 160, [...]
Photostream: Sneak Peak
The White House Photo Office will soon be releasing their latest batch of photos here on the blog. Thanks to the Photo Office for giving us a look at what’s coming up and check back soon to see the full slideshow.
(Secret Service and staff are pictured in a freight elevator at the Convention Center in [...]
