“A liar.” Per George W. Bush, who accused him of intentionally undermining the Annapolis peace process, and deceiving Bush of his intentions.

A pain in the ass, per Bill Clinton, who found him so abrasive and obnoxious at their first meeting he bleated within earshot of reporters: “who the fuc# does he think he is?”

“An untrustworthy liar,” per Bibi’s long time associate dinner companion, the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, in words to Obama.

A “Hatichat Hara!” (Hebrew, but won’t pass censorship here), from his first wife, who pregnant with their child, divorced him upon learning he was stupping another woman at the time.

And in general the Israeli public doesn’t like him very much. Last month’s survey for the Jerusalem Post showed almost two-thirds of Israelis would prefer some ‘other’ prime minister. Though the poll indicated his Likud party remained the most popular , voters did’t want him leading it.

None of that means his views about the Palestinians, and Iran, and Islamic terrorism isn’t correct, only that it’s too bad Bibi’s the voice of Israel broadcasting them.

Gov. Scott Walker could probably pull off something like this. He’s not as wooden as everybody makes him out to be, but it would have to be the right scripting.

Dr. Ben Carson has the personality to pull it off, but I think that everybody would expect him to as an outside play, and for that reason alone he would not.

Gov. Rick Perry has the personality to do it, but I think that it would be seen as him not taking the issues seriously given his prior stumbling when pressed for issue focus, so it would be a bad campaign choice as it would open him up to the “you’re making a personal attack because you can’t discuss the issues” line.

In Israel, it is the government’s job to ensure that the children are able to live, to serve to protect their nation, and to defend itself.

Bibi knows his job, his role.

[I agree with you about socialism – and Israel is a socialist-leaning parliamentarian system, not a republic, like the US. But as I noted, it is the job of the central, federal government to provide for the defense of the nation and its citizens – including the most precious future, the children – in a free country, that is.]

socialism is stupid, no matter which country it is practiced in.

And, now that the Superbowl is over Netanyahu will address both houses of Congress. In mid-March. Before Israelis go to the polls.

obama’s “legacy” is its own petard. (And, when Shakespeare said ‘petard’ … he meant ‘fart.’) For obama? It may be the smell that overtakes his legacy.

Sense of humor, check.

Gravitas, check.

A proven leader, check.

A national vision for the country, check.