Locked in her first tough re-election battle in nearly a decade, California Rep. Lois Capps (D) finds herself under fire from pro-Israel activists for what they say is a lengthy record of hostility towards the Jewish state.
Capps—a darling of the far-left J Street and the mother in law of Bill Burton, the head of the Obama-affiliated Priorities USA Super PAC—has spent her political career on the outskirts of Congress’ pro-Israel majority, refusing to back numerous measures affirming the U.S.-Israel alliance.
Her antagonistic stance towards Israel, as well as her association with individuals and organizations that are openly hostile to the Jewish state, could lead voters to embrace former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, a moderate GOP heavyweight who is a member in good standing of the state’s pro-Israel community, political insiders say.
Democratic observers are becoming concerned that Capps’ controversial minority views about Israel could become a liability in a race that has grown increasingly close in recent months.
“There are few members of Congress like [Capps]—in either party—but Jewish Democrats will surely sit on the sidelines in this race,” lamented one Democratic strategist who has been following the race. “Of course we don’t want the Republican to win, but her record has largely not been helpful for the pro-Israel community or the US-Israel relationship.”
Read More at freebeacon.com. By Adam Kredo.
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I hope Capps loses big time. Her whole time in Congress has been in lock step with Pelosi, Boxer, Finestein, and all the other far-left California do-nothings.
The good news is that many American voters have woken up and realize that Obama and his flunkies are exactly that as is Obama nothing more than a flunky. If you listen to Obama speak off Tele-Promtor, he uses words that someone with less than a grade eight education would use. He is truly and idiot a lucky one at that but still an idiot and fortunately it appears that many American’s that voted for him in 2008, have resolved themselves to not voting for him again. I hope that he is arrested, tried and convicted of treason and then Pelosi and Reid should be brought up on criminal charges since they could not ever have “vetted” him since he had no verifiable past. They all need to be prosecuted for their crimes, that includes the less than honorable AG Eric H. Holder Jr; and the over weight Secretary of state Janet Napolitano, let’s not forget the lime-light sucking Hilary Clinton, she is also guilty as heck as to her involvement in Operation “Fast and Furious”.
What about the guy who really should have been hitting out at him. Boehner, How can the GOP actually claim to be fighting against the lame duck and loonie left, when John B lets everything Dictator “O” puts out go unchalllenged.
She even smiles the same evil smile Obama has when he talks about Israel too! Ship her out with Obama and 98% of all the rest!