Judaism in the news: By now, you've probably already read about Rep. James P. Moran, Democrat from Virginia, who stepped down from a party leadership post because of comments he made about Jews being responsible for the buildup toward war with Iraq. The version of the article above is from the New York Times. It doesn't actually quote any of the statements in question. It doesn't mention if anyone actually analyzed or even thought critically about the things Moran said, to see if they were, in fact, bigoted remarks, or if he was expressing a rational and sound, albeit politically incorrect and unpopular, sentiment. It simply describes the auto-on function of the Outrage Machine kicking in, whenever anything even remotely critical is said about a people-group that is extremely sensitive about its feelings being hurt. From this article alone, one is only left to guess at what was said. He very well may have said, "Those fucking yids and their interest rates are directly and solely responsible for the impending war in Iraq." Which is a ridiculous statement, worthy of condemnation. But what if he actually said something like, "Well, I don't know, I think Saddam Hussein, and the ousted Taliban, and Al Qaeda operatives, and Palestinian terrorists, and several intractable, irrational Muslim extremists are of course somewhat responsible for the tense and difficult situation in the middle east, which now seems to be headed toward an actual, physical war, in which the United States will play a huge part, but I have to say, I think several intractable, irrational Israeli fundamentalists, in both Israeli terrorist organizations and the Israeli government, and both in the middle east and here in the States, are a little responsible too, if not just as responsible." Is that anti-Semitic? Is it worthy of condemnation? Is it bigoted? The other Jewish thing in the news: The talking carp. "Some people say the story is as credible as the Bible's account of the burning bush." Exactly.