NAKED SWIM IN GALILEE; WHO PAID THE BILL

Swimming naked in the Sea of Galilee is no big deal. What is a big deal is that 22 United States congressional representatives and staff were on paid vacation in Israel. The American Israeli Education Foundation picked up the tab for the restaurant and the little bit of wine. Where do legitimate educational efforts stop and out-and-out buying of votes start? The Anti Defamation League is fighting anti Semitism but these kinds of activities make their job harder.  Congress has a 12% approval rating. When you add these kinds of things to failure to pass jobs bills to spite Obama, perhaps you can understand why.  Please note that all 22 were Republicans. Other reports indicate that as many as 80 congressional representatives have visited that country.