On Friday, President Obama addressed the Union for Reform Judaism’s convention. As Jen Rubin notes, “A good two-thirds of the address was devoted to liberal nostrums, reflecting his confidence that no matter how badly he treats the Jewish state, liberal Democratic Jews will stick by him.”

Likewise, Jonathan Tobin observes, “the main focus of his remarks was a compendium of liberal positions on domestic issues intended to draw cheers from an audience that, while still concerned with Israel’s security, was far happier hearing talk about higher taxes, defense of entitlements and the sort of class warfare rhetoric that Obama has been rehearsing since the start of the debt-ceiling crisis this past summer.”