"Aspiring politicians in New York once made a point of visiting the three Is: Italy, Ireland and Israel. For the GOPs presidential prospects in 2012, its all about one: Israel."You get to look presidential by having your picture taken with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has played host to no less than three Republican contenders in recent weeks. Particularly for governors who always face the question of whether theyre ready for the foreign policy part of the job you cant buy an ad that good."Politico has the story.

Margaret O’Brien Steinfels is a former editor of Commonweal. 

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