With all due respect to President Obama, I want to hear what PM Netanyahu has to say.   I understand that the White House is disappointed with how Speaker Boehner invited him. Frankly, I think that the "Beltway spat" is rather small compared to the big picture of negotiating a deal with Iran. My friend Barry Casselman believes that there is an ideological component to the Democrats' reaction. He wrote this: So then, what is the real reason Mr. Obama and so many Democrats, including Jewish Democrats, don’t like and oppose “Bibi” Netanyau? The answer is simple and it is political,  Mr. Netanyahu is a genuine conservative, not only in foreign policy, but very importantly, in domestic policy. Barry has a point.    My sense is that there is another reason or the fact that the PM of Israel makes the president of the U.S. look rather weak.   PM Netanyau speaks with incredible authority on matters...(Read Full Post)