Tom Friedman's op ed in Wednesday's Times sets out some things to think about:"Thats right. Americas role is to just applaud whatever Israel does, serve as its A.T.M. and shut up. We have no interests of our own. And this guys running for president?" He's referring to something Romney said, but he's after Gingrich too.And this! "I sure hope that Israels prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, understands that the standing ovation he got in Congress this year was not for his politics. That ovation was bought and paid for by the Israel lobby." Shades of Mersheimer and Walt!