Peter Pan Politics
This from the Federalist Patriot:
``If [Nancy] Pelosi believes, as she told the [Israeli] Knesset, that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons, she must explain how that is to be done without at least the possibility of recourse to military action. This she cannot do, because of the anti-Iraq war sentiment that has swept her own partyÂs precincts. Instead she plays domestic politics at IsraelÂs expense, despite warnings from our own state department that visiting Syria is a recipe for trouble. Ms. Pelosi will be fortunate if she, unlike the royal marines, is allowed to return home to America, though it is an open question where she can do more damage, over there or over here.``
The New York Sun
The San Francisco Bleat is behaving in the precise manner I expected; she is literally spanning the globeembarrassingng both herself and her country. More than most Democrats, Pelosi has absolutely zercommitmentnt to the United States. She is a middle-aged prom queen, and she views everything she does through the prism of her status and that of her clique. So, she flies to Syria despite a direct request from the Administration, to buddy it up with the terrorist thugs who have been killing our people in Iraq, usurping the President`s Constitutionally mandated role and giving aid and comfort to our enemies solely to make herself look important. Dante had such in mind when he wrote of Antenora, the circle of Hell reserved for traitors to kin and country.
So Chancy Nancy tells the Knesset that Iran must be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons to get the Jews to like her, all the while preventing any useful efforts on the part of the Administration to actually compel this. Somebody needs to call her bluff and demand an authorization from Congress for the use of force in Iran (if the President had any political savvy he would find a way for House Republicans to do precisely that). Given the hostage crisis, it would be a wise thing to do.
But we live in an era where half of the nation is completely out of touch with reality, where ``the end of history`` was a concept believed by many, and they just want to go back to sleep and dream of their 401K`s and the happy little illusions which they fostered in the Clinton years. War-what is it good for?
Quite a bit, at least when it comes to imposing a worldview, and our enemies have never forgotten that. Unfortunately, we have, and ounaivetety puts us at great risk. We aren`t going to be able to talk the Syrians and Iranians out of attacking us, anymore than we could talk Hitler or Tojo out of war. We beat back Fascism and Communism, and now we have to beat back an ancient religion-possibly our greatest challenge as a nation. To accomplish this we will need sober, dedicated leaders, not prom queens. The Democrats are nothing but prom queens, scoundrels, copperheads. History will judge them harshly no matter what happens, but they may be our undoing. America needs to judge them harshly now, or this Republic will surely perish.
We have got to stop pussyfooting around; now the Democrats want to ban the term Global War on Terror as well as other terms indicating that we are, in fact, engaged in a global struggle. Essentially, they want to end the war by linguistic fiat. They know that their softness on the War hurts them, and they want people to stop thinking about such things. Their fondest wish is to return to ``kitchen table issues``-health care, drug costs, and the like (although avoid social security)-and a return to Clinton-era concerns would mean more votes for Santa-crats. This whole war business is hurting their electability, and so, like good liberals, they want to stick their fingers in three hundred million ears and blot out the bad news that yes, there are a great many people who really do want to kill us. We`ll just click our heels together and repeat ``there`s no place like home, there`s no place like home...``
We need adults running our government. We have the progeny of Peter Pan in charge at the moment.
In this life there are things which cannot be ignored; the longer a situation festers, the worse it will be. We ignored the rising tide of Jihad for decades, and it has metastasized into something which could plunge the whole world into chaos and darkness. Pelosi and her ilk, like spoiled children, want to continue to play their games, pretending that nothing is wrong.
Can we afford any more of this?
``If [Nancy] Pelosi believes, as she told the [Israeli] Knesset, that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons, she must explain how that is to be done without at least the possibility of recourse to military action. This she cannot do, because of the anti-Iraq war sentiment that has swept her own partyÂs precincts. Instead she plays domestic politics at IsraelÂs expense, despite warnings from our own state department that visiting Syria is a recipe for trouble. Ms. Pelosi will be fortunate if she, unlike the royal marines, is allowed to return home to America, though it is an open question where she can do more damage, over there or over here.``
The New York Sun
The San Francisco Bleat is behaving in the precise manner I expected; she is literally spanning the globeembarrassingng both herself and her country. More than most Democrats, Pelosi has absolutely zercommitmentnt to the United States. She is a middle-aged prom queen, and she views everything she does through the prism of her status and that of her clique. So, she flies to Syria despite a direct request from the Administration, to buddy it up with the terrorist thugs who have been killing our people in Iraq, usurping the President`s Constitutionally mandated role and giving aid and comfort to our enemies solely to make herself look important. Dante had such in mind when he wrote of Antenora, the circle of Hell reserved for traitors to kin and country.
So Chancy Nancy tells the Knesset that Iran must be prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons to get the Jews to like her, all the while preventing any useful efforts on the part of the Administration to actually compel this. Somebody needs to call her bluff and demand an authorization from Congress for the use of force in Iran (if the President had any political savvy he would find a way for House Republicans to do precisely that). Given the hostage crisis, it would be a wise thing to do.
But we live in an era where half of the nation is completely out of touch with reality, where ``the end of history`` was a concept believed by many, and they just want to go back to sleep and dream of their 401K`s and the happy little illusions which they fostered in the Clinton years. War-what is it good for?
Quite a bit, at least when it comes to imposing a worldview, and our enemies have never forgotten that. Unfortunately, we have, and ounaivetety puts us at great risk. We aren`t going to be able to talk the Syrians and Iranians out of attacking us, anymore than we could talk Hitler or Tojo out of war. We beat back Fascism and Communism, and now we have to beat back an ancient religion-possibly our greatest challenge as a nation. To accomplish this we will need sober, dedicated leaders, not prom queens. The Democrats are nothing but prom queens, scoundrels, copperheads. History will judge them harshly no matter what happens, but they may be our undoing. America needs to judge them harshly now, or this Republic will surely perish.
We have got to stop pussyfooting around; now the Democrats want to ban the term Global War on Terror as well as other terms indicating that we are, in fact, engaged in a global struggle. Essentially, they want to end the war by linguistic fiat. They know that their softness on the War hurts them, and they want people to stop thinking about such things. Their fondest wish is to return to ``kitchen table issues``-health care, drug costs, and the like (although avoid social security)-and a return to Clinton-era concerns would mean more votes for Santa-crats. This whole war business is hurting their electability, and so, like good liberals, they want to stick their fingers in three hundred million ears and blot out the bad news that yes, there are a great many people who really do want to kill us. We`ll just click our heels together and repeat ``there`s no place like home, there`s no place like home...``
We need adults running our government. We have the progeny of Peter Pan in charge at the moment.
In this life there are things which cannot be ignored; the longer a situation festers, the worse it will be. We ignored the rising tide of Jihad for decades, and it has metastasized into something which could plunge the whole world into chaos and darkness. Pelosi and her ilk, like spoiled children, want to continue to play their games, pretending that nothing is wrong.
Can we afford any more of this?
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