Henry Levine http://jta.org/user/profile/17744 en-us rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T;16:30:00-05:00 Suffice it to say that the campaign that Mr. Brooks remembers is not the one experienced by me or ( I believe) most of the other 78% of American Jewish voters who ultimately voted for President-elect Obama. To cite just two examples: 1. I recall no attacks on Senator McCain's support for Israel, but numerous false attacks on the President-elect's views. He was and is a strong supporter of Israel's security, and there never were and are not now "serious and legitimate reasons to be concerned by [his] positions on Israel, Iran and the Middle East." 2. Senator Lieberman's fate is undetermined as I write this, but in light of the fact that he not only endorsed Senator McCain but spoke at the Republican convention and [despite promises not to do so] criticized President-elect Obama during the campaign, any decision to replace him as chairman of one of the Senate's most important committees can hardly be viewed as a threat, rebuke, or penalty. The Democratic Caucus did not leave Senator Lieberman -- he left it. 2009-11-20T;16:30:00-05:00