George Bush II may have a token Jew in an unimportant position here and there but certainly not in his cabinet. Israel will once more have to deal with the anti-Jewish activist James Baker who was Secretary of State in the Bush I administration. Remember that Baker and George Bush I repeatedly called into question the patriotism of anyone who supported Israel. Aside from these Jewish issues is the question of justice. Millions of Americans can hardly look at the news on television or read a newspaper without being reminded of the utter inequity of inaugurating the loser and voiding the will of the majority.
Democracy is fragile.
In every generation there are those who seek to substitute their lust for power for rule by the people whom they want to govern. Well, he may get his wish as we are now closer to a one party fascist state than we have ever been. For us Jews this looks very bad. Surely Jewish history teaches us that we are always the first targets of all tyrants and that we can only survive where democracy rules. Hopefully there is still a way out of this dilemma.