There is a group in Israel and in the U S that refuses to accept Israel's right to exist. They embraced the President of Iran when he came and said he would destroy Israel. Neturei Karta (the Guardians of the Gates, as they call themselves) is known in Israel and here to be a danger to the survival of Israel and capable of setting off a huge explosion to get their way.

They are not as dangerous to Israel, however, as the so-called Christian Zionists. When I saw a clip wherein Lieberman appeared at one of their conferences and compared Hagee to Moses, I was so nauseated I had to log off and get my breath. The Christian Zionists have forged ties with neoconservatives, encouraging the most extreme right-wing elements of the Israeli political scene. They (including Parsley) are encouraging the expulsion of the Palestinians from Israel proper, Gaza and the PA. They expect that this will encourage Jews to make aliyah to Israel. When all the Jews are gathered in Israel, they imagine, Jesus will return and slaughter the Jews who choose to remain Jews, tossing their souls into the "lake of fire."

This is the group of scum that Lieberman has based his hopes of ascendency with and on whose lapels he has clung. He is what Jews often call "schlang." A schlang is one of those delicious double entendres that mean so much in their native tongue. Schlang means both a snake and, more informally, the male reproductive organ. There is no excuse for him and, when the Democrats win more of the Senate, he will be sent to well-deserved obscurity unless he has the uncommon and unexpected decency to want to spend more time with his family and quits.

The idea that Joe Lieberman is more loyal to Israel than to the US is not the issue. Joe Lieberman is more loyal to Joe Lieberman than to either entity.

He is enraged that Ned Lamont won the CT primary. After all he thinks he did for his state, how dare they reject him??? He is taking it out on the Democrats the only way he knows how and will go on doing that until he is mercifully retired by his state's voters. Meanwhile, he is McCain's consigliere, has actually compared Hagee to Moses (shudder) and has become a laughingstock. When the Democrats increase their majority, he will be retired to the sub committee on barber poles.

I worked in a psychiatric hospital and I am acutely conscious of the rights of patients to confidentiality. I am uncomfortable about the release of the psychiatric portion of McCain's medical recorsd. I am not uncomfortable about the release of the non-psychiatric portion, especially in the light of a history of malignant melanoma which has a relapse rate.

The fact that he has been an effective Senator for many years makes me wonder whether we need to know about his psych evaluations. I would liken it to a man who has had colon cancer. We don't need pictures of his colon but we do have a right to know that he is not now suffering from it. A simple statement from a reputable gastroenterologist will be sufficient. A simple statement that Senator McCain is not suffering from a significant psychiatric illness is enough for me. As a Democrat, I would not vote for him anyway but as an advocate for privacy, I don't think I need to know about his mental status.

Let me assure anyone who thinks that Lieberman's Jewish identity (sic) makes Jews automaticallyt think highly of him that most of the Jews I have talked with consider Lieberman a schlang. For those who are not enlightened, schlang has a rather interesting dual use for Yiddish-speaking Jews. Technically, schlang is any kind of snake. However, it is also used colloquially to refer to the male sexual organ. Thus Lieberman is both a snake (a traitor) and a pr*ck. He is an embarrassment to Judaism. I don't like sharing my religion with him.

Don't make the mistake of allying all Jews with the neocon schlang. Many of us want him to go as far away as he can. If he could be wished off the planet, I would send him to a distant and inhospitable galaxy. He is not a suitable example of my tribe.

Schlang is the Yiddish word for "snake" and a double-entendre for the male organ. Thus, when I call Lieberman a schlang, which I do on a regular basis, I am also calling him something else. Yiddish being a very supple language, it refers to both treachery and the character of the traitor. Lieberman, McCain's consigliere, is an Iago to the Democrats. When he whispers in McCain's ear that McCain is talking like a jackass about the Middle East, he is betraying his roots in a centrist Democratic constituency but he is also betraying McCain. Does McCain think Lieberman is loyal to him? He is getting revenge on the Democrats. He has become an embarrassment to the Democrats and I pity him when more Democrats are elected to the Senate. I have a feeling that among them will be at least one mongoose.