Don't look so surprised.

At a recent gathering in the St. Regis hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. Jewish Republicans addressed the fact that there are no Jews in the House or Senate. The defeat of Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, has left the Republicans with no Jewish representation for the first time in more than a half-century. But who's surprised? Republicans don't like blacks, Hispanics, women, non-Christians, or gays so why is anyone surprised that they are also anti-Semitic? This is why I find the idea of so many recent Jewish Republicans annoying. As history's most persecuted people, I would expect them to belong to a liberal, welcoming party not one that is bigoted and repressive.