re: #109 BryanS

Serving as a check is a far cry from siding with a foreign power in my mind. In the context of the US government, minority parties serve as a check against the president or leadership of either house. That doesn’t mean they are siding against the interests of the American people.

What part of this do you not understand?

“Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington,” read a statement from Cantor’s office on the one-on-one meeting. “He made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between Israel and the United States, and that the security of each nation is reliant upon the other.”

As Obdi has said, the Obama administration, by and large, has continued the Bush administration’s policy on Israel, so what is there to “check”. It seems to me that Cantor is saying that only the GOP “understands” Israel (inferring the Dems are clueless at best, belligerent at worst)…the only thing wingnut TPers want from Israel is the Rapture, not a more secure Israel.