Maybe this is why South Carolina kept Fritz Hollings as its junior senator for decades.

Every president since 1947 has made a futile attempt to help Israel negotiate peace. But no leadership has surfaced amongst the Palestinians that can make a binding agreement. President Bush realized his chances at negotiation were no better. He came to office imbued with one thought -- re-election. Bush felt tax cuts would hold his crowd together and spreading democracy in the Mideast to secure Israel would take the Jewish vote from the Democrats.

Nurse, I know it's hard to get the Senator to take his meds, but you see what happens when you don't...