Washington Post shows the former senator to have $17,527 on hand for his campaign - actually a substantial amount when compared to his total funds raised of $130,598. He's conserving resources to try and stay for the long haul - but unfortunately, he'll have to pull up his numbers within the Libertarian Party if he hopes to have a shot at winning their nomination.
Gravel also published a letter on his website supporting former President Jimmy Carter in his attempt to mediate the peace process between Israel and Hamas.
Who besides Jimmy Carter can keep the Middle East peace effort alive while our lame duck president plays out his remaining days? Should we just hope that warring parties in the Middle East patiently wait until a new president takes over next year? And why should they be patient? The Democratic Party’s candidates seem to share the same obstinate, ill-informed views as George Bush and John McCain. Carter’s critics don’t know much about Israel’s real security situation- nor do they really care about it. All they want to do is please AIPAC and hawkish members of the American Jewish community who don’t have to live under the daily threat of terrorism. Ever notice how people who don’t have to fight in wars tend to be the most fervent war hawks?
