tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post7289145185176245710..comments2023-05-10T04:52:13.662-05:00Comments on American Descent: Because it Illustrates a Point We've Been Making...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-63551319988538461672011-03-31T11:55:50.724-05:002011-03-31T11:55:50.724-05:00Very well said, Eric. Obama has always impressed ...Very well said, Eric. Obama has always impressed me as one who likes to say, "Check it out! I'm president!" without having any idea of how to be one or without really any desire to do what it really takes to be one.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-57038093285244863932011-03-31T08:57:05.111-05:002011-03-31T08:57:05.111-05:00...without permission. Same with Yemen?"
Sin...<i>...without permission. Same with Yemen?"</i><br /><br />Since you're asking, the answer is no; we are not bombing in Pakistan, or conducting operations in Yemen without permission... from the governments of both Pakistan and Yemen.<br /><br />Personally, I don't mind the US doing what little it's doing in Libya. For one, Qadaffi is a thug; akin to the likes of Saddam, or would be if left alone for much longer. For another, I hate the idea of Leptus Magnus in the crossfire of a Libyan civil war.<br /><br />What rankles is the president and democrats treating this action as though it commands more international support than did Iraq. Bush had a coalition of nations 30+ members strong. There is a lot of lying and revisionist history going on to make Obama's actions appear nobler and more righteous than Bush's. This not a pissing contest. Lives are at stake, not the least of whom are those with no options other than to cower somewhere and hope they come out the other side of this conflict; namely the Libyan people.<br /><br />The truth of the matter is that Bush approached Congress and addressed the nation, acquiring the necessary permissions from his own country BEFORE he acted. Obama went to the UN. Period. Bush went to the UN as well, but not to ask permission, but everything Bush did prior to dropping a single bomb in Iraq was done above board*, and the day it began he was seen performing his duties in soberly fashion. But whatever Obama did prior to the moment we began pounding Libya with million-and-a-half dollar tomahawks is shrouded in semi-secret; we know he went to the UN, but what was he seen doing on that day? He was playing golf. Adding insult to injury he waited 9 days to address the American people. Just for fun, how many weeks did he wait before he jumped into the gulf oil spill imbroglio, with even a nod or mention of it to the American people? 5 weeks? Six?<br /><br />Are these the actions of a playboy? a party animal? an American gangster? allusions to Emperor Nero aside? Because they certainly didn't appear to be the actions of a Commander in Chief, despite the fact that he <i>IS</i> the Commander in Chief. If he possesses so miniscule of skill managing appearances, is it not a wonder he's bungling everything else?<br /><br />As I've said, I hope he makes it to the back step unscathed, but I have to wonder just who the jokers advising him are-- which only points to his ever greater lack of skill in choosing advisers. Considering his complete and utter lack of experience governing/managing anything of importance prior to winning the Oval Office, you'd think he'd have sense enough to hire folks to make him look good, occasionally wipe his chin, and keep him from every bungle he's stepped in since January 20, 2009.<br /><br />----<br /><i><b>*</b> with the obvious caveats, of course.</i>Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-49945983179997042352011-03-31T02:11:40.136-05:002011-03-31T02:11:40.136-05:00War isn't a cut and dried matter. Are we at w...War isn't a cut and dried matter. Are we at war with Pakistan? We're invading their airspace and firing missiles into their territory, upon their populace, without permission. Same with Yemen? We we at war with the Balkan states under Clinton?<br /><br />There was going to be a vote in the UN Security Council. France and Great Britain were calling for one. So the options for the US were limited. We could veto, abstain, vote yea or ney. What should the US have done? Abstained with Russia and China? Vetoed the resolution? Voted no and pissed off the Arab League and two of our biggest allies? <br /><br />Sorry, but as a consequence of Congress spending on Defense like we are still in the middle of the Cold War, we're the world's policemen. So when NATO and the UN undertake actions a lot of those bombs and planes are going to be American.BenT - the unbelievernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-4992330428992984952011-03-30T18:37:14.268-05:002011-03-30T18:37:14.268-05:00What really gets me is Obama's propensity for ...What really gets me is Obama's propensity for passing the buck. He will not take responsibility for anything that's particularly damaging to his Presidency.<br /><br />In the same way he passes the responsibility for the "not-war" off on Nato, he passes the blame for his screw ups to others. Isn't he still blaming Bush for the economy?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-38203955501480831762011-03-30T09:32:58.747-05:002011-03-30T09:32:58.747-05:00I have to say I'm with Dennis Kucinich on this...I have to say I'm with Dennis Kucinich on this one. An investigation must begin, and impeachment hearings (if not proceedings) begin.<br /><br />The biggest failure in the US Presidency? Barack Hussein Obama. More concerned with winning world approval, than with winning American approval.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-21859491250421076872011-03-30T09:26:42.149-05:002011-03-30T09:26:42.149-05:00"The President does not have power under the ...<i>"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."</i><br /><br />--Barack Hussein Obama, lawyer, U.S. Senator, "Famous Constitutional Scholar"; Boston Globe, December 20, 2007<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><i>"<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/18/obamas-illegal-war/" rel="nofollow">The Washington Times</a> has it right. Even crook Democrat <a href="http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/article_f8f5f6a0-edef-5a89-804a-39c6fa09bb3d.html" rel="nofollow">Charlie Rangel</a> has it right, saying he was angry that Congress was not consulted before the military strikes.<br /><br />Rangel said that he was undecided on whether the military action against Libya was justified but that he thought that lawmakers and their constituents should have had time to weigh in. "Our presidents seem to believe that all we have to do is go to the U.N. and we go to war," Rangel said."</i><br /><br />--From <a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/03/obama_attacks_libya_and_wheres.html" rel="nofollow">Obama Attacks Libya, and Where's Congress?</a><br /><br />---<br /><br />Obama went to the UN, but not to the Senate. He went to the Arab League, but not to Congress. He consulted with the EU, but not the American people. This is the man we've been warning you about. The man who, during his campaign speech in Germany, declared himself a citizen of the world. Well, it's clear enough he thinks his citizenship to the world trumps his American citizenship. He certainly thinks more of his "world citizenship" than he does his American citizenship, and the oaths he took as president. This president is 'ruling' more by Executive Order, through his Czars and cabinet, than he is through the elected representatives of the citizens he purports to serve as president. Yes, the Executive branch is a co-equal body with the Legislative and Judicial branches, but this simply means he is not a king, and must submit to the checks and balances our Constitution levels upon EACH branch. Whether you realize it or not, whether you believe it or not, we are closer to living in a socialistic autocracy than at any time before in our nation's history. All because one man views himself superior to the laws that made him our leader.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-75164699132887406672011-03-30T08:26:40.447-05:002011-03-30T08:26:40.447-05:00"Except that he's also uppity."
ASS...<i>"Except that he's also uppity."</i><br /><br />ASSHOLE! YOU! Just then! Are the only one referring to his race! Take your stupid prejudiced ass somewhere else! I will not allow you to hang that on me, you stupid SOB!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874712703862427318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570497968855832694.post-31181349718763188932011-03-29T21:19:41.120-05:002011-03-29T21:19:41.120-05:00I guess you all missed this from March 1, 2011:
T...I guess you all missed <a href="http://nationaljournal.com/congress/senate-passes-resolution-calling-for-no-fly-zone-over-libya-20110301?page=1" rel="nofollow">this from March 1, 2011</a>:<br /><br /><i>The Senate unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution on Tuesday calling for the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and urged Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi to resign and allow a peaceful transition to democracy.</i><br /><br />"the simple truth is our disdain is based upon his ideology, his pre-campaign activities, and actions since becoming president. And little, if nothing more."<br /><br />Except that he's also uppity.<br /><br />Dick Morris? Cite the last prediction he got right.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004209843701697773noreply@blogger.com