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I Have Been Defending Israel's Right To Exist, And To Defend Itself Against Terrorism, For Many Years-on College Campuses, In Television Appearances And In Debate.

President Obama Has Earned My Vote On The Basis Of His Excellent Judicial Appointments, His Consensus-building Foreign Policy And The Improvements He Has Brought About In The Disastrous Economy He Inherited.

The Plain Message Conveyed By The New Administration Is That George W Bush's America Is A Christian Nation, And That Non-christians Are Welcome Into The Tent So Long As They Agree To Accept Their Status As A Tolerated Minority Rather Than As Fully Equal Citizens. In Effect, Bush Is Saying: "this Is Our Home, And In Our Home We Pray To Jesus As Our Savior. If You Want To Be A Guest In Our Home, You Must Accept The Way We Pray."

That's When Civil Liberty Suffers - When We Think Special Times Justify The Diminution Of Civil Liberties. And I'm Not Going To Accept That.

It Is Difficult To Offend A New Yorker.