Degenerate Matter

Of Usurpers, "Statesmen" and Puppets

Isn't this cute? Obama stands next to the villainous usurper, coaxing the Palestinian puppet president into shaking hands with the enemy. Just look at the way he holds his hand paternally on Abbas' shoulder; and the limp hand of Abbas.

This is a puppet who knows he's a puppet; who knows he has no support. A figurehead, approved of by the Israelis, who will accomplish…nothing. Who will jump when asked; but do no more than his role as a kapo calls for.

(Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times)