No, none of these subjects are related but I do have interesting links for all 3 topics. So, despite the blank check the Bush admin has given Israel to crack down, Jews have not abandoned Democrats to support Bush. Money quote from TNR on the subject:
I'd say with the exception of their efforts to woo Jews, blacks, Hispanics, and Catholics, Karl Rove's and George W. Bush's strategy to bring traditionally Democratic groups into the Republican fold is going swimmingly
Next we have worries that Anti-Bush protests may help the GOP during the New York GOP convention.
Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer behind the I Love New York logo, has thought about this prospect a lot. He knows the power of images, and he's scared that pictures of rampaging protesters flashing on the nation's TV screens during the Republican National Convention will be a catastrophe.
"A lot of people in this town are very angry," he says. "When you have so many angry people up against the police, without any question violence will occur. If this turns out to be the visual material that the country is looking at, there's just the chance that there will be an incremental turn towards Bush."
Me, I'm not so sure that protests will help the GOP. "Convention racked by protests" can not be a good headline four days in a row.
Finally, everyone should read Matthew Yglesias on the "Brain Thing." Turns out it really does matter if the President is smart or not.
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