BUSH AND THE JEWISH VOTE

The evidence mounts for “The End of the Jewish Vote.” Here’s The Forward on the White House’s ties to Orthodox Jews: “Both supporters and detractors of the president said the events showed that Bush was rewarding the religiously traditional elements of the community that supported his re-election and sending a message to the more liberal segments that did not.” Last month, Peter Beinart wrote that “Religion is eclipsing ethnicity as a force in American politics.” When Rick Santorum is a favored guest at the Novominsker Yeshiva in Brooklyn, who can disagree?
–Steven Menashi