by Stephen Green
Bret Stephens warned his New York Times readers on Friday that Presidentish Joe Biden “just made his biggest blunder” when he paused delivery of more than 3,000 much-needed aerial bombs to Israel this week. Stephens is the NYT’s Conservativish™ writer, so he must drag his readers to the truth like a dog on a leash when he figures out you’re taking him to the vet.
That’s why Stephens has to include phrases like Biden’s “laudable motive” and to remind readers that the absolute worst part is that the suspension is “a political gift to Donald Trump.” But the truth is still buried in there like the proverbial haystack needle — and maybe this is the moment that American Jews, in numbers great enough to matter, take notice of their party’s callous disregard for them.
A fine example of just that is White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby, who said on Thursday, “It’s going to take a little bit of moral courage on both sides to finally be able to come across that table and ink this deal.” Moral courage from Hamas! Kirby, you’ll recall, was brought into the White House to be the grownup in the comms department.
And, yes, at least a few Jews seem to be taking notice.
The Dispatch’s Jonah Goldberg — whom I like personally, find engaging as a critic of Leftism, but who pretty much swims in a sea of NeverTrumpers — had this to say on Twitter/X shortly after the arms suspension was revealed: “I’ve heard from a LOT of reliably anti-Trump people – I mean really, really, anti-Trump people – who have had it with Biden tonight. Anecdotal, to be sure. But very telling in my circle.”
Jonah’s former National Review colleague AG Hamilton replied, “I’ve heard it for a while from more than a few lifelong Dems. Though I suspect today solidified the direction they were already leaning.”
And I loved this story from the Daily Wire’s Kassy Akiva:
3/5 of my liberal Jewish friends at a dinner table with me right now just said they’re voting for Trump after not voting for him last time. https://t.co/WdZhDYzXUC
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyDillon) May 10, 2024
“Sorry 4/5 because I’m voting for Trump and there’s 5 of us,” she added, followed by this kicker: “The other one is going to cave. I just know it.”
And here’s one more because I was gobsmacked by the gold sneakers mention:
