Today is the first anniversary of the official beginning of the Obama administration. I say official because in spite of the left's worries about George Bush being a dictator in training, Bush pretty much abdicated his power to the Democrats in the spring of 2008. So one quarter of the way through, I think it is time to give him a report card. I will give a real world grade followed by a "Progressive" grade in parentheses
In holding the Progressives together Obama scores an F minus in the real world - which is good for us (Progressive grade: D plus). The Tea Parties and late summer march on Washington that every news outlet except Fox News ignored signalled American discontent was on the boil. Every side election has splintered the alleged hegemony of the Democrats expected permanent majority. Republicans Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell won gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia over Obama backed candidates. On the 364th day of his presidency, Obama lost a HUGE election when Scott Brown (R) won the Senate seat held for 47 years by Tedward Kennedy. Pushing his hard left agenda has blasted holes in the Progressive agenda and Americans have rejected it at every turn. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are both in trouble in their home districts. So why only a D plus for the Progressive grade? In spite of all this, Obama, Reid, and Pelosi have managed to strangle internal opposition and bribe potential dissidents into line.
In spending control he gets an F minus minus minus (Progressive grade: A). Do I need to go into this in detail? Using repaid TARP money as a slush fund rather than returning it to the Treasury as detailed in the law; cash for clunkers; the Stimulus.
Homeland Defense is a D minus (Progressive grade: A). Even if we give him a pass on the underpants bomber which was an external problem, we can judge him on the aftermath. In the wake of the failed bombing the administration used it to further inconvenience the rest of us when we take to the air (a typical Progressive response). From day one he has attempted to undo everything regarding the War on Terror. He still plans to close Gitmo. He hired former AZ governor Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Defense in spite (or in his case because of) her poor record on dealing with illegal immigrants in Arizona; which IS a homeland defense issue. His Progressive grade reflects the fact that modern Progressives hate America as constituted and are actively undermining it internally and externally.
Foreign Relations equals a big old F minus (Progressive grade: B plus). Obama's first act as president was to insult our British allies. He has given our European allies embarrassing gifts. His speeches at state occasions are lackluster and insulting to the guests. Wherever he goes he misses no opportunity to belittle this nation and apologize for a past that needs no apology.
On maintaining Constitutional intent: is there a grade below F minus? How about Z minus? (Progressive grade: A plus) Obama and Progressives have hated the US Constitution and attempt to subvert it at every turn. He tried to silence dissent by getting into a war with Fox News. His willing accomplices in the media ignore or attack dissenting voices. His ally Jeffrey Immelt CEO of GE (General Evil) and therefore CEO of NBC has driven that network to the brink of bankruptcy by being in the tank for the B-HO. Obama assaulted and insulted Christians during his campaign and attempts to marginalize us. He spent 20 years in a 'church' that preaches real hate but attacks the rest of us as being hateful. His thugs in the SEIU attempt to stop freedoms of assembly and redress of grievances at Townhalls. He is quietly pushing an anti-gun agenda. His Progressive allies literally destroyed the right to be secure in your property getting a supposedly Conservative Supreme Court to vote for an unimaginable expansion of Imminent Domain before Obama was even close to becoming president. Health care is not just an assault on our freedom to spend money where we please but will add further unfunded mandates to burden states. Everything this man does is aimed at gutting our Constitution and drawing us into the soft socialism that has dragged Europe into terminal mediocrity (which the Progressives love).
Overall, Obama's first year in office garners a solid FAIL for real Americans and about a B plus for Progressives (and yes, I DO believe that no one who holds to the Progressive line can be a real American). He is keeping his promise to an audience when he said "...we are five days away from FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING this country..." (emphasis added) to a group of his kool-aid drinking constituents. The only fundamental change most people want is a return to the intent of the Founders. This nation was created for the sole purpose of maximizing individual liberty. The "Progressive" idea that government is the answer and not the problem has a virtual lock on the rest of the world but they aren't satisfied since America's prosperity shines a beacon on their mediocrity. Therefore America as it is has to go and they are closer than ever to bringing us down to their level. Obama and his cronies will fight harder than ever for their agenda now that they are getting an idea of the overwhelming opposition brewing out in "flyover country". The first year is over and like the end of 1942 in World War II, the hardest fighting is yet to come. Scott Brown's win is a beginning and a source of hope but it is only one battle. We must keep fighting. Stand up for liberty and capitalism whenever you hear a Progressive attacking it. Remember always that extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Quick Quips
A correction for yesterday's post: I said that Kennedy had held the seat for 30+ years but meant to type 40+ years (both are technically correct since he held the seat for 47 years).
If Scott Brown loses the Senate race today in Massachusetts, you can 100% guarantee that it will have been through fraud.
While most white people are being sent to the back of the Obama bus, its still better than what they are doing to their own candidate in MA; Martha Coakley. There can be no doubt that the DNC talking points faxes for today are all about throwing her under that bus. Expect to feel the bump about 7-8 pm Pacific time tonight.
The coming win in MA, barring foul play, is big but don't let it relieve you too much. In spite of their denials that this is a repudiation of the Obama agenda, Democrats are in an all out panic as their "1000 year majority" is coming unravelled faster than Dolphy's 1000 year Reich. Look for them, especially Ho-bama, Reid, and Pelosi to go on the offensive worse than ever; attempting to ram as much of their Marxist agenda down our throats as they can before the 2010 election.
Chris Matthews says that one of his heroes is Saul Alinsky. If Saul Alinsky is one of your heroes, you should either be forcibly exiled from the US for the rest of your life or simply shot for treason.
If Scott Brown loses the Senate race today in Massachusetts, you can 100% guarantee that it will have been through fraud.
While most white people are being sent to the back of the Obama bus, its still better than what they are doing to their own candidate in MA; Martha Coakley. There can be no doubt that the DNC talking points faxes for today are all about throwing her under that bus. Expect to feel the bump about 7-8 pm Pacific time tonight.
The coming win in MA, barring foul play, is big but don't let it relieve you too much. In spite of their denials that this is a repudiation of the Obama agenda, Democrats are in an all out panic as their "1000 year majority" is coming unravelled faster than Dolphy's 1000 year Reich. Look for them, especially Ho-bama, Reid, and Pelosi to go on the offensive worse than ever; attempting to ram as much of their Marxist agenda down our throats as they can before the 2010 election.
Chris Matthews says that one of his heroes is Saul Alinsky. If Saul Alinsky is one of your heroes, you should either be forcibly exiled from the US for the rest of your life or simply shot for treason.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Glances at the News
After a lengthy hiatus the Crusader is back in the saddle. I have resigned myself to the fact that I cannot come up with unique commentary three times a week (and sometimes even once a week) so I will allow the news to partially dictate what I write about.
Massachusetts' Senate race is broiling hot. It now looks like a Republican...yes, a REPUBLICAN!!!!...is set to win the seat held hostage for thirty plus years by the last and least of the Kennedy brothers. Granted he has had some help by the inept and utterly stupid appointee, Martha Coakley - against whom he is running. Even 11th hour campaign stops from Bill Clinton and the B-HO himself aren't likely to get her over the top as the latest poll shows her GOP challenger, Scott Brown, up 51-46%. This turn of events would break the coveted super majority of the Democrats in the Senate and force them to show even more of their true colors when they use tricks of procedure and underhanded tactics to get the health care bill through. If Brown wins on Tuesday look for Reid and his cronies to hold up installing him in his seat until after a vote on whatever the joint committee produces.
Will Israel attack Iran? They probably better. Israel is coming to a crucial moment of decision that threatens their very existence. The Ho-bama administration, from the beginning, has distanced itself from and repudiated Israel. The Islamic lobby in Europe, the US, and much of the rest of the non-Muslim world has managed to spread anti-Israel lies into the populations and raise anti-Semitism to a level comparable to those just prior to World War II. The Turks are abandoning their successful secular state for an Islamic one and divesting themselves of their mutual defense treaty with Israel. All of this leaves Israel virtually alone in the world. Sensing this, the Israeli voters dumped their leftist/pacifist party and restored the hawkish Likhud party headed by the Israeli equivalent of John Wayne, Benjamin Netanyahu, to power. Netanyahu is old school and won't be afraid to ignore world opinion if he believes Israel is in imminent danger. Once upon a time a US occupied Iraq would have meant a slam dunk for Israel as far as ability to fly over it but one wonders if the B-HO would turn US fighters against them right now. It shouldn't have to come to that. We need to take a page from Ronald Reagan and 'outlaw' Iran. "The bombing begins in five minutes!"
Hell in Haiti. Nothing shines a light on our hubris and hypocrisy like a disaster. Nine days ago no one was concerned about Haiti - one of the poorest nations on earth. Most people couldn't find it on a map (and most probably still can't). Its history is one of rebellion, occupation, petty dictators, and coup's. It has been run for over 5 years by the UN which means it is worse off than under the dictators. In those five years, there has been no movement on creating a stable government, a viable economy, or building an infrastructure. The world - except for those mean old Christian missionaries - has been content to allow Haiti to wallow in its poverty as long as they don't create trouble for the tourist trade in the Caribbean.
The massive amount of aid coming in now will dry up once it looks like the situation has stabilized and everyone from Hollywood to the Beltway will, once again, forget that Haiti exists. Her surviving people will pick up the nothing they had to begin with, use the rubble to rebuild their homes, and go back to their not quite subsistence lives. The UN 'mission' will rebuild their comfortable headquarters and return to doing nothing at a high cost to member nations and a higher cost to the people of Haiti.
Massachusetts' Senate race is broiling hot. It now looks like a Republican...yes, a REPUBLICAN!!!!...is set to win the seat held hostage for thirty plus years by the last and least of the Kennedy brothers. Granted he has had some help by the inept and utterly stupid appointee, Martha Coakley - against whom he is running. Even 11th hour campaign stops from Bill Clinton and the B-HO himself aren't likely to get her over the top as the latest poll shows her GOP challenger, Scott Brown, up 51-46%. This turn of events would break the coveted super majority of the Democrats in the Senate and force them to show even more of their true colors when they use tricks of procedure and underhanded tactics to get the health care bill through. If Brown wins on Tuesday look for Reid and his cronies to hold up installing him in his seat until after a vote on whatever the joint committee produces.
Will Israel attack Iran? They probably better. Israel is coming to a crucial moment of decision that threatens their very existence. The Ho-bama administration, from the beginning, has distanced itself from and repudiated Israel. The Islamic lobby in Europe, the US, and much of the rest of the non-Muslim world has managed to spread anti-Israel lies into the populations and raise anti-Semitism to a level comparable to those just prior to World War II. The Turks are abandoning their successful secular state for an Islamic one and divesting themselves of their mutual defense treaty with Israel. All of this leaves Israel virtually alone in the world. Sensing this, the Israeli voters dumped their leftist/pacifist party and restored the hawkish Likhud party headed by the Israeli equivalent of John Wayne, Benjamin Netanyahu, to power. Netanyahu is old school and won't be afraid to ignore world opinion if he believes Israel is in imminent danger. Once upon a time a US occupied Iraq would have meant a slam dunk for Israel as far as ability to fly over it but one wonders if the B-HO would turn US fighters against them right now. It shouldn't have to come to that. We need to take a page from Ronald Reagan and 'outlaw' Iran. "The bombing begins in five minutes!"
Hell in Haiti. Nothing shines a light on our hubris and hypocrisy like a disaster. Nine days ago no one was concerned about Haiti - one of the poorest nations on earth. Most people couldn't find it on a map (and most probably still can't). Its history is one of rebellion, occupation, petty dictators, and coup's. It has been run for over 5 years by the UN which means it is worse off than under the dictators. In those five years, there has been no movement on creating a stable government, a viable economy, or building an infrastructure. The world - except for those mean old Christian missionaries - has been content to allow Haiti to wallow in its poverty as long as they don't create trouble for the tourist trade in the Caribbean.
The massive amount of aid coming in now will dry up once it looks like the situation has stabilized and everyone from Hollywood to the Beltway will, once again, forget that Haiti exists. Her surviving people will pick up the nothing they had to begin with, use the rubble to rebuild their homes, and go back to their not quite subsistence lives. The UN 'mission' will rebuild their comfortable headquarters and return to doing nothing at a high cost to member nations and a higher cost to the people of Haiti.
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