Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The new No Nukes signs
There are not that many remarkable 20th Century works of architecture within a 5 mile radius of where I live in the Philadelphia suburbs, but one that I enjoy looking at when I drive by it is Congregation Beth Sholom, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. When I went by it today, I noticed a new sign out front:
The dot org that designed and sells the signs is apparently a Jewish teen organization based in New Jersey.
Cheltenham Township (in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where Beth Sholom is located) has a significant Jewish population and was carried easily by President Obama in 2008, and, barring some catastrophic event, should be easily won by President Obama in 2012, assuming that he is the Democratic nominee. It is conceivable that there could be a increasing perception within the Jewish community in parts of the United States that the Obama administration is not forward leaning enough in its efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons capability. Such a perception, fair or not (the question can be asked what a Republican president might be doing differently that would have materially better results) could have potentially significant consequences in a handful of key districts in 2012.
In the meantime, the dot org needs to put together a new No Nukes concert. I wonder if Jackson Browne is available.
3 Comments:
By 
, at
Wed Oct 20, 10:37:00 PM:
His tenure with Louis Sullivan is hard to hide.
M.E.
By , at
Wed Oct 20, 11:18:00 PM:
As it happens I saw Jackson Browne at the Tower Theatre about a month ago, and during his concert he mentioned (as always) the "threat" of new nuclear plants. Everything old is new again.
By 
pam, at
Thu Oct 21, 12:38:00 PM:
That does seem to be the perception, Escort, but I think your question a valid one--what could be done differently?
I think I'll pass on the concert...
