So I suppose it should come as no surprise here that one of the more loudly criticized, at least by Democrats, developments generated by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s recent international trip has been his open embrace of the idea that the city of Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, a statement that marks him as one of the more pro-Israeli candidates in recent history. Having said that, it would seem that Barry's administration has had a rather difficult time in trying to decide whether or not Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It was just last Thursday that White House Press Secretary Jay 'Dim Bulb' Carney refused to say which locality is, indeed, the principal city of Israel.
But just one day after Mitt Romney stated that he believes Jerusalem to be the capital, our industrious little group over at the White House finally seems to have finally, kinda, sorta, made up their collective mind regarding its stance on the issue, claiming that Jerusalem isn’t currently (but could one day, based on negotiations, become) the nation’s capital. Is your head spinning yet? I know mine is. But what about this is different than the way they take a stance on any other truly important issue? Therefore it should also come as no surprise that the Barry White House has immediately gone on record saying he’s wrong, and that they do not believe Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, but that Jerusalem’s status should be resolved via “negotiations
White House has since asserted that Romney’s position was different from that of the Barry administration. “Our view is that that is a different position than this administration holds. It’s the view of this administration that the capital should be determined in final status negotiations between parties,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Monday. “I would remind you that that is the position that has been held by previous administrations both Democratic and Republican. So, if Mr. Romney disagrees with that position, he is also disagreeing with positions taken by previous presidents like Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan,” Earnest added. Strong words. Also, clearly a strong, and very obvious about face from Barry "Almighty".
But let’s add a few other factors into the mix, shall we. It wasn’t all that long ago, politically speaking, back in 2008, when our 'Dear Beloved Leader' was still just a candidate for president, that he made it quite clear that he believed then that the city was a part of Israel. The then presidential hopeful made this stance so clear that he even contended that Jerusalem must remain Israel’s capital, even at the end of the negotiation process. At the time, Barry said that any agreement with the Palestinians, “must preserve Israel’s identity as a Jewish state with secure, recognized, defensible borders. And Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided.” So what might have precipitated that drastic change in position?
Well the first possibility, of course, and the one that probably comes the closest to hitting the mark, would be the fact that back in 2008 Barry was simply lying in an attempt to pander for a few votes from the Jewish community. After which he promptly stabbed them right in the back. But it doesn't seem to have mattered to them much, because at least to most polls, Barry is still liable to garner for himself at least 60 percent of the Jewish vote. Hence, I guess, the source of his new found courage in declaring that the future of Jerusalem now hinges completely on the outcome of any negotiations. After all, if a majority of the Jewish population in this country cares so very little about the fate of Jerusalem, why should Barry care?
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