I ran across this quote, and wanted to share it. The difficulties we face as Obama's agenda seeks to force us into Socialism have been seen and recognized before ....
"Democracy and Socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while Democracy seeks equality in liberty, Socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."
- Alexis de Tocqueville, French Philosopher 1805-1859
Friday, January 15, 2010
Secretary of the Unions
Apparently, the Obama Administration has created a new Cabinet position, one that has not been announced in public - The Secretary of the Unions.
Union leadership, particularly the Teamsters, Auto Workers, Service Employees, and Teachers', are integral parts of the Obama team as it formulates legislation and rules to impose upon us. Nothing is done without their participation and approval. Their power amongst Obama and the far left is so pervasive and arrogant that they don't even try to hide it.
Remember the firestorm of criticism levied at the Bush Administration, and Dick Cheney in particular, over Cheney's closed door meeting with oil and gas executives? Remember the outrage expressed by Democrat politicians? Remember it being used as a 2008 campaign issue? Remember left wing groups trying to file lawsuits to get transcripts of what was said in that ONE meeting?
Union participation in Obama's Administration is always behind closed doors, and it happens on a daily basis. Yet ... I don't hear any outrage being expressed by the left. I don't hear any of those Democrat politicians yelling about their outrage. I haven't seen notice of any lawsuits being filed.
Unions are special interest groups. They are not government entities. They have a larger hand in forming government policy now than any other special interest group in history. They have an open seat, kept warm, for them at any Obama policy discussion they wish to participate in. They may as well be in the Cabinet, indeed, their position is much stronger than most 'official' members of the Cabinet.
Where's the outrage? Why isn't the question being asked - "Why are a bunch of Jimmy Hoffa wannabes deciding our country's future?".
Update - Need some evidence of this? It was announced today that the unions will be exempted from the Cadillac Tax on high end health care insurance plans. Most union contracts have health benefits that clearly fall into Obama's definition of Cadillac Plans. However, the unions have made sure that those benefits, and their providers, are not subjected to the 40% (YES - 40%) surtax that will be levied against everyone else's Cadillac Plan.
The way this works is that the employer, or insurance company in the case of self insured, who provides 'Cadillac' health benefits to their employees (policy holders) will be taxed 40% of the value of those benefits, per year. Those taxes will be either be passed on to the employee/policy holder, or in the case of the employers, jobs may be terminated to avoid the taxes.
The unions have spoken, and Obama obeys - they will not be taxed. Non-union people will have to subsidize them.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Questionable Priorities?
Yesterday I saw Obama on TV at his newsconference announcing his prayers and support for the people of Haiti. It was well spoken, and I thought wow, this guy is actually acting like the President. Then, in a casual small blurb at the end of the NBC news story reporting his comments, this came out ...
Obama spent almost all of yesterday in an 8 hour meeting with Congressional Democrat leaders, behind closed doors in the White House, strategizing on how best to ram through Obamacare. His newsconference, and his short updates from staff on the situation in Haiti, apparently occurred when the group took breaks from their plotting.
So here, we have the President spending almost the entire day buried in partisan politics rather than responding to a huge disaster affecting hundreds of thousands of people. This same President wants us to believe he is dedicated to the relief of Haiti - that his top priority is their relief from suffering.
Remember all the flack that Bush's administration got for not responding to Katrina quickly enough? Remember all the flack he got personally from the left for not being on scene immediately? Where are those same people today, when Obama decides his legacy of Obamacare is more worth his time than the people of Haiti?
One more note in reference to Haiti ...
We all know the incredible charity of the American people, and that our country will take the lead in relief and rebuilding efforts.
Where are all the socialist/communist worker's paradise countries in the effort? I don't recall seeing rescue teams or supplies being readied for shipment to Haiti from Cuba ... Venezuela ... Libya ... China ... Russia ... Vietnam ... North Korea ... not even from the peace loving people of Iran. Come to think of it, where have these Shangri-Las of the left been for any natural disaster? If you take the stance of the left in this country, that our evil capitalist society is greedy and will not help anyone else - the comrades of the Socialist world share everything equally and help their brothers whereever they are and whatever their need - then surely those aren't our military aircraft and ships that are speeding to Haiti with personnel and supplies - those aren't our billions of tax dollars that will be funneled to Haiti to rebuild it over the coming years. Must be Cuban ...
Update - OK, I have to apologize and amend my above statement. I heard on the news that Chinese relief assets were on their way by air to Haiti. My apologies to the PRC ....
Update II - Its now 72 hours since the earthquake. News reports from the capital city show widespread death and destruction, but no relief. News reports show aircraft landing constantly at the main airport, disgorging tons of relief supplies. A heart-wrenching report from an impromtu refugee camp 2 miles form the airport showed that absolutely no relief supplies were being delivered, in spite of its closeness of the mountain of them sitting at that airport. The problem is the logistics of distributing the supplies locally to where they are needed. Trucks, helicopters, people, heavy equipment ... all of this has to be in place before the aid can get to those who need it. Haiti is so poor that these needs cannot be provided locally - it all has to be brought it, and it takes time. Then you have the problem of security of those supplies and rescuers as they are distributed - there are already reports of gangs of armed young men roaming the streets - stealing, and looting whatever they feel they need to survive.
The Bush Administration was savaged after Katrina for the lack of relief to those who needed it for those first 72 hours after the levees broke. Granted, it was here in the US, but the basic logistical problems were there, and valid. There has been no comdemnation of the Obama Administration for its inability to get relief supplies into the hands of those who need it, 72 hours post-quake. Indeed, his response to the disaster is being praised as evidence of how much he cares.
I don't really have a problem with Obama's response to the disaster. The problems of responding quickly are huge. It's just a fact that in the first 2-3 days after a natural disaster, relief has to come from local sources. It takes time to mobilize, move people and equipment, and organize relief efforts.
My problem is how Democrats savaged Bush for exactly the same thing they are praising Obama for.
Update III - A semi-apology to Cuba. It seems they are allowing their airspace to be used for overflights by relief aircraft traveling to Haiti. Not much, but a lot more than I would have expected from them.
Update IV - The White House announced today that Obama will go to Mass. on Monday to campaign for Martha Oakley, who is in danger of losing 'Ted Kennedy's' Senate seat to her Republican challenger. Obamacare is more important to Obama than the people of Haiti.
OK, OK ... so by Monday there is not a lot he could do personally about Haiti that isn't already in motion by them. But imagine if you will, what would the press and the Democrats have done to Bush if he had taken a break in the middle of Katrina recovery efforts to do some partisan political campaigning?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Liar!
In his own words, Obama states a promise over and over that he and his Congressional leaders have blatantly broken. This man is a liar. They have to sneak around in shadows and back rooms to create Obamacare ... Every time the American public gets a glimpse of what they are doing, his pole numbers and the chances of Obamacare passing drop signicantly.
Most, if not all of you, have heard about this, but here are the clips ...
Most, if not all of you, have heard about this, but here are the clips ...
Racist?
The flap over Harry Reid's 'racist' description of Obama during the 2008 campaign needs little explanation or comment from me. Do I believe he is a racist because of what he said?
I DON'T CARE.
The US Senate has a well known Democrat racist (Roberty Byrd D-Va, former KKK member) - what's one more? Has Byrd ever been called on the carpet? Was he ever censured for his Wh*te N***er comment during a TV interview. Nope .... what makes any of us think Democrats will do anything to Reid over this?
I have enough reason to despise Harry Reid without this episode. There is nothing this man can say or do that will make me think any less of him. This man is an incompetent fool - a far left wing kook running the US Senate, and running it very badly. His assistance to Obama in trashing our country is inexcusable, and he will pay for it with his job at the next election.
His statement about Obama enrages me not only for its 'racist' conotations, but because of the blatant two-faced double standard Democrats are using to address his comments. I could write for an hour about this, but suffice it to say that if Reid was a Republican and said exactly the same thing in the same context, he'd have been forced to resign the day it became public knowledge.
I personally think that African-Americans should be much more offended by the comments Bill Clinton made during the campaign (as reported in the same book). Those comments cannot be considered anything but 'racist'.
I also have a problem with those on the right who think we ought to take the high road, and let it be. They want us to show Americans how good we are by not complaining about Reid. Well, B.S.!!!! Someone would have to be brain dead to think that Democrats and independents will think of us in any higher way if we pretend Reid didn't get caught. Letting the comments pass will only tell America that we don't find them offensive. I can see it now ... "Republicans didn't complain about his comments, so they must think the same way he does". Only a fool would think that Democrats won't attack like a pack of pit bulls the next time a Republican steps in it - no matter what is said about Reid.
Republican Hero of the Day - "It's The People's Seat"
Republican Scott Brown is running to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy's passing. Conventional wisdom would say that he has no chance of winning in Mass - a liberal, Democrat state since the world was created .... However, the race between him and his Democrat opponent Martha Coakley is much closer than anyone expected.
The race is being cast as a referendum on Obamacare. It's much more than that to the people of that state, I'm sure, but that is the biggest ramification for the rest of us. If Mr. Brown wins, it breaks the Democrat's 60 vote super-majority in the Senate.
During a debate between the two, Mr. Brown reminded the obviously liberally biased moderator and his opponent that it is actually the people who own the Senate seat he is running for. Absolutely stunning bitch slap he delivers.
I don't think that Mr. Brown will win. Obama and all of his subjects are flocking to the state to rescue what they think is their Senate seat. However, his strong showing in a race that he shouldn't have even appeared on the radar screen should hearten Republicans across the country, and scare the pants of Democrats preparing for the 2010 mid-term elections.
Update - As of yesterday, Jan.14, Brown has pulled ahead of Coakley in the latest polling. This incredible change has been in spite of (or maybe because of) Obama and other Dems making an all out push on behalf of Oakley. Obama has made a TV commercial that bluntly states the future of Obamacare rests with the election of Coakley - that was stupid, and could very well hand the election to Brown.
The poll numbers are still within the range of error - but this is an incredible development - a Republican actually leading the race to fill a Senate seat that has had a Kennedy in it since 1963, in a state that is as far left liberal as they come.
Update II - The polls are scaring the Democrats to death. Obama is going to Mass. on Monday to campaign for Oakley. Barney Frank has publicly stated that if 'Ted Kennedy's' seat is lost, Obamacare is dead. Get ready for an all out assault by Democrats, who until a couple of days ago thought this election was in the bag. Expect to hear of rampant voter fraud, and dirty tricks by the mainstream liberal Boston press. Don't be surprised by some 'bombshell' going off Sunday or Monday, published by The Boston Globe, exposing something about Brown that ends up being false, but not proven until after the Tuesday election (a proven Democrat tactic).
The race is being cast as a referendum on Obamacare. It's much more than that to the people of that state, I'm sure, but that is the biggest ramification for the rest of us. If Mr. Brown wins, it breaks the Democrat's 60 vote super-majority in the Senate.
During a debate between the two, Mr. Brown reminded the obviously liberally biased moderator and his opponent that it is actually the people who own the Senate seat he is running for. Absolutely stunning bitch slap he delivers.
I don't think that Mr. Brown will win. Obama and all of his subjects are flocking to the state to rescue what they think is their Senate seat. However, his strong showing in a race that he shouldn't have even appeared on the radar screen should hearten Republicans across the country, and scare the pants of Democrats preparing for the 2010 mid-term elections.
Update - As of yesterday, Jan.14, Brown has pulled ahead of Coakley in the latest polling. This incredible change has been in spite of (or maybe because of) Obama and other Dems making an all out push on behalf of Oakley. Obama has made a TV commercial that bluntly states the future of Obamacare rests with the election of Coakley - that was stupid, and could very well hand the election to Brown.
The poll numbers are still within the range of error - but this is an incredible development - a Republican actually leading the race to fill a Senate seat that has had a Kennedy in it since 1963, in a state that is as far left liberal as they come.
Update II - The polls are scaring the Democrats to death. Obama is going to Mass. on Monday to campaign for Oakley. Barney Frank has publicly stated that if 'Ted Kennedy's' seat is lost, Obamacare is dead. Get ready for an all out assault by Democrats, who until a couple of days ago thought this election was in the bag. Expect to hear of rampant voter fraud, and dirty tricks by the mainstream liberal Boston press. Don't be surprised by some 'bombshell' going off Sunday or Monday, published by The Boston Globe, exposing something about Brown that ends up being false, but not proven until after the Tuesday election (a proven Democrat tactic).
Monday, January 11, 2010
Pigs Lining Up at the Trough
Remember my post a few weeks ago about the Eco-Scam being perpetrated at the Copenhagen meetings? My question about wanting to know how much Pelosi and her bunch of thieves were going to spend of our money while over there? Well, some details have come to light, in spite of Pelosi's demanded blackout of news coverage on the subject....
The list of official US House of Representative attendees:
Nancy Peliso (D-CA)
Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
Steney Hoyer (D-MD )
Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Candace Miller (D-MI)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Sander Levin (D-MI)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
GK Butterfield (D-NC)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
Joe Barton (R-TX)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV)
John Sullivan (R-OK)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
The House delegation was so large it required two C-40s (737s) and a C-37 (Gulfstream G-5) to carry all 64 of them. I'll give you one guess as to who commandeered the C-37 for herself. 75% of the Representatives were Democrat, the majority from far left liberal districts.
Add US Senators (most of whom flew first class commercial at about $2000.00 each ticket), and a total of 101 people were counted as members of the official US Congressional delegation to the meeting. This does not count Obama or anyone from the executive branch, who were too numerous to count on their two VC-25s (747s).
321 rooms were booked at the five star Copenhagen Marriott for these people, all billed to the US taxpayer. How many meals, cocktails, parties, shopping jaunts, lap dances, limos, hookers, etc., were all expensed is unknown as of this time, and will probably never be known publicly. Who pays for it is painfully obvious - you and me!
The list of official US House of Representative attendees:
Nancy Peliso (D-CA)
Charlie Rangel (D-NY)
Steney Hoyer (D-MD )
Henry Waxman (D-CA)
Candace Miller (D-MI)
Ed Markey (D-MA)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Sander Levin (D-MI)
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Tim Ryan (D-OH)
GK Butterfield (D-NC)
Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
Joe Barton (R-TX)
Fred Upton (R-MI)
Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV)
John Sullivan (R-OK)
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
The House delegation was so large it required two C-40s (737s) and a C-37 (Gulfstream G-5) to carry all 64 of them. I'll give you one guess as to who commandeered the C-37 for herself. 75% of the Representatives were Democrat, the majority from far left liberal districts.
Add US Senators (most of whom flew first class commercial at about $2000.00 each ticket), and a total of 101 people were counted as members of the official US Congressional delegation to the meeting. This does not count Obama or anyone from the executive branch, who were too numerous to count on their two VC-25s (747s).
321 rooms were booked at the five star Copenhagen Marriott for these people, all billed to the US taxpayer. How many meals, cocktails, parties, shopping jaunts, lap dances, limos, hookers, etc., were all expensed is unknown as of this time, and will probably never be known publicly. Who pays for it is painfully obvious - you and me!
Update 1/16/10 - According to just filed Congressional expense reports, Pelosi's delegation to Copenhagen cost us $1,100,000. This does not include Obama's group. When CBS News tried to ask her about the expenses, she refused their request for an interview.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
This Ain't Figure Skating, Folks ....
Mike Ribeiro, forward for the Dallas Stars, was injured in last night's game against the New York Rangers. He was hit in the throat, inadvertently, by an opponent's stick. Although it did not look at first to be anything serious, it quickly became clear that he was in a lot of distress. He was helped off the ice and immediately taken to a local hospital.
Ribeiro was operated on to fix the damage, including a tracheotomy needed to allow him to breathe. The Stars have placed him on injured reserve, and don't anticipate him returning to the lineup for 4-6 weeks.
Razor sharp skates ... a vulcanized rubber puck traveling at up to 100mph ... sticks (now almost all composite) that can be used as weapons, intentionally or unintentionally ... large men flying around the ice at speeds that are hard to comprehend ... rules of the game that make physical hits legal, indeed encouraged ... a game where fighting is expected ...
It is a violent game that takes a lot of talent to play, and a lot of luck to keep from getting seriously hurt.
Here is Mr. Ribeiro in some more pleasant times ....
Another Assault on Our Way of Life
On this, the Earth shaking occasion of my 300th post for this blog, I have chosen a subject that affects almost all Americans ... indeed many people outside of the United States are also under attack by this insidious Vast Left Wing Conspiracy plot against our way of life.
Obama ... Pelosi ... Reid ... Osama ... NO!
I'm talking about the invention of 'The Bag'.
We've all seen them, and many of us have used them. Paper bags to distribute presents in. Mostly for Christmas, often for birthdays, sometimes for weddings, etc. , etc., etc.
Folks like the convenience of shoving a present inside a bag, stuffing a bit of tissue paper on top, and then dropping it off under the tree, or whatever. Yes, it is convenient, and I plead guilty to having used them.
What does it say about our society when we can't take the time to wrap a present for someone we supposedly care about? What does it tell the gift's recipient about how you feel about them when they get a bag full of paper from you?
Bag use should be limited to presents for people you are not close to, or people you really don't care for but have to give a present to. That way, people who get a wrapped present from you know that you really do care...
Even more insidious is 're-bagging'....
This is the practice of reusing a bag someone has given to you for a present you will give to someone else. Please be aware that after 2 or 3 uses, the bags really do show wear, and the recipient knows for certain that not only are they only worth a bag, they are only worth a used bag. Isn't that special?
One last point - if you are going to use a bag, please try to remove the price tag from it. Knowing that you spent $1.29 on the wonderful foil encrusted paper bag really helps make the gift extra-special, wouldn't you agree?
How about a couple of New Years' resolutions, both critical to the survival of our country? First, defeat Obama ... Second, take the time to wrap presents for those you care for ...
Just another Public Service Announcement from Voodoo Warrior ........
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
2010- Expect the Onslaught to Continue
The mid-term elections of 2010, just 11 months away, are likely to shake up the current political landscape. Obama and the far left's assault on our country is producing a backlash of public anger the likes of which the country, perhaps, has never seen.
Quite a few Democrats in the House, Senate, and state offices nationwide are announcing their 'retirements' already. They see the writing on the wall - either they are too 'conservative' to continue to go along with Obama's agenda, or they know that the constituents who vote will be kicking them out of office - and they want to save themselves the disgrace of being a defeated incumbent. Sen. Christoper Dodd (D-CT), one of the architects of the financial meltdown knows he has no chance of re-election, and today announced he will not seek reelection. Joining him, just today, are Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter.
Is this concerning Obama, Reid, or Pelosi? Not a chance. They knew it would happen. That is one of the strongest reasons they are ramming through as much of their agenda as they can, as quickly as they can. They have to strike while they have so many seats that Republicans cannot do anything to stop them - because in November, that is going to change.
We have been bombarded by so many legislative assaults on our country in 2009 that it would seem impossible for it to continue. How are they going to keep finding things to wreck? Trust me ... the list is already (and has been for a long time) prepared. You are going to start hearing about voter registration legislation shortly - something else they will try to ram through quickly and without public discourse. The purpose of this legislation is nothing short of registering millions of illegal voters in such a manner that their IDs cannot be checked or in any way verified. Voter fraud on an unprecedented scale, all authorized by the US Congress.
You are also going to see repeated attempts to make their legislation permanent - Obamacare even has a provision in it that makes it illegal to try and rescind part of the legislation. Those attempts will fail - even though they may pass into law, they will be struck down as unConsitutional - but only after someone files suit and goes through the lengthy process of the legal system. They know that when Republicans sweep back into power, many of the legislative attacks they have made will be rolled back - and they are putting up as many roadblocks to that as possible.
Republicans won't win back the House in November - but they should cut the Democrat majority in half, if not more. Republicans won't win back the Senate either - mainly because only 10 Senate seats are up in 2010. They should win enough, however, to break the 60 vote blockade.
Until that happens, however, be prepared - the attacks on our country, our way of life, aren't going to stop.
Quite a few Democrats in the House, Senate, and state offices nationwide are announcing their 'retirements' already. They see the writing on the wall - either they are too 'conservative' to continue to go along with Obama's agenda, or they know that the constituents who vote will be kicking them out of office - and they want to save themselves the disgrace of being a defeated incumbent. Sen. Christoper Dodd (D-CT), one of the architects of the financial meltdown knows he has no chance of re-election, and today announced he will not seek reelection. Joining him, just today, are Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter.
Is this concerning Obama, Reid, or Pelosi? Not a chance. They knew it would happen. That is one of the strongest reasons they are ramming through as much of their agenda as they can, as quickly as they can. They have to strike while they have so many seats that Republicans cannot do anything to stop them - because in November, that is going to change.
We have been bombarded by so many legislative assaults on our country in 2009 that it would seem impossible for it to continue. How are they going to keep finding things to wreck? Trust me ... the list is already (and has been for a long time) prepared. You are going to start hearing about voter registration legislation shortly - something else they will try to ram through quickly and without public discourse. The purpose of this legislation is nothing short of registering millions of illegal voters in such a manner that their IDs cannot be checked or in any way verified. Voter fraud on an unprecedented scale, all authorized by the US Congress.
You are also going to see repeated attempts to make their legislation permanent - Obamacare even has a provision in it that makes it illegal to try and rescind part of the legislation. Those attempts will fail - even though they may pass into law, they will be struck down as unConsitutional - but only after someone files suit and goes through the lengthy process of the legal system. They know that when Republicans sweep back into power, many of the legislative attacks they have made will be rolled back - and they are putting up as many roadblocks to that as possible.
Republicans won't win back the House in November - but they should cut the Democrat majority in half, if not more. Republicans won't win back the Senate either - mainly because only 10 Senate seats are up in 2010. They should win enough, however, to break the 60 vote blockade.
Until that happens, however, be prepared - the attacks on our country, our way of life, aren't going to stop.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Security, Obama Style
Observing our national Joke in Chief respond to recent events in conjuction with his long held stances on national security issues has been an exercise in frustrated disbelief. Seeing this man and his cronies dismantle our country through social attack is one thing - to see them knowingly risk the safety of our soldiers and citizens in the GWOT (and no matter what these idiots say, there IS a Global War on Terror) because of their liberal view of the world is just sickening.
The ongoing issue about air safety is a very difficult nut to attack - I understand that. There is not going to be a way to completely make airline travel safe - no matter the security measures taken here in the US, there will always be a hole somewhere in an airport that is not as secure as ours. There will always be a method of getting a weapon or explosive onto an aircraft - so the shoe bomb and the underwear bomb fizzled (literally) ... next time it might be a tampon grenade. (Yeah, laugh all you want ... remember my post about the terrorist a*hole who blew himself and his targets up with explosives stuck up his ass?) To completely lock down the skies, security-wise, would make our air travel system unusable. THAT is our enemy's goal - not the 200 or so lives they would take by downing a jet, but the resulting chaos that would grip our society for years.
Obama, this week, is convening a meeting on how to adjust air safety to meet the ongoing and upcoming threats. Unfortunately, all the meeting attendees are Obama cronies - and past performance has shown that this pack of idiots can't think their way out of a paper bag. I expect that he'll address them for a few minutes, and then send them off for breakout sessions to come up with ideas written on large paper tablets. The first blurb I've heard coming out of the meeting - we're actually going to enforce the no fly lists that we already have. Absolutely useless....
How about addressing the issue by killing these bastards before they try to get on the plane? To be fair, there is some of this going on, and I am sure there is much more that we don't know about. However, given this administration's reluctance to use electronic intercepts to ID terrorists, I am pretty sure we are not doing all we could.
How about dumping the complete idiot who is in charge of the Department of Homeland Security, a completely brain dead liberal woman who declared to the world that the system had worked because a Dutch civilian had the balls to jump over rows of seats and stop the underwear bomber from succeeding in blowing up that plane? Yeah, the system worked - the a*hole was known, had been reported as a security risk, and was still allowed to board the plane.
How about addressing Yemen seriously? This arm-pit of a country is the new terrorist paradise. The government there is trying to supress the a*holes, but is far too weak to make meaningful progress. Chatter indicated a threat to a western embassy, so what do we do? Do we increase our security? Do we aggressively move to intercept and defeat the threat? No ... we pack up our toys and run away, giving the terrorists a victory without even trying. This teaches the bad guys that all they have to do is get on the internet and make a threat, and they disrupt our country - the threat doesn't have to be real. One pissant terrorist wannabe with an internet connection can cause chaos.
How about not releasing terrorists that we've already captured, giving them a first class plane ticket back to their 'home' country where they will pick up arms once again against us? How about not opening the doors on these murderers just so you can say you're closing the evil Gitmo?
How about not treating terrorists caught on the battlefield as common criminals, giving them the same Constitutional rights as US citizens? How about not spending millions of our tax dollars moving these bastards to another prison inside the US (strategically located to create a few jobs in Illinois, to help the very much in trouble incumbent Democrat Senator), when they are currently housed in the best facility in existance, created specifically for the purpose? How about not spending millions of dollars on civilian trials and all the paraphenalia that goes with it, when military tribunals, already set up for the purpose can do so without risking bringing these a*holes onto the US mainland?
How about some serious border control? I read a local story recently about a Mexican national who had been caught 9 times in this country illegally and deported. Obama's DoJ didn't want him charged with any crime, and admitted they had no idea what to do about him. How about some kind of control over the 12-20 million illegals in this country already (numbers vary depending upon who 'counts'). Our country has the most lax immigration and enforcement policies in the world. If someone wants in illegally, there isn't much to stop them. If they want to stay, there is very little chance of them being found - and even if they are, many liberal locations in the country refuse to do anything to them, and other places will just attempt to deport them.
How about not castrating our military with useless edicts and massive cuts? How about not unilaterally cutting our defensive capabilities to appease our 'former' enemies around the world?
How about the left in this country waking up and realizing we're at war, and it's not a conventional war. The enemy isn't behind a border. The enemy isn't defined by a flag. The enemy doesn't respect non-combatives. The enemy doesn't respect us for withdrawing our troops, curtailing our efforts, trying to make nice, trying to appease, unilaterly disarming, or having Obama as Immaculate in Chief. The enemy doesn't want anything defined as a conventional victory - all they want to do is kill us all and establish a fundamantalist Islamic state to run the world.
I guess it is unreasonable to expect a far left administration to treat issues such as defense and security seriously. Hell, they can't even keep uninvited guests out of the White House.....
Sorry if this was rambling a bit ... it is a large, unpleasant subject, one that gives us nothing but bad news on an every day basis.
Update - I've got to be fair about this. After his meetings, Obama came out and stated that the system failed - information we had was not used. He was clearly unhappy about it, and in reports of the meeting itself, he made his unhappiness known to his cronies in very clear terms.
OK - I give him credit for stating the obvious. Let's see if anything comes from it. I kind of doubt it - the DHS Secretary should have been fired the day it happened.
The ongoing issue about air safety is a very difficult nut to attack - I understand that. There is not going to be a way to completely make airline travel safe - no matter the security measures taken here in the US, there will always be a hole somewhere in an airport that is not as secure as ours. There will always be a method of getting a weapon or explosive onto an aircraft - so the shoe bomb and the underwear bomb fizzled (literally) ... next time it might be a tampon grenade. (Yeah, laugh all you want ... remember my post about the terrorist a*hole who blew himself and his targets up with explosives stuck up his ass?) To completely lock down the skies, security-wise, would make our air travel system unusable. THAT is our enemy's goal - not the 200 or so lives they would take by downing a jet, but the resulting chaos that would grip our society for years.
Obama, this week, is convening a meeting on how to adjust air safety to meet the ongoing and upcoming threats. Unfortunately, all the meeting attendees are Obama cronies - and past performance has shown that this pack of idiots can't think their way out of a paper bag. I expect that he'll address them for a few minutes, and then send them off for breakout sessions to come up with ideas written on large paper tablets. The first blurb I've heard coming out of the meeting - we're actually going to enforce the no fly lists that we already have. Absolutely useless....
How about addressing the issue by killing these bastards before they try to get on the plane? To be fair, there is some of this going on, and I am sure there is much more that we don't know about. However, given this administration's reluctance to use electronic intercepts to ID terrorists, I am pretty sure we are not doing all we could.
How about dumping the complete idiot who is in charge of the Department of Homeland Security, a completely brain dead liberal woman who declared to the world that the system had worked because a Dutch civilian had the balls to jump over rows of seats and stop the underwear bomber from succeeding in blowing up that plane? Yeah, the system worked - the a*hole was known, had been reported as a security risk, and was still allowed to board the plane.
How about addressing Yemen seriously? This arm-pit of a country is the new terrorist paradise. The government there is trying to supress the a*holes, but is far too weak to make meaningful progress. Chatter indicated a threat to a western embassy, so what do we do? Do we increase our security? Do we aggressively move to intercept and defeat the threat? No ... we pack up our toys and run away, giving the terrorists a victory without even trying. This teaches the bad guys that all they have to do is get on the internet and make a threat, and they disrupt our country - the threat doesn't have to be real. One pissant terrorist wannabe with an internet connection can cause chaos.
How about not releasing terrorists that we've already captured, giving them a first class plane ticket back to their 'home' country where they will pick up arms once again against us? How about not opening the doors on these murderers just so you can say you're closing the evil Gitmo?
How about not treating terrorists caught on the battlefield as common criminals, giving them the same Constitutional rights as US citizens? How about not spending millions of our tax dollars moving these bastards to another prison inside the US (strategically located to create a few jobs in Illinois, to help the very much in trouble incumbent Democrat Senator), when they are currently housed in the best facility in existance, created specifically for the purpose? How about not spending millions of dollars on civilian trials and all the paraphenalia that goes with it, when military tribunals, already set up for the purpose can do so without risking bringing these a*holes onto the US mainland?
How about some serious border control? I read a local story recently about a Mexican national who had been caught 9 times in this country illegally and deported. Obama's DoJ didn't want him charged with any crime, and admitted they had no idea what to do about him. How about some kind of control over the 12-20 million illegals in this country already (numbers vary depending upon who 'counts'). Our country has the most lax immigration and enforcement policies in the world. If someone wants in illegally, there isn't much to stop them. If they want to stay, there is very little chance of them being found - and even if they are, many liberal locations in the country refuse to do anything to them, and other places will just attempt to deport them.
How about not castrating our military with useless edicts and massive cuts? How about not unilaterally cutting our defensive capabilities to appease our 'former' enemies around the world?
How about the left in this country waking up and realizing we're at war, and it's not a conventional war. The enemy isn't behind a border. The enemy isn't defined by a flag. The enemy doesn't respect non-combatives. The enemy doesn't respect us for withdrawing our troops, curtailing our efforts, trying to make nice, trying to appease, unilaterly disarming, or having Obama as Immaculate in Chief. The enemy doesn't want anything defined as a conventional victory - all they want to do is kill us all and establish a fundamantalist Islamic state to run the world.
I guess it is unreasonable to expect a far left administration to treat issues such as defense and security seriously. Hell, they can't even keep uninvited guests out of the White House.....
Sorry if this was rambling a bit ... it is a large, unpleasant subject, one that gives us nothing but bad news on an every day basis.
Update - I've got to be fair about this. After his meetings, Obama came out and stated that the system failed - information we had was not used. He was clearly unhappy about it, and in reports of the meeting itself, he made his unhappiness known to his cronies in very clear terms.
OK - I give him credit for stating the obvious. Let's see if anything comes from it. I kind of doubt it - the DHS Secretary should have been fired the day it happened.
Tostitos Bowl - A Winner
Last night's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, pitting TCU against Boise St., was a winner. The game itself was pretty boring, with Boise St. winning 17-10 - two high flying offenses that were supposed to light up the scoreboard fizzled. Sorry Horny Toads, was really hoping you'd win this one.What made the game a winner:
Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) sang the National Anthem
During the anthem, the field was completely covered with a US flag
During the anthem, a bald eagle was flying over the flag
At halftime, coverage was given to a USO sponsored flag football game that took place earlier over in Iraq between former college football players/coaches and active duty military personnel
At halftime, Tostitos presented the USO with a donation of $200,000
My cousin, Alex, was on national TV. You know the Bud Light Too Light/Too Heavy commercials? You know the one where the guy drives a monster truck into the backyard party? Alex is the guy who stands on top of the monster truck "I brought potato salad" ... Way to go cous ...
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