‘Yes we can’ could mean we can all pitch in and clean my house

I’m a Brit lover like no other. Next to Israel, I think the Brits are the best friends we could ever have. I love reading their opinions about America because it’s interesting to see how the rest of the world views us. But sometimes they are a little arrogantly off the mark about things over here.

Anna Pukas, in her column from the ExpressUK is just a little off kilter in her assessment of the Obama regime. She makes some good points about the weakness of this regime and then she falls back on the false reporting and propaganda (for instance, about Gitmo) to back up her assertions. She says, for example, the Obama has been “stymied by a hostile Republican led congress.” Can’t she count? He had both houses of Congress for nearly 2 years and now he still has the Senate. And yet, he still couldn’t and can’t get anything done.

She complains about the aggressive cowboy leadership of George W. but laments that Obama has no clear goals and has shown no leadership for the world since he was elected. You can’t have it both ways, Anna. You want America to lead or not? Or is it about the personality of the leader that you object to?

On this point, she is correct and why the American people, as well as the rest of the world,  is feeling insecure: What is President Obama doing about anything? The most alarming answer – your guess is as good as mine – is also, frankly, the most accurate one. What the President is not doing is being clear, resolute and pro-active, which is surely a big part of his job description.

It might be easy and fine for Brits to travel by bicycle, train and foot since England is about the size of  Alabama and as the United Kingdom, it’s about the size of Oregon. But take a look at a map, Anna. America is 48 more of those states and many are pretty danmed huge. So to lament your that  “American love affair with the car and oil remains undiminished despite any alleged commitment. But the White House appears to shy away from any tough action,” is really to misunderstand the size of my nation and traditions of the American people

The energy with which Obama entered the White House seems to have all gone in the push to bring in health care reform, which many Americans didn’t want (or still don’t realise they want). No, Anna, most Americans realise that we don’t want it and that we don’t like it. Period.

But here again is another mostly accurate truism from Pukas:
All of which means that it is starting to look as if Obama and the Democratic Party have but one aim in mind for the rest of this presidential term: to get elected for a second. That means not doing anything that might upset any number of special interest or niche groups, which in effect means not doing very much at all. So, not too many harsh but necessary measures to tackle the financial deficit; no clear direction on where America goes with Afghanistan, even though the war there is going nowhere except from bad to worse.

Puka’s complaints are valid and the same as most Americans share, but most of her examples to bolster those complaints are not.

Yes we can was a noble and powerful mantra which secured for Barack Obama the leadership of the free world.

“Hope and change” and “Yes we can” are not clear or meaningful slogans, let alone “noble and powerful.” All they do is incite emotion. Yes we can what? Elect an inexperienced, naive, amateur president? We sure did that.

Now, “Drill Baby Drill” – there was a clear, concise message.

Do you need any more proof that these leaders aren’t as smart as you and I?

Can you get any dumber than this King guy?

Saudi King Abdullah is reported to have suggested during a March 19 meeting with U.S. counterterrorism advisor John Brennan that surgically implanted chips could help monitor released Guantanamo detainees.

“ ‘I’ve just thought of something,’ the King added, and proposed implanting detainees with an electronic chip containing information about them and allowing their movements to be tracked with Bluetooth,” the cable states.

“ ‘This was done with horses and falcons,’ the King said,” according to the released document.

To which, Brennan reportedly replied, “horses don’t have good lawyers.”

from The Star

Thanks to WikiLeaks for reminding us that these guys all put their pants on, one leg at a time – or in this kings case whatever he wears, he puts it on the same way we would.

It’s a SNAFU! Nothing more than that to this White House

Make no mistake about it, this is nothing short of damage control from the White House.  His image is taking a beating in the court of public opinion and on the op-ed pages of the thinking class of media. He’s coming out here “all fired up – ready to go!” – which is a stark contrast to his first appearance after the thwarted Christmas Day attack.

In his first televised remarks, Obama looked and sounded like a common, wooden D.A. announcing the capture of a wife killer. Los Angeles D.A. Gil Garcetti showed more fire when he announced that OJ was “now a fugitive from justice” a lifetime ago as prelude to the trial of the century – ah…  last century.

The trio of stoogie image handlers in the White House (Iranian born Jarrett – hey, did you know that? –  Axelrod and Emanual) have apparently figured out that they can no longer rest on their laurels and expect the “media” to glow, gush and gloss over (Man! I love alliteration!) every thing TheOne says or does. I guess they realized that the honeymoon is about over.  Even without the benefit of an unbiased media, polls indicate that Americans are starting to figure out that this administration is short on conviction, character and common sense (! yippeee,  there, I did it again!)

So he comes out in front of the cameras, looking all presidential, with fake disgust and anger and tells us that his administration finally bears responsibility for SOMEthing. The main SOMEthng is that he will still not smarten-up and keep Gitmo open.

Seriously, he can prostrate himself to a world full of dictators, but to the American people, he can only do it just so much…

What Geneva conventions? You’re in America now, pal.

Wait until these terrorists come to the American prison system. They are in for such a surprise!

The Geneva conventions will no longer apply and the guards are employed by private companies. These are not the disciplined soldier/guards that those terrorists are used to. How long will the private pay guards endure the abuse of bodily fluid cocktails (feces, vomit, urine and semen) thrown in their faces, the way the military guards have?

This is a worth watching video by Steven Crowder about the detention camp and the quality of life those terrorists will be losing once they enter the American penal system. Maybe they’ll actually be getting some of what they deserve but it won’t be because the military justice system at Gitmo was substandard. From all accounts Gitmo is an  exemplary camp with exemplary servicemen and women.

If you have the time, Bill Whittle has an excellent 24 minute video with a Heritage Foundation fellow that explains in more depth many of the ramifications of closing Gitmo.

 

Gitmo Idol from Townhall.com

Real cute.