We Need to Talk About Sheldon

Both the Guardian and Politico ran stories today about Sheldon Adelson, last seen triggering the Las Vegas Review-Journal ‘s rapid self-destruction , and the GOP’s growing panic over his increasingly obvious absence from the primary process-or his money’s, really. Adelson, who spent upwards of $100 million trying to sway the 2012 presidential election, is essentially a single-issue candidate : His driving concern is not only maintaining but supplementing the diplomatic and military cover that the United States offers the state of Israel.