When a Congressman like Mark Kirk stands out from his peers by making sense, he INVARIABLY makes sense.Obama and Hillary, however, do not.

Is U.S. Changing Stance on Hamas Funding? - Paul Richter
The new U.S. administration has opened the door, if only slightly, to engagement with the militant group Hamas. The Palestinian group is designated by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization and under law may not receive federal aid. But the administration has asked Congress for minor changes in U.S. law that would permit aid to continue flowing to Palestinians in the unlikely event that Hamas-backed officials become part of a unified Palestinian government. The proposal is akin to agreeing to support a government that "only has a few Nazis in it," Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week.
U.S. officials insist the proposal does not mean they would be recognizing or aiding Hamas. Under law, any U.S. aid would require that the Palestinian government recognize Israel, renounce violence, and agree to follow past Israeli-Palestinian agreements. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the proposal sounded "completely unworkable." (Chicago Tribune)
****If Hillary had to be told this by Mark Kirk ( one of the very few counter-examples to Illinois' justified reputation for bad public officials ), she's either devoid of principles or sense ( although "both" is a possibility.) ***

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Is the US preparing to sell out to Hamas? Monday, April 27, 2009 Ami Isseroff
The US government ...loosen restrictions on aid money so it can aid... the Hamas terrorist group. Israeli consternation was met by...doubletalk:... Obama administration has asked Congress to amend U.S. law to enable the Palestinian Authority to receive federal aid even if Hamas joins a unity coalition....Hamas, ...deemed a terrorist organization...cannot not legally receive U.S. government aid... Washington said there would be no change in policy, only a change in the language used... Hamas insists that their mission is to murder all the Jews, who are guilty, among other crimes, of starting the French Revolution and the Soviet Revolution. Hamas seized power from Fatah ... taking from Fatah all the US military equipment...Aid money to Hamas would be used to entrench their rule ...import weapons. The US had promised that no aid voted for reconstruction of Gaza would go to the Palestinians unless and until Hamas changed its ways. ... What does it mean: "A change in language, but not a change in policy?"... Abbas said that the organizations that compose a unity government do not have to accept the principles of that government - such as recognition of Israel. Alluding to the dispute over whether the Palestinian government should recognize Israel and abide by past Palestinian agreements, Abbas noted that "forces don't need to accept what the government accepts, and we say that the government has to accept the international legitimacy."***This is gibberish but evidently acceptable to Obama/Hillary, who are bilingual and speak gibberish.****


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