why should podhoretz be ashamed of what he wrote? Except for those delusional Jews of the Liberal-Left, among whom Avishai certainly belongs, anybody growing up in New York in the 40's and 50's knows the degreee of ethnic tension and hostility which existed among blacks and whites. In fact ethnic hostility was a fact of Life. But to shmendricks like this Avishai that doesn't fit in with his delusional worldview. Actually, Mr. Avishai it you who should be ashamed at having reached such an apparently mature chronological age in years yet you still suffer from the typical delusions of the Left. By the way, Obama will never be the Democratic candidate. There may someday be a black person who is electable but not this empty, cliche-filled Obama who beside losing the women's vote is opposed by virtually the entire Latino community. And if you don't understand why Latinos oppose a black candidate in this year 2008, that would be perfectly in keeping with your delusional perceptions on all things as exemplified by your comments on Podhoretz.