James Wolcott

"George Costanza, furious that a pigeon didn't get out of the way of his car (in the stellar 'Merv Griffin set' episode), vented to Jerry that we have 'a deal' with the pigeons, a deal that Jerry elucidated upon.

The deal is, they get out of our way when we're walking or driving, and we overlook the statute defecation.

Simple as that. The pigeon George ran over didn't honor he deal.

The neocons had a deal with Pat Robertson and his followers. As long as Pat and company cleaved to Israel, the neocons would overlook that old Protocol Elders nonsense.

In short, Pat Robertson was their pigeon. They were willing to countenance his occasional poop."