The Only Leader who makes even GWB's poll numbers look outstanding

Ynet News is reporting that only 7% of the Israeli electorate believe Prime Minister Olmert is fit to lead the country of Israel.

A poll conducted by Yedioth Ahronoth and the Dahaf Institute headed by Dr. Mina Tzemach, 27 percent of the public believe that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu is the most suitable person to head the government. He is followed by Israel Our Home Chairman Avigdor Lieberman with 15 percent, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni with 14 percent, and Vice Premier Shimon Peres with 12 percent of support.

Olmert is only at the fifth place, with only 7 percent of the public supporting him as the right person to lead them. Mofaz gets 5 percent and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak is supported by 3 percent of the public. Defense Minister Amir Peretz is at the bottom of the list with 1 percent of the public's support.

I’m just surprised that Olmert got over 5% but in typical Olmert fashion he believes he is the only Israeli in the country with enough experience to lead the country and does not hesitate to say so.

In a special Yedioth Ahronoth interview ahead of the Jewish New Year, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stated, "I am the most suitable for leadership."Looking at the political and military establishment, Olmert said he could not see one person more experienced than him in managing an operation as big as
second this war.

In the interview, the prime minister defended the decisions he made during the war and refuted the claims that he was not experienced enough to make them. "I did not feel I had to deal with the type of decisions for which I lack something in order to deal with them," he said.

I look at the entire Israeli public system and at the entire military establishment. Has anyone there managed a war with three divisions? Who? ((Former IDF Chief of Staff and former Defense Minister) Shaul Mofaz? (Former IDF Chief of Staff Moshe) Boogie Yaalon? (IDF Chief of Staff) Dan Halutz? (Deputy IDF Chief of Staff) Moshe Kaplinsky? (Outgoing Northern Command Chief) Udi Adam?

"Which one of them managed such a large-scale war that I could say – this is the person I want to rely on? The last person with experience one could rely on was Ariel Sharon," the prime minister stated, more than one month after a ceasefire in Lebanon was declared.>

And we all know how well Olmert managed the recent war with Lebanon but 'decisive win' is not the phrase that comes to mind.