Memorial Day is here, as this is written - watched the National Symphony with hosts Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Joe Mantegna honor our fallen heroes - am not afraid to say I shed a few tears, as their stories of our Nation's warrior elite often ended in tragedy. Most striking, the Police Action, non-war in Korea cost America 36,000 confirmed fatal casualties.
I am also now reminded that the freedoms our service men and woemen willingly died for are secure only so long as we, the living beneficiaries of their sacrifice, fight for them daily. Our federal government, be it a Republican or Democrat Administration grows more powerful each day as well. A Commander-in-Chief, who has the Absolute Power to kill anyone in the entire world by merely telling a subordinate to "make it so", and in minutes 10,000 miles away a NCO operating a Joy Stick in front of a computer screen does exactly that - no fuss, no muss - is no longer a science fiction drama.
Such immense power, may or may not corrupt absolutely (it does), but it most certainly requires the checks and balances of our Constitution, starting with the free press - unafraid to hold the Executive accountable for it abuses. Accordingly, the recent DOJ declaration that Fox New's James Rosen is a criminal conspirator having joined a spy operation is anathema to the proper role of our free press.
Indeed, were President Obama to have a son, he would be just like James - hard working, industrious, smart and honest to a fault. Absolutely no one in the entire world believes that James Rosen is criminal; well. with the one possible exception of Inspector Cleauseau Holder who signed off on the affidavit asserting James' criminality; but that was before he testified under oath before Congress and completely forgot that he had endorsed this declaration.
Such a memory lapse by Holder is quite explainable, like pulling on a Drone Hell Fire missle joy stick, do it enough times and its just another day at the office.
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