GIULIANI VS. OLMERT: The Volokh Conspiracy examines a criticism of a speech by Rudy Giuliani which claims that

milking one’s 9/11 reputation for crass political gain is, obviously, despicable

Volokh writes:

Maybe Giuliani's speech can be faulted on all sorts of substantive grounds. But we should encourage politicians to run on their reputations, and encourage them to do things that would build reputations that can get them ahead. And this is especially so when the reputations are for sound leadership in tragic circumstances, where we need sound leadership most.[emphasis added]

So why is Olmert apparently ignorant of the concept of doing things that will build his reputation and respect--in the eyes of both Israel and the Palestinian Arabs?
Maybe the reason is that Olmert has already gotten as far as he can in the Israeli political system--he has no incentive.

One more reason to remove him from office.
[Hat tip: Instapundit]

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