Sharon picking Kerry?

It looks as if Ariel Sharon is picking John Kerry to win the November elections. The timing of the Israeli government's decision to approve construction of more housing in the West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim is a slap in the face to U.S. policy in the Middle East. Sharon certainly knows that President Bush can't afford to take Israel to task on the decision because it would mean risk alienating Jewish voters in an election year. And if anything the move could indirectly help the Kerry campaign, because it makes it look as if Sharon is pushing Bush around and making a mockery of U.S. efforts in the region.