Scott Johnson of Powerline offers two outstanding commentaries on Israel-related matters.He first noted yesterday the puzzling (at best; shameful at worst) rhetoric President Bush used yesterday in speaking of a Palestinian state.The devolution of President Bush's foreign policy is vividly on display on his trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In the case of North Korea, Iran, and Israel, the arc of Bush foreign policy has become Clintonian, predicated on empty words and meaningless gestures. I tried to point out one aspect of this devolution in "When words lose their meaning," noting President Bush's silent abandonment of the critieria he himself had articulated for attendeance at the Annapolis peace conference. Did anyone notice? As he urges Palestinian statehood, President Bush continues to assert despite appearances to the contrary that President Abbas and the Arabs within the Palestinian Authority understand the importance of "democratic states...(Read Full Post)