Politicians Send Passover Greetings

As the Jewish festival of Passover began last week, not only did Jews in the U.S. and around the world receive the traditional well wishes of the U.S. President (full text of President's April 18 Message), but they also received greetings from Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (full text), Barack Obama (full text) and John McCain (full text). New York Times columnist William Kristol today analyzes the seemingly routine Passover statements from the three Presidential contenders, finding differences in emphasis among them. He writes: "So if Clinton’s Passover message is liberal, and Obama’s is multicultural, one might call McCain’s Zionist."