That he doesn’t really believe it?
I try not to pat myself too much on the back, but this administration has done more in terms of the security of the state of Israel than any previous administration.
Or that he does?
…Either way, I believe that the appropriate Yiddish phrase to use here is Oy gevalt.
He didn’t say they had done more to IMPROVE the security of the state of Israel.
Couple that to the “I’m going to need another term to finish the job” and you get the sense of ominous dread.
I have another yiddish word for Obama, Moe: Schmendrick
Rob’s got a point. He may well be patting himself on the back for a job well done putting Israel more at risk than it has been in decades.
He doesn’t want to pat himself on the back too much because he already has an army of union-back tax-payer-funded professional back scratchers at his disposal to do that for him.