Kadima puts a nail in its coffin; Olmert compares himself to Begin

The Kadima Achora party put another nail in its coffin last night by voting 26-3 to back Prime Minister Ehud K. Olmert. The only MK's who were opposed were Foreign Minister Tzipi Feigele Livni, coalition chairman Avigdor Yitzchaki (who resigned and was replaced by Olmert loyalist Tzachi Hanegbi) and number five MK Marina Solodkin. Olmert 'advisor' Tal Zilberstein continues to advise him to fire