More than any political cycle in memory, the 2026 primary campaign season has been marked by frequent and often hysterical condemnations of the influence of the so-called "Israel lobby."

After the conspiratorial anti-Trump gadfly Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-4) lost his Republican congressional primary in northern Kentucky in May, he quipped about the Trump-endorsed former Navy SEAL officer who defeated him: "I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv."

Way to question the patriotism of a decorated SEAL Team Six veteran, Tom. Keep it classy!

On the Democrat side, the bogeyman du jour has been the America Israel Public Affairs Committee. Some successful Democrat candidates, such as Abdul El-Sayed in Arab-heavy Michigan, rode anti-AIPAC fervor to victory. And some losing candidates, such as the comically corrupt Cori Bush in St. Louis, blamed AIPAC for their rejection. In her concession speech, Bush vowed to dismantle AIPAC's "kingdom."

Your loss couldn't possibly be because your husband allegedly defrauded two federal relief programs during COVID-19, could it, Cori?

These (literal) losers are barking up the wrong tree.

Massie had become a thorn in President Donald Trump's side, regularly voting against the........

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