No, Democrats Aren't Anti-Israel

Here's the thing about people like New York Times columnist Bret Stephens: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been soundly criticized and forced to apologize for her words -- the worst of which were in old tweets. That's a lot more than we can say for the endless line of lawmakers who have said equally offensive things -- on the House and Senate floor! -- about blacks, gays, trans people, Hispanics, women and so on. But you know what's a lot worse than inflammatory words and an insincere apology? (Ask "Barney Fag" about those.) Actual policies to discriminate against said groups, like the stream of racist voter-suppression laws that have gone on the books since the Voting Rights Act was gutted; recent legislation designed to chip away at newly gained LGBTQ marriage rights and our ability to adopt children; and the constant legislative attack on women's right to choose. What anti-Semitic laws have anyone proposed let alone enacted? 

As for the people who are less critical of Rep. Omar, they are asking two things: Are we sure you're not using her as a smokescreen to not address the horrendous policies of Trump pal Benjamin Netanyahu? And above all, what is it about Rep. Omar -- as opposed to Steve King, Dick Armey and all of the other ones -- that she's being held to such a higher standard of reprimand than critics of other groups? Gee, I wonder ...

P.S. Speaker Pelosi seems determined to forge ahead with this resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry -- all part of Dems' master plan to self-destruct in time for the 2020 election.

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