Who are you people!?!?

Who are these Jews who are even thinking of voting for Bush this time around? I don't get it. They think he's "supporting Israel"? Don't they see how badly things are going there? Sure, the terrorism is terrible. But is Sharon really making Israelis any safer? Is life going to get better for its residents on that path? They think he's "tough on terror"? Well, what is he doing mucking around in Iraq when Afghanistan is crumbling back into chaos?

What happened to the commitment to social justice we're supposed to have? Does it all go out the window the second we're scared?

From the L.A. Times:

Bush Gains in Efforts to Win Over Jewish Vote
By Maura Reynolds and Peter Wallsten Times Staff Writers
May 19, 2004

WASHINGTON — Stuart Weil, a ponytailed tropical fish farmer from Fresno, is a longtime Democrat who regularly attends synagogue. Four years ago, he voted for Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore. This year, not only does he plan to vote for President Bush, he's urging his Jewish friends to do the same.

"He is the first president to understand the world in terms of terrorism," said Weil, 51, one of more than 4,000 delegates this week at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation's preeminent pro-Israel lobby. "He understands that the terrorism Israel has had is now the terrorism the U.S. has."

On Tuesday, Weil and thousands of other AIPAC members welcomed Bush to their annual meeting with 21 standing ovations — a thunderous display of affection from an audience that, while always hawkish on Israel, had long been a home to more Democrats than Republicans.

And from BeliefNet... hope the author is correct about that last point.

Bush Boosts Jewish Support
United Press International Washington,
May 18--(United Press International)

President George W. Bush looks certain to significantly boost his support in the U.S. Jewish community when he runs for re-election this November. That success will certainly help him carry crucial Florida, but it looks unlikely to do him much good anywhere else.