The New York Sun is pretty blunt about this: “It may be too soon to say who won the election in Israel but it’s not too soon to say who lost — President Obama.” …and, let’s be honest, here. It was a remarkably silly thing for the President to try to get involved in. No, seriously, think about it for a moment. What was the upside for any attempt by Barack Obama to influence the Israeli election? What was his victory condition?
Because I’m pretty sure that President Obama’s victory condition didn’t involve a possible federal probe: Continue reading Barack Obama spins gold into straw in Israel elections. Again.