MER - Column: Only ISRAEL wants McCAIN - And Wrongly So!

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> THIS is a most thoughtful and insightful analysis. It comes from Israel in the pages of Ha'aretz:<br><br>FROM THE ARTICLE: Bush did Obama a favor by preceding him. Now Obama is the great black hope of humankind, after two terms of disappointment and a sense of betrayal. His candidacy could only grow out of such deep, frightening despair, while the candidacy of the "natural heir" - John McCain - became intolerable. Four or eight more years of Republican hegemony mean continuing the same policy.<br><br>Bush's America brought disaster to the world no less because of its economic conduct. Wall Street spread its viruses to developed and developing states. Thus the entire international community has lost an adult, responsible leadership and now looks up to Obama.<br><br>Only one state is still interested in McCain's services - Israel. Only Israel insists on continuing to live in a bubble. It is wrong, as usual. Bush was bad for the world and especially for us. America's ongoing wallowing in Iraq and its loss of deterrence power are bad for Israel, which isn't pulling out of anywhere. Israel is staying here, in the Middle East. <b on></b> </body>