What won't he do?

Kevin Drum finds a story implicating a Bush administration so craven as to beggar belief.

"In other developments, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided not to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip before U.S. presidential elections in November and will brief U.S. officials on his position during a trip to Washington next week, a security official said on condition of anonymity.

....Earlier this week, Dov Weisglass, a senior Sharon aide, discussed the proposed withdrawal with top U.S. officials. The Maariv daily said Friday that Weisglass was told the Bush administration would not like to see a withdrawal before the U.S. election because of concerns of growing instability in Gaza. However, Sharon adviser Assaf Shariv said Friday that no dates for a possible withdrawal were raised during the meetings with U.S. officials."

Running for reelection on the backs of the Palestinians. What won't the Bush administration do to keep their religious right base becalmed?

It is shocking that this story is getting almost no play in the U.S. or foreign press.