WHAT IS ONE TO THINK?

The hard-boiled political scientist will tell you that a nation has no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

But any realist can tell you that some allied nations are indeed special, that they have an enduring relationship with each other, that interests and friendships sometimes do correlate for very long periods of time.

This having been said, what is one to think of the leader of the United States who acts and speaks disparagingly of two of our long-term allies as though they were of no special importance to the welfare of his nation?

The two long-term allies are, of course, the United Kingdom and Israel.

b.o. has made it quite clear his regard for these two states.

And regarding energy independence, what is one to think of the interest groups which would prevent the significant flow of Canadian oil into the US via a new pipeline?
Especially what is one to think when one considers that if the pipeline is not built to the US that it will be built to the west coast of North America from whence it will be shipped to…just guess some of the customers who will be lining up to get it?

And the US will then be able to buy more oil from them.

What is one to think?

What is one to think of an electorate, of a national party, which thinks well of such leadership?