Obama Sends Rosh Hashanah Message, Calls for Lasting Peace for Israel

Obama’s word cannot be trusted.
He talks a good game. But with Obama you have to ignore what he says and look at what he does.
He shows very little loyalty to our longtime allies.

I bet the Old Liberal Media covered this story. If it makes Obama look good they cover it.
Communist working in the White House,
ACORN cheating taxpayers and committing fraud? Not covered.

That’s good – he has observed religious occasions for both Muslims and Jews in the past month or so.

The Nauseator-in-Chief has really outdone himself here.

Poland, and the Czech Republic are probably pretty angry and scared right now.
Posted by: ollie
scared of who?

Ollie is right, Obama weakening our defense is exactly the wrong thing to do. Missle defense DID work, they conducted a number of successful tests to prove it. EVERY time we do this it isn’t met with similar type drawbacks throughout the world, instead it is viewed upon as weakness amongst our enemies (the Iran’s, North Korea’s even Venezuela’s of the world) and is seized upon as an opportunity to bolster their own armaments.
I am starting to see that Obama is EXACTLY as many of us feared him being, a failure of a president. It is simply yet to be seen if he is going to be merely bad and powerless due to his radically extreme positions, or will he become a Jimmy Carter-like colossal failure. That is what is yet to be seen, unfortunately for all of us there is another 3+ years to endure, I PRAY the country can withstand it and recover after Obama leaves office…

Obama weakening our defense
Posted by: Mike in SoCal
so your point is that America is weakened, and your proof is how other countries that you list as enemies ‘view us’…..
‘instersing’ strategic plan you have……

Hypocrite.

Dividing the land of Israel will result in Divine discipline and the destruction of the nations that come against her.

Julienita wrote, “That’s good – he has observed religious occasions for both Muslims and Jews in the past month or so.”
Jules, presidents have been issuing these sorts of statements on these religious holidays for decades– the Chosen One is not starting a new trend here. Greetings to the Muslims, Jews, etc. on their new year’s celebration are standard fare from the White House, regardless of the occupant.
I agree that is a good thing, and disagree with State not Church who is disturbed by any mention of religion, an important part of the cultural life of many people on this earth, by the president or the White House.
I am mildly disappointed, however, that he singled out Muslims for extra recognition, holding a Ramadan meal there, and did not do something similar for the Jewish community as a sign of reassurance. Ah, well, it’s not something I’m going to get very worked up about. But given the unease in Israel about American support (an unease I think is justified), a larger gesture this year might have been in order.

Unfortunately, no-one can run for elected office in the US without being carefully screened and approved by AIPAC. And anyone who wins office, thinks s/he has a greater obligation to Israel than the taxpayers of his/her own country.
I agree with the person who said churches should not be tax-free. At the very least, it would be nice if some politician just once acknowledged the debt we owe to science and a rational world view, which religion has always fought tooth and nail against.

Ryan C reminded me that President Obama held the first Seder at the White House. Excellent point– I was aware of that, and should have mentioned it in my post. I was however thinking about the current context– the Jewish community is concerned about his missile defense plans, his statements about settlements and the peace process in the MIddle East, his position on Iran and nuclear weapons. The High Holy Days would be an important time to make another such gesture of support and appreciation.