Monday, April 19, 2004

ATTACKING KERRY'S PATRIOTISM

Two points to be brought up today regarding John sKerry ... the not-yet-crowned Democratic presidential candidate. 

First, Kerry is whining that George Bush and Republicans are attacking his patriotism.  In the mind of John Kerry asking about his vote against continued funding for our troops, his designation of our troops in Vietnam as "murderers," his call for American troops to be put under UN control when deployed internationally, and his incredible string of votes against the very weapons systems that are being used to defend and protect our country today are attacks on his patriotism.  They're not, of course.  They're really attacks on his judgment.  Kerry is hiding behind the patriotism facade because there's really no other place for him to hide. 

This is the same tactic that was tried by Georgia Senator Max Cleland.  During his freshman term Cleland quickly fell under the spell of then Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.  Democrats sought to make political gains with the formation of a cabinet-level department of homeland security.  In the process of creating the homeland security department Democrats wanted to erase some of the leverage the president had in dealing with government union employees.  In effect, the Democrats wanted to make the very people we would be depending on to defend us on our own soil from the threat of Islamic terrorism immune from being fired.  Cleland was all-too-easily talked into joining Daschle in this effort, and it cost him.  Georgia is not particularly pro-union, and when the voters of Georgia saw that Cleland was putting strengthening government employee union power above the security needs of this nation they reacted ... and threw him out of office.  Today those who assailed Cleland for his government union protectionism, and I was one of them, are accused of attacking his patriotism. 

The Kerry-Cleland "you're attacking my patriotism" argument might wash with the marginally cogent voters who are prone to vote Democrat, but not with anyone who applies an ounce of rational thought to the issue.  Instead of defending his patriotism, Kerry needs to defend his positions.  Too bad they're so indefensible.

Secondly, John Kerry is professing to be amazed that George Bush is highlighting the terror threat to the U.S. in this year's election.  Actually, I suspect that Kerry is more upset than surprised.  Kerry knows for a certainty that if, between now and November, the American people suddenly wake up and recognize the grave threat posed to this country by Islamic fanatics, he will be toast on November 2nd.  Voters overwhelmingly give Bush a huge edge when the question is defending America from terrorists.  It's no wonder Kerry would rather Bush not bring the issue up at all.

I just can't believe that the people of America have become so enamored of government, so in need of government-provided security, and so blase about freedom and the threat that this country faces from Islamic terrorism, that they would take the most liberal, big-government loving member of the U.S. Senate, a man who would certainly weaken the sovereignty of our nation,  and make him not only the president of the United States, but the Commander in Chief of our armed forces. 

ISRAEL'S WAR ON TERROR CONTINUES

Well, the second consecutive leader of the terrorist group Hamas has been dispatched to the great desert sand nap by the Israeli military.  Abdel Aziz Rantisi, along with two of his bodyguards,  bought the farm on Saturday after missiles were fired at his car.  No big loss.  It should come as no surprise that Hamas is keeping the identity of their new leader a secret. It should also not come as a surprise to learn that Israel already knows the name of the new Hamas leader, and has posted it in newspapers. 

As with before, there is an important lesson here for the United States in the war on terror.  The only effective response to Islamic terrorism is to destroy the terrorists, plain and simple.  These people see negotiations as a sign of weakness and an opportunity to fortify their positions.  Israel does this better than anybody.  They don't care as much about what the world thinks as they do about the security of their people. Their priority is to find the terrorists and kill them before they kill someone else. Terrorists are like cockroaches...anything less than their total destruction is unacceptable. 

The outcry over this event is typical...and the double standard is ridiculous. If a terrorist organization were sending suicide bombers into the population centers of a major city and killing innocent women and children, would it not be proper for that government to destroy the leader of that organization?  Not if you're Israel, because after all, we don't want to make the terrorists mad.  On top of that, the linguini-spined liberal losers in the media always take the anti-Israel position. 

SPANISH GAZPACHO-EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS CUT AND RUN

The government of Spain fulfilled the terms of their surrender to Al-Qaeda yesterday and said it will withdraw all 1,400 of its troops from Iraq.  Newly sworn in socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says he is pulling out the troops because the U.N. has not taken control of security arrangements. The U.N., you will remember, ran when the first bomb fell last year.  Now those are the people we want in charge of security, right?

Imagine, for just a minute, if they had it their way.  That the U.N. was in control in Iraq.  First of all, who is the U.N.?  Where do those troops come from?  By and large, the United States.  Do people really think that the Iraqi insurgency is going to end just because the U.N. is in charge of the same troops?  I think not.  And worse, why would anyone with half a brain want the United States Army under the command and control of the United Nations?  It would be a disaster.

The real reason Spain is pulling out their troops is because they don't have the guts to fight the war on terrorism.  They would rather just fold up and go home.  Al Qaeda defeated that entire country with about 15 bombs placed on trains.   Apparently nothing is worth fighting for, as their actions after the Madrid bombings show.  Appeasement is now their stated policy.  Typical Euro-weenies. 

sKERRY ON MEET THE PRESS

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry was on 'Meet the Press' yesterday, and it was quite a show. sKerry set a record for the highest number of idiotic statements made inside of an hour.  This guy hasn't changed a bit.

Continuing his trend of attacking the Commander in Chief during a time of war, Kerry lashed out at President Bush over the Iraq issue. He accused Bush of having a "stunningly ineffective" foreign policy and worst of all, he said that the war on terrorism wasn't primarily a military struggle.  That's right...Kerry still believes that fighting terrorism is a law enforcement problem.  This is almost frightening...apparently he believes that Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda can be fought with lawyers and subpoenas, much the way the Clinton administration did for 8 years, and we  all know where that got us. Is he not paying attention to the 9/11 Commission hearings in Washington?  Time and time again we are hearing from the FBI and the CIA that they were hamstrung by legal red tape when it came to hunting down terrorists and protecting this nation.  What Kerry is saying is that he wants to turn the United States back to sitting ducks, with somehow our safety and security provided by the United Nations.  I don't think so. 

"Our diplomacy has been about as arrogant and ineffective as anything I've ever seen," Kerry said. "I will not only personally go to the U.N., I will go to other capitals."  I guess Kerry forgot that all of that was tried.  The United Nations had 12 years, and could not contain Saddam Hussein. 

The stakes have never been higher in a presidential election.  The safety and security of the United States hangs in the balance during a global war on terror, and this is the best the Democrats can do. How pathetic.   

BIG DEAL OVER BOB WOODWARD'S BOOK

Plan of Attack.  It's out today ... the story of the Bush's administration's plans to rid the world of mass-murderer Saddam Hussein and the threat he posed.  Woodward was on CBS's 60 Minutes last night pushing the book, which, by the way, is published by the same company that owns CBS.  In the book Woodward delivers an almost verbatim narrative of the events leading up to the invasion of Iraq.  The problem is that, with the exception of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, none of those quotes are attributed.  In other words ...  you make a choice on whether to believe Bob Woodward, or not to believe him.

That brings us to Woodward's revelation that George Bush ordered plans to attack Iraq drawn up three months after the 9/11 attacks.  This would have been three months earlier than the date the  Bush administration previously cited.  Condoleezza Rice quickly issued a statement stating that Woodward's account was not accurate .. that it was "simply not, not right."  Well, I guess that's what happens when you write a book containing accounts of hundreds of conversations without naming sources for your information.

One point should be remembered when considering Woodward's charges.  It was under the Clinton administration, not the Bush administration, when the decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq was made; in 1998, to be more precise.  That's when the United States adopted the official position that regime change in Iraq was our national goal.  What, then, is so surprising about a president developing a plan to achieve a national goal?

Woodward also has much to say about Bush's reliance on Vice President Cheney and other senior advisors.  The crime here seems to be that George Bush surrounded himself with bright, intelligent and capable people; people who's advice he actually considered and followed.  I guess Bush should have know that he was supposed to surround himself with pathetic yes-men with no compelling ideas of independent thought processes.

I'M JUST A SIMPLE-MINDED KIND OF GUY

Yup, I admit it.  I'm a simple-minded American ... so simple minded that the whole Iraqi situation can be summed up rather easily.

• Saddam Hussein not only had weapons of mass destruction, but Iraq used them to kill tens of thousands of Iranians and Kurds.
• Saddam Hussein refused to abide by multiple UN Resolutions concerning those weapons.
• Saddam Hussein refused to abide by the agreements of the cease-fire he asked for in 1991
• Saddam Hussein attempted to assassinate a former president of the United States
• Saddam Hussein was clearly in contact with Al Qaeda, even offering medical care for Al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad
• Saddam Hussein was clearly supportive of terrorist efforts against Israel
• There was no reason NOT to believe that sooner, rather than later, Saddam Hussein would make some of his WMDs available to terrorist elements.
• Saddam Hussein was pursuing a war of terror, rape, pillage and murder against his own people

Now ... just tell me why the United States shouldn't have removed this monster from power?

FROM YESTERDAY'S AJC "VENT"

"So much for the Bush tax cuts that only benefit the rich. My 2003 taxes for a retired senior went from $3,400 to $1,100. "

INTEMPERATE THOUGHTS

Who would have thought that Janet Jackson's stupid stunt at the Super Bowl would lead to delayed broadcasting on C-SPAN?

Iraqi insurgents have some U.S. hostages.  Who is coming to the rescue?  You got it!  Jesse Jackson rides again!  Is Jesse going to tell us that the hostage-takers called him!

Condi Rice says that the US is bracing for another terror attack ... possibly before the election.  If it happens watch for Demcorats to say that Bush was in on the planning.

Besides ... who really cares about a terror attack while gas prices are so high.

C-SPAN is considering putting delays on its telecasts.  The Federal Censorship Commission keeps rolling right along.

They had a riot at Iowa State University over the weekend.  Students objected to police busting up a loud party.  Even though some students will certainly be identified ... you can bet that none will be expelled from school.  It's not like they actually expressed a conservative thought or something similarly horrible.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

The Russians are doing all they can to make sure the truth about corruption in the United Nation's Oil for Food program is never fully revealed.

As we begin this week here is something you can absolutely count on, something you can take to the bank.  Our Islamic jihad terrorist, murdering  enemies absolutely love all of the bickering going on in this country over Iraq and the war on terror.  Well, as long as they're happy.

Here's someone who thinks that liberals have no place in talk radio.  It's really too bad that libs are doing so much to prove him right. 

At UNC-Wilmington students recently learned two things:  (a) Their tuition is being increased.  (b) the recent coronation of the new chancellor (who had already been serving for nine months) will cost about $100,000.  This hugely expensive party is happening at the same time that they can't afford to buy toner for computer labs.

Higher interest rates are on the way.  Here's why.

An excellent article by Peggy Noonan.  A hostile press is swinging the public to Bush.

The new socialist prime minister of Spain has ordered all Spanish troops out of Iraq as soon as possible.  The terrorist victory in Spain is almost complete. 

Former National Security Adviser Tony Lake is calling the 9/11 Commission hearings a "sad spectacle." Truer words have never been spoken.

George Will looks at the realistic situation in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

Cragg Haines talks about the realities that the Palestinians don't want to face. Good piece, especially for those that don't know much about the current situation.

For the less informed, here's a guide to the myths and facts of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Cynthia McKinney is now claiming that the 9/11 Commission is justifying her ridiculous comments about George Bush knowing about the attacks ahead of time. The more she talks, the worse it gets.

Despite everything you may hear in the media, a Democratic Iraq is still on track, according to Joel Mowbray.

Diana West  states a simple fact that you and every intelligent voter in this country needs to understand.  The mainstream media players in this country, and that includes Bob Woodward, don't  want George Bush to win re-election, and it shows.

Paul Greenberg talks about recognizing reality, even in the Middle East.

Robert Novak writes about the interesting cast of characters that are supporting Republican Senator Arlen Specter for re-election.

John Leo wonders why the White House press corps, after waiting months to ask the president questions, decided to all ask him the same thing.

The media denies they are biased, but Chris Field examines the evidence.

The former acting FBI Director raised the conflict of interest issue about Jamie Gorelick serving on the 9/11 Commission early on. Gorelick defends herself in this op-ed piece.

A mother who lost her son in a drunk driving accident is suing the Coors Brewing Co, claiming that the beer made him do it. A sad story, but a frivolous lawsuit.

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