Plenty of Jewish voters back Obama

Keith R. Brill, Las Vegas

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 | 2:04 a.m.

Regarding the Las Vegas Sun’s Wednesday story headlined “Less a Democratic voting bloc than ever”:

A former New Yorker, I am a proud nine-year member of the Las Vegas Jewish community and an active member of Temple Beth Sholom. Trust me, there are plenty of Jewish Obama supporters in our temple and in Las Vegas. Indeed, Temple Beth Sholom is planning to have a pro-Obama speaker in the near future.

Though Sen. Joe Lieberman did stump this week at the temple, this does not mean Jewish voters are in sync with the conservative, right-leaning positions of John McCain. The Republican Party has been heavily influenced by the far right for the past eight years, and all indications are the party is still being run in the same fashion. Adding Palin to the ticket raises my concerns even more.

Obama’s strong pro-Israel stance is clear. And Biden is one of America’s smartest foreign policy experts, period. Unfortunately, many Republican Jews are spreading false rumors online about Barack Obama, using the familiar Republican tactics of fear and intimidation.

Well, this Jewish Las Vegan, in the words of Obama himself, has had “enough”! Enough of the lies and smears.

America’s standing in the world, as an economic leader and as a political leader, has been greatly diminished over the past eight years. Jewish Americans want to see America return to its former glory, and I cannot see how this can be done with McCain in power. As president, Obama will make sure that Israel remains one of our strongest allies!