Outside the Beltway

Jeffrey Goldberg asks, “What if Mitt Romney were Jewish?”

This is one of the most draw-droppingly stupid 29 seconds I have experienced in some time.

R.I.P.

President Obama doubled down in his speech before this year’s AIPAC conference. Why he did so only he understands.

Prominent commentators on the Left and Right are amused by an outrageous assault on CBS reporter Lara Logan.

Andrew Sullivan makes a rather bizarre charge offhandedly: “Who among the neocons would have thought that one of George W. Bush’s final legacies would be bringing pogroms, bombings and genocide to Christians in his new zone of freedom?”

If the Soviets had put Jews into gas chambers, it would have been a pity.

It appears that full body scanners, operated by leering yahoos under the cover of government authority, may finally be rousing the sheep who have meekly submitted to the absurd delays and indignities that have been piled on since 9/11 and sundry botched attempts.

Bill Jacobson and Glenn Reynolds seem to be overly amused that Conor Friedersdorf has the title of “senior editor” over at Andrew Sullivan’s blog.

Mary Anastasia O’Grady takes Jeffery Golodberg to task over his interview with Fidel Castro. Much hilarity (or, at least, poor analysis) ensues.

Fidel Castro is back in the public eye, but he’s singing a slightly different tune now.

Will Israel attack Iran ? You’d better hope not.

Park51 opponents are trying to depict Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as an anti-American radical. Read his speech at Daniel Pearl’s memorial service and judge for yourself.

The New York Times is reporting that the Obama Administration has convinced Israel that Iran is much further away from developing nuclear weapons than Tel Aviv fears, but there seems to be something else going on here.

Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?

A roundup of some of the more intelligent commentary on the Big Picture issues in the brouhaha of the day.