The cabbie always knows

Time magazine columnist Joe Klein is in Jerusalem this week. After watching Obama's Libya speech, he gauged Palestinian reaction. "Most Palestinians seem entirely pleased that Obama has acted against Gaddafi, who is seen as an Arab embarrassment," he wrote. But his inevitable Jerusalem cabdriver voiced the clearest view: "Thank you, thank you. Qaddafi is a pig. Everyone is happy with Obama about this." That's good enough for me. If you want to know what "the man in street" really thinks, whether in New York, Paris, Cairo or Jerusalem, just ask your cabbie.