Hurry; Hide the Women and Children, the Village Idiot is on the loose again

Anti-Terrorism Czar, John Brennan, shared his latest epiphany with the nation and world earlier this week speechifying: "Nor do we describe our enemy as 'jihadists' or 'Islamists' because jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community, and there is nothing holy ... about murdering innocent men, women and children."

Earth to John, connect the dots after pulling your Head out of your Ass - Jihad is not only a legitimate tenet, it is the central tenet of Radical Islam. Indeed, Jihad is to Islam what the Holy Crusades were to Christianity - preparation of the World for the return of Allah by its purification, through the subjugation of the infidels. Perversion of the Faith for sure, but still the central organizing principle of the Islamic religion for an untold number of willing martyrs lining up to collect their virginal reward in heaven. To these true believers, there are no "innocent" unbelievers, so those who will not convert to become follower of the One True Faith are legitimately killed in order to purge the Muslim community of followers of Satan.

Therefore, I say to JB: its time for U to purge yourself back into the real world in which our enemy is not engaged in an overseas contingency anomaly. Western civilization is threatened with subjugation by and to a radical murderous horde believing they are God's holy, anointed warriors. To pretend otherwise is unbelief of the soon to be dead kind. Just saying ...

The Strange Case of the Partial Full Disclosure, Limited Full Hang Out, Admiral

The U.S. Naval Academy has maintained its unwavering commitment to an Honor Code since 1845: "Midshipmen are persons of integrity. They stand for that which is right. They tell the truth and ensure that the full truth is known." Joe Sestak is a 1974 Honor Graduate of the Naval Academy, who served his country very honorably in war and peace for some thirty one years. He retired with two stars on his shoulder boards and the rank of Vice Admiral.

After his retirement, Joe Sestak decided to continue his service to our nation by seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he won in his 2006 attempt. Having been re-elected in 2008, Admiral Sestak decided to seek his Party's nomination to the U.S. Senate, hoping to unseat five term incumbent, Republican RINO, Arlen Specter. This bid appeared to be stuck in dry dock, when all the Obama folks welcomed Arlen to the Party, along w/. its Pa. Senatorial endorsement. Not willing to see his ambitions so torpedoed, Joe challenged Arlen in the Demo. Primary for this nomination.

When asked by a reporter whether the White House had offered him a high level position in the Administration in lieu of prosecuting his campaign against Arlen, the Admiral answered "Yes Sir". Opps, Joe's apparent candor raised the specter of the commission of a federal crime by the offer of a job in return for changing the candidate composition for election to federal office.

When stonewalling for months failed to spike press demands for full disclosure (of the conversation that the White House acknowledged occurred with the Admiral to discuss a happy ending of his candidacy), David Axelrod threw poor Joe under the bus, joining Rev. Wright and the President's racist Grandmother. Yesterday, David stated: "There is no evidence that the White House has offered a job to Admiral Sestak, in exchange for dropping his Senatorial bid."

This Axelrod claim is false, as the unequivocal statement by Joe Sestak is very direct evidence indeed, unless the Admiral can be shown to be lying or delusional. I submit that the Obama Administration should not be supporting for high elective office, a person it views as either a blatant dissembler or mentally unable to engage in every day honorable political discourse.

Why the World is not following our Dear Leader

In one of his first official acts as President, Mr. Obama, on Day One of his misbegotten Administration, issued an Executive Order to himself that he has been flagrantly violating since January 20, 2010. As you will recall, he ordered himself to close Gitmo before the first year of his Presidency ended. Why you may ask, did the President publicly order himself to do something within his exclusive authority twelve months in the future? One plausible answer is that this very high profile Executive Order was issued for world-wide acclaim and respect to follow from this public act of contrition. He announced to the World that the United States now was returning to the norms of civilized nations, in which all good Americans abhor civil rights outrages, such as the purported Gitmo prisoner abuses perceived to be a major recruiting tool for the Islamist terrorists.

So, instead of just implementing the crucially needed "change" in national policy, the President merely offered his "hope" for a better country. Well loyal listeners, the world is still waiting for the President to keep his promise to himself. What must our allies think of the credibility of his promises to them, when he even lies to himself.

You already know what our enemies think of the Big Guy - he evokes no fear, no respect and certainly no credibility when he threatens them by saying he is keeping all "options on the table, including the military one" should a rogue nation like Iran or North Korea engage in any act of war or terrorist attack.

Indeed, this past year, North Korea exploded another nuclear bomb and torpedoed a South Korean navy destroyer, murdering 47 young sailors onboard this ship when it was attacked and sunk while patrolling in international waters. Hillary has promised our South Korean ally that a "very strong letter" will follow, to be sent to Beijing only. They are not impressed.

Time for the President to stop talking the talk, and start to walk the walk. Mr. President, if you really believe that Gitmo is a grave danger to our national security, prestige and image abroad, close it now and bring the terrorist suspects to NYC or DC for immediate civilian court trials. Please, do your job, or at least implement the changes you ordered yourself to do. Just saying...

Richard Blumenthal: Me think he Mis-Spoke Too Much

As brevity is the soul of wit, I will say only a few well chosen words of truth, some which actually came out of the mouth of the Attorney General: "When we returned from Vietnam, I remember the taunts, the verbal and even physical abuse we encountered." [Trust me, Rich, more to follow soon.]

"On a few occasions, I have misspoken about my service ... but I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words [honor, duty, country] and impugn my record of service to our country." [No need, Rich, cause no one does it better than you. You the best impugner, probably ever.]

Enough Said.

No One has alleged that Elena Kagan has ever bedded Harriet Miers

"This Story shall the good man teach his Son and his [first granddaughter]; We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers..."

Yes, we few white male protestant Constitutional lawyers and judges need not apply, as there is no room on the High court for we WASPs. Current make-up 6 Catholics, 2 Jewish believers.

Because Ms. Kagan is a blank slate - no experience as a judge, and but just one more Court oral argument than your humble blogger, it is imperative that the Senate undertake a comprehensive examination of her constitutional views, while being required to duck no confirmation hearing questions, as well as disclosing all her executive branch writings to the Committee. Indeed, five years ago, the then Junior Senator from Illinois, made an identical demand one day after then President Bush nominated SMU law grad Ms. Miers to the Court. We'll see now whether the President adheres to his own transparency standards.

Now, back to the President's similar commitment to diversity and equal opportunity for Americans of all stripes, as stated in his Nominating Announcement: "[Confirmation of Ms. Kagan will create]... a court that would be more inclusive, more representative, more reflective of us as a people than ever before." Please, stop the mendacity; I know its not raining, you ARE pissing on my shoes. With her ascension, the Supreme court will be peopled soley by Harvard and Yale law grads, with a simple majority being life long residents of either NYC or NJ.

Oh, did I point out that no protestants are now allowed to serve. We are not sure still as to the suitability of gays, closeted or not, but, I presume that you get my point that group identity politics is indefensible. No one's religious beliefs or sexual orientation should matter. It is exclusively the content of Ms. Kagan's character and her commitment to the American Constitution that matters.

Were she to commit to uphold the Constitution as adopted, while leaving the adoption of new civil rights to the will of the people through democratic elections, our great nation will be well served by her confirmation to the court, irrespective of whether she has a crush on Ms. Miers or not. Just saying...

The Only Dangerous Speech is that...

... which has been Banned or Punished by the Government.

As your humble Blogger has stated freely, the First Amendment is Numero Uno for a Good Reason. Too many have sacrificed too much for anyone to seek to diminish our citizenry's right to speak fully and fervently 24/7/365.

Accordingly, here is my homily (not a eulogy "Unwashed" Tom) on unfettered speech rights:

"And meanwhile, you're coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us all w/. all kinds of content and exposes us to all kind of arguments, some of which don't rank that high on the truth meter. ... " [Therefore, the degrees you are to be awarded today by this great University will be your safe harbor as you navigate this immense ocean of good and bad information. Your education has empowered you to shop skillfully in this chaotic marketplace of ideas, finding and valuing truth, while rejecting the falsehoods, lies and canards of fools. Our democracy tolerates all kinds of "wrong" speech, because any government intervention is rightfully banned by the Constitution. You must be your own judge of the worth of the ideas out there in the real world. I know you will succeed, because of your four years of diligent studies that we are celebrating today.] Excerpted from President Obama's May 9th Commencement Address at Hampton University. My additions shown by [brackets].

Here is the President's actual, complete statement on the marketplace of ideas: "... information becomes a distraction, a diversion rather than a tool of empowerment. Its putting new pressures on our country and on our democracy."

Oops; I can envision only two explanations for the President's antipathy toward the free market of ideas which immeasurably strengthens our democracy as every single citizen is empowered to write, read and listen to every imaginable speech w/o. fear or censorship: he thinks we are too stupid to decide what's true and false; or, he's setting the stage for government restrictions on those bad ideas he sees as threatening our democracy.

Its now your current First Amendment right to evaluate, debate, and decide as between potential causes for the President giving his speech and not mine. Remember, "The Truth is Out There" and I have every confidence you will find it by yourselves. Just saying ...

Rachel Maddow in Bed with Glenn Beck

Ok, please disregard the truth that some images are just too unpleasant to visualize. Take a deep breath and focus instead on Janet "the Clueless". Not a pretty picture there either. Ok, just think of her misreading the note she wrote on her left palm before going on the Sunday News Shows. Madam Secretary, the Times Square SUV bomber is not a "One Off", nor is he a "one of a kind", lone wolf, middle aged white male. Instead, he is just the latest in a series of completely undetected terrorist attackers, who completed their attacks (two, only by happenstance inchoate) prior to any U.S. Intelligence Agencies putting out "apprehend and detain" directives.

First, the Fort Hood Army Psychiatrist, then the Christmas Day Panty Bomber and now the NYC SUV car bomber. Anyone else out there getting a bit nervous that America is under a growing threat from radical Islamic Jihadists? If so, you ask - why? Well, see prior Blog: The War on Terror is Over, Only We Lost.

But, u say, the alleged NYC culprit is a naturalized American citizen arrested on American soil, so the Constitution absolutely requires that he be treated immediately and ONLY as a criminal defendant , including given all his Miranda rights before prosecution in civilian court. Well, not so fast partner.

I don't want Shahzad punished to the total exclusion of the needed federal government's protection of Americans in the ongoing WAR. Ironic isn't is that liberals always call conservatives as being too simplistic, seeing only absolute good and evil in a far more nuanced and complex world. Instead, please help me resurrect the Clinton Administration "Wall of Separation" between the DOJ and the CIA. Upon his capture, Shahzad should have been given a bifurcated classification - first, enemy combatant (EC), to be subsequently converted to a criminal defendant. As an EC, he would be interrogated exclusively by the Intelligence Agencies to gather actionable intel to protect us from future terrorist attacks. None of this EC information would or could be used against Shahzad in his subsequent civilian court prosecution. Then, when he is no longer vital to assist our national defense, he would be transferred back to DOJ for trial in civilian court, with the prosecutors limited to only pre-capture evidence gathered outside of his intel questioning.

Tell yourself if this nuanced and bifurcated government classification of Shahzad is just too complicated for the complex liberal mind. In answering this inquiry, please remember that the U.S. Constitution is not a suicide pact, irrespective of Rachel's and Glenn's love-fest hug demanding that no citizen be made subject to compulsory intel questioning in wartime, even when caught with their pants (or SUVs) on fire. Just saying...

When Fundamental Values Conflict

Not destructive as when worlds collide, but this dilemma is deeply troubling nonetheless.

The FIRST DUTY of all levels of government is the preservation of Public Safety, as w/o. civil order no other rights of citizenship can be maintained. Accordingly, unsecured, and thus porous, national borders put us all at risk to the violence spawned by narco-terrorists, jihadist terrorists, illegal immigrant smugglers and millions of undocumented aliens living outside the rule of law inside our country.

Seeking to stem this growing tidal wave of criminals invading the southwest, Arizona has enacted a law mandating that all police officers ascertain the immigration status of persons, whom after being stopped for a discrete lawful purpose, present a reasonable suspicion of being an undocumented alien.

The exercise of such intrusive authority by police runs contrary, however, to a core constitutional value, precious to all citizens - the right to be left alone by the government.

When engaged in any lawful pursuits either by walking, biking or driving, no American wants to be compelled to justify his presence within our country to a suspicious police interrogator.

Even when not abused by overt racial profiling, giving the police broad power to demand that an individual "show their papers" or face arrest is very problematic. At the very least, when I go out jogging now, I will need to carry my driver's license in my jock strap, which can be uncomfortable and insecure, leading to loss of proof of identity anyway.

Accordingly, the better national policy is for the federal government to just do its job and secure our southern border with Mexico. We need to end this crisis in Arizona, as emergencies lead to excesses in government power that again jeopardize our pursuit of happiness without Big Brother watching us constantly. Just saying ...