05.16.2008 9:54 am
Welcome to the general election
President George W. Bush made a veiled reference to Barack Obama while in Israel yesterday, setting off a political firestorm back in the states. Bush said that people seeking talks with Iran and radical Islamic groups are like those who sought to appease Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Obama said, “George Bush knows that I have never supported engagement with terrorists, and the President’s extraordinary politicization of foreign policy and the politics of fear do nothing to secure the American people or our stalwart ally Israel.” (From the Washington Post story.)
Read the NYTimes story here.
What do you think?
Jamie Riley is the P-D letters editor and gatekeeper of the letters blog. Before joining the editorial page in May 2005, she was a reporter and page designer. Jamie lives in University City with her husband, Charles, daughter, Elise, and the world's best Jack Russell terrier, Logan, better known as Stinky. 
Jamie - an interesting accusation you have made. Where exactly is your proof that President Bush was referring to Obama? I guess I should just expect the same PD partisanship from you as the rest of the PD staff that has endorsed Obama. Great!