"The easiest thing would be to sit by and not tangle with Obama, but Netanyahu believes he has to state things plainly, even if they are unpopular and cause conflict, " said a senior Israeli official, denouncing "fuzzy remarks" out of America.
Put simply, the law ensures that the virtual soapbox is not liable for what the speaker says: merely creating a forum in which users post ads that may violate state law plainly does not lead to liability for a web site operator.
Mr McCain stands with Arizona in its confrontation with the federal government over SB1070, a controversial state law plainly hostile in spirit to the more tolerant values that he was once proud to champion and which earned him admirers from the liberal end of politics.