BOEHNER IN ISRAEL – AT 11:52 A.M. ET:  It isn't being given much publicity by the mainstreamers, but Speaker Boehner is in Israel, and sounding far more presidential than the guy in the White House.  From the Washington Post: 

House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), in Israel visiting newly reelected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, said that despite "political disagreements from time to time, the bonds between our two nations are strong."

Speaking to the media with Netanyahu ahead of their meeting in Jerusalem, the two leaders sought to emphasize that amid threats to Israel and the United States in the Middle East, the relationship between the two countries is unwavering.

"One thing remains rock solid: our friendship, our alliance, our partnership," said Netanyahu. His office posted video of the remarks online.

Neither man mentioned the Obama administration's ongoing efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. Netanyahu has voiced opposition to such a deal. So have Boehner and many Republicans.  Negotiators were scrambling to try to reach an agreement Wednesday as they blew past a self-imposed Tuesday deadline.

COMMENT:  It is being reported that Obama may well meet in coming weeks with one of the Castro brothers at an international conference...but he won't meet, at least for now, with the prime minister of Israel, and he gives the back of his hand to allies like France and Canada. 

I can't wait for the end of this foul administration.  In the interim, it will be up to people like Speaker Boehner and other members of Congress to carry on a kind of shadow foreign policy, assuring our friends in the world, like Israel, Egypt and Jordan, that we're still friends and that Obama will not be in office much longer. 

April 1, 2015