When A Good Man Dies Needlessly, Who Cares?

I don't know anything much about the short life of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Nor do I suspect, do you. Regrettably, none of us will ever have the opportunity to meet Brian to thank him for his service to the nation. Brian is now dead, murdered near Nogalis, Arizona by a Mexican Drug Cartel gang member using an automatic weapon sold to the Cartel's "strawman" purchaser weeks earlier by the ATF's cooperating gun dealer helping to trace illegal firearm shipments to Mexico. What we do know is Brian Terry was a hero, respected by his peers in law enforcement, and a good friend to everyone he knew in his personal life. Thirdly, we know that the murder of Brian Terry was facilitated by the criminal negligence of high level officials in the federal government.

We can not identify the specific ATF/Main Justice/U.S. Attorney's Office individuals guilty in the death of Brian Terry, because the Obama Administration is more than patiently awaiting the results of an internal Department of Justice I.G. investigation, which could drag on for months, or until just a few days after the November 2012 elections. My anger, my outrage, my demand for accountability and justice will not wait for this cover up to inevitably unravel.

Were President Obama a true leader, a decisive executive in charge of the executive branch of government, he would be even more exercised than me, as this utterly reckless fiasco happened on his inattentive watch. Probably the most damning criticism of Mr. Obama is for his utter detachment; he appears to all the world not to be affected by any of the nation's troubles and indifferent to the immense difficulties of our citizenry, millions of millions struggling to keep hold of their jobs and homes from foreclosure. Unlike Bubba Clinton, 'Barry' never seems to feel our pain, either collectively or individually. I mean, would any President with the common sense God gave a rock, laugh out loud about having been fooled about "shovel ready jobs" that didn't actually exist. Please!

Let me say this - I do not condemn President Obama, due to any political partisanship. I want MY PRESIDENT, OUR ONLY PRESIDENT to succeed; after all he holds our nation's very future safety in his hands. To succeed, any President must demand accountability in his Administration, such that all federal branch executives know that real mistakes will have real consequences. I guarantee U every other Democratic President in my lifetime - Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Clinton (ok, not Jimmy Carter) would have had on his Oval Office Desk before nightfall on the day of Brian Terry's funeral, the resignations of the entire top brass of the ATF for failing to prevent this completely avoidable tragedy. So, to President Obama, I say unequivocally - take charge of your own destiny, as the destiny of a great nation demands it.

Literally, Sir, lives hang in the balance, should you show all Americans that You do care that a good man died needlessly.