re: #6 Destro

Adding the language AFTER THE FACT is actually the problem more so than the capital and god statement because it makes Obama seem to capitulate to GOP pressure (something many say Obama seems to do a lot to the GOP when they get in crazy mode).

Putting this language in has nothing do with where the capital of a foreign country is or if there is a God but to inoculate Obama from charges he is a secret Muslim or atheist (contradictory ideas but does not seem to bother the birthers) who hates Israel.

There is a reason every president since Israel was founded has declared Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that we will move our embassy there but has not done so. I don’t even think Romney would be crazy enough to do so even if he won despite his strong statements that he would.

The language regarding Jerusalem was there when Obama took office in 2008 and then removed. So I don’t know what you mean by “after the fact.” You can believe it’s some sort of conspiracy to whore for votes, but I’m not nearly as cynical for the obvious reason that Obama has been so amazingly good to Israel.

No president can move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem unless Israel wants to move it. So all the American votes and bruhaha about it isn’t going to change anything. All of Israel’s government buildings are in Jerusalem. It is the capitol.

The God statement is pretty innocuous and about as important as the statement “In God We Trust.”

“We need a government that stands up for the hopes, values and interests of working people and gives everyone wiling to work hard the chance to make the most of their God-given potential.”