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From a Liberal extreme non-extremist:

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. – G K Chesterton

Those American Jews who voted for Obama really should have thought about this before they cast their ballots:

Once U.S. foreign policy is based on moral equivalence — that a Western democratic state is about the same as an undemocratic, radical authoritarian entity that embraces terrorism as a tool of state policy — then anything is possible, from calling for Israeli nuclear disarmament as part of an Iranian deal, to pretending that a Hamas ten-year truce is something other than a decade of chest-thumping before the final assault.

Given the fact that the vast majority of American Jews voted for Obama — despite clear indications that he would embrace radical changes in U.S. policy toward Israel — the politics of what is to come will be as fascinating as they will be tragic.

And given the Obama method of grandly professing the opposite of the reality that will soon follow (most ethical administration nominees in history lead to Geithner, Richardson, Daschle, Solis, etc.; no desire to interfere in the private sector means near nationalization of the banking, car, and soon health-care industries; commitment to public campaign financing equals first candidate to reject it in the general election; strong desire for fiscal sobriety translates into a $1.7 trillion annual deficit; Bush shredding the Constitution means adoption of Bush’s wiretaps, email intercepts, Predator attacks, Patriot Act, Iraq plan, renditions, etc., and on and on), the tell-tale sign of the final U.S. break with Israel will be a dramatic Obama hope-and-change declaration that “our historic commitment to Israel will remain unchanged.”

When we hear that, we know exactly what follows…

The problem with doing the right thing is that it is always, at the start, much harder than doing the wrong thing. Its harder to tell a child he must study than to allow him to watch TV for an extra 15 minutes. Its harder to tell a shiftless brother that you won’t bail him out any more than to give him $100 “just one more time”. Its harder to deal with securing peace for democratic Israel than it is to reach an accord with undemocratic Islamo-fascism. Democracy, liberty, justice, mercy, truth – these are all difficult, messy things which require diligent effort and great patience…tyranny, slavery, injustice, cruelty, lying – these are all easy things which, in order to have done, one doesn’t even have to do them…just allow them to happen.

We’ve got an extraordinarily difficult problem in the Middle East. It isn’t a problem entirely of our own making. It isn’t a problem we had no hand in creating. It isn’t a problem which happened over night. It isn’t a problem which commends itself to easy solutions. It does, however, commend itself to a simple solution – the solution is to insist upon freedom. Freedom in Israel, freedom in Gaza, freedom in Egypt, freedom in Lebanon, freedom in the West Bank, freedom in Syria, freedom in Iraq, freedom in Saudi Arabia, freedom in Iran…once everyone in the area is free, genuine agreements for the long term regulation of Middle Eastern affairs can be entered in to. As long as any part of it is un-free, only the most temporary and expedient things can be done. In order to get from here (mostly tyranny) to there (entirely free) there is a long, difficult process to go through. On the other hand, in order to get to a “peace deal” all that is required is that Israel be ruthlessly pressured into agreement and then we just go along with whatever situation the enemy wishes to create as one step in their long process of destroying Israel.

For all of the time from the foundation of Israel to 9/11, American policy revolved around trying to make a “peace deal” – some set of agreements which would allow Israel to exist. The problem was that as long as the other party to the deal – the Moslems – were living under tyrannical regimes, there was really no one to treat with. In other words, people who don’t obtain their just powers from the consent of the governed cannot enter into a peace deal – not really. The next dictator might easily repudiate the deal and, as we’ve seen happen all the time, the dictator of the day just finds it too convenient to use Israel as an external enemy to justify internal tyranny. After 9/11, President Bush and others finally figured out that, come what may, the only way to have peace in the Middle East was to secure for our Moslem brothers and sisters God’s gift to mankind – freedom. In Afghanistan and Iraq, a large step forward was taken…and while it was being taken and before domestic, American anti-war efforts reached crescendo, the rest of the Moslem world was taking note of the changed circumstances and loosening up the grip of tyranny. Now we stand at the crossroads – the job stand about 1/4 done…what will Obama do?

The worry is that given his moral cowardice and lack of knowledge in this area that he will fall for the sirens of defeatism and “peace deal” regarding the Middle East. We know that Obama throws difficult problems and persons under the bus at the first opportunity and we know, just from reading his biography, that he doesn’t know about strategic and military affairs. Carried away by his own megalomania, he might think that the applause of France and the Arab League and the frightened agreement of Israel under pressure might be the real thing – that he’s bringing peace. If Obama pursues a peace deal as opposed to peace, then we might as well get ready to dig a lot of graves – peace comes from freedom, which allows justice to flourish…as our lefty friends say (quite mindlessly, as they don’t know what the words actually mean), “no justice, no peace” and there can’t be justice if most of the people in the area are held to bondage.

To listen to our MSM, it sure is…unemployment isn’t rising as fast as it was, things aren’t as bad as some predicted…you know, the whole slew of things which tend to indicate a boom is right around the corner, right? Well, no. In fact, the sort of economic news we’re getting today would be painted in stark, hideous terms…if a Republican were in the White House. Since this is the Age of Obamunism, the party line is that things are double-plus-good while un-good news is down the Memory Hole. Here’s a story to indicate that things are, in fact, continuing to get worse:

This morning, Fannie Mae (FNM) announced that it had lost another $23 billion in the quarter, and would have to call down $19 billion more in taxpayer support. It also said that it would face losses as far as the eye can see.

Do you know how much we’ve committed to backstopping Fannie and its partner-in-crime Freddie Mac (FRE)? $400 BILLION! Back in February that was doubled from the original $200 billion.

But the news of the quarterly loss is getting hardly any attention. Nothing here at the NYT business section, for example. Nothing at the blogs that were going nuts when AIG was revealed to have paid out bonuses back in March.

The problem is that the Fannie and Freddie disasters don’t fit into any conventional media narrative…

And neither does such things as the continuing rapid collapse of home values in, say, Las Vegas. I figure my $400,000 home is now worth about $125,000, in theory. The “in theory” bit is because I don’t think I could actually sell my home if I had to put it on the market – sure, homes are being sold in Las Vegas but they are invariably foreclosed homes and they are going for a song. No one is going to buy my house when a better, larger house can be had on “please take this off my hands” terms. Fannie and Freddie, of course, are integral to the housing business and thus the $23 billion loss last quarter and the projected, un-ending losses to come tell the true story of our economy. Its collapsed, boys and girls…we’re not trying for a soft landing, we’re not trying to turn things around…we’re just masturbating economically while the Fed fires up the printing presses and Obama begs the Chinese to buy US bonds.

I can already hear our liberal friends – “no! You have to give Obama time! It took Bush 8 years to mess the economy up.” Its impossible to talk a liberal out of his view, given their views are built on invincible ignorance, but I will say this: the problem we’re in is not Obama’s fault but it is the fault of the very sorts of policies that Obama is enacting. In other words, Obama’s prescription for arsenic poisoning is to give us a dose of cyanide. The doctors gave my Dad a blood transfusion a few weeks before he died and for a while there he was looking a lot better – but that sheen of health was temporary as the organism, in its fundamentals, was shut down. We’re shut down – Obama is going to shove some ersatz blood into our system; it might make us glow for a bit, but it won’t change the fundamentals.

We have to cut spending, cut taxes, free up regulation and do all we can to encourage people to make, mine and grow things. We need, not more bridges to nowhere, but more farms, more factories, more mines. And for crying out loud, we don’t need them in the form of corrupt, complacent dinosaurs like GM! We need, in the end, a whole, new economy – all Obama promises us is a blood transfusion into the corpse of the old economy.

Tucked into Obama’s absurdly small budget cuts are a few things which will sting, if enacted:

President Obama voted in the Senate to provide additional funding for a program targeted for elimination by his budget that provides states a federal subsidy to offset the costs of jailing illegal immigrants.

Killing the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAPP) would save $400 million, according to Obama’s budget for fiscal 2010 released Thursday. It’s one of the largest non-defense discretionary cuts proposed in the president’s budget.

For Obama, this is win, win, win.

If it goes through, he’s able to shore up support in the pro-illegal immigration movement.

If it gets restored, he can still say he tried to stop the program to the pro-illegal immigrant movement while at the same time say he’s signed legislation designed to secure the border.

No matter what happens, its still part of his budget cut amount, so he gets to talk about how me made the “tough choices” on the budget.

Its the act of a dishonest man heading up a dishonest Administration – and thus its a perfect fit for the modern, Democrat party.

When we got on his case about having an “Office of the President-Elect” – going through Dad’s papers, I came across this letter transcribed here:

Office of the President-Elect

Richard M. Nixon

Washington, D.C.

December 2, 1968

Mr. G. Noonan

(Address Redacted)

Dear Mr. Noonan:

As you know, I have pledged to bring into this Administration men and women who by their qualities of youthfulness, judgment, intelligence and creativity, can make significant contributions to our country. I seek the best minds in America to mee the challenges of this rapidly changing world. To find them, I ask for your active participation and assistance.

You, as a leader, are in a position to know and recommend exceptional individuals. The persons you select should complete the enclosed form and return it to you. I ask that you then attach your comments. My staff will carefully review all recommendations for inclusion in our reservoir of talent from which appointments will be made.

I will appreciate greatly, Mr. Noonan, your taking time from your busy schedule to participate in this all-important program.

Sincerely,

Richard M. Nixon

RMN/jww

Enclosures

The family hope is that we didn’t have a hand in recommending anyone eventually convicted. Be that as it may, Obama ain’t the first megalomaniac elected President, it would seem.

Sorry I’m late off the mark, boys and girls, but I wasn’t feeling well last night:

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows. – Dwight Eisenhower

Kinda describes the Obama Administration in a nutshell, doesn’t it?

This is the natural result:

The U.S. government is pouring billions into General Motors in hopes of reviving the domestic economy, but when the automaker completes its restructuring plan, many of the company’s new jobs will be filled by workers overseas.

According to an outline the company has been sharing privately with Washington legislators, the number of cars that GM sells in the United States and builds in Mexico, China and South Korea will roughly double.

The proportion of GM cars sold domestically and manufactured in those low-wage countries will rise from 15 percent to 23 percent over the next five years, according to the figures contained in a 12-page presentation offered to lawmakers in response to their questions about overseas production.

You see, if we had allowed GM to go bankrupt and, perhaps, be broken up in to its component parts, the only losers in the deal would have been GM’s senior executives and the corrupt bosses of the UAW. The way of Obamunism, though, is to ensure that the senior executive and corrupt union bosses come out with as little harm as possible. And you pathetic, little liberals actually thought that liberal Democrats were on your side – that is just too cute for words!

I forgot to mention this earlier, but last Saturday I went on my very first wild turkey hunt. It actually wasn’t just my first wild turkey hunt, it my first experience hunting anything. I went with my future father-in-law around 4:50 am. About 15 minutes in we heard a turkey roosting up in a tree about 25 yards away. He gobbled off and on for about an hour. Finally, at about 6:05 am he pitched down, and in a manner of seconds I took my safety off and shot. Got him right in the neck.

Here is me with my game after my successful first hunt:

My turkey weighed in at 20.02 lbs., had 27/32″ spurs, and a 10″ beard.

So, as a new hunter, I’d love to hear from other hunters who visit Blogs For Victory. What do you hunt? How long have you hunted? Any tips for a new hunter like me? I know my first hunting experience was easier than maybe most are, so I’d love to hear about some of your own.

Iowahawk strikes again, and I have to quote:

Dave Burge

It’s time to get back on topic on HARDFIRE! Okay Garofalo, you said Fox was behind the resurgence of populist paranoia. Elaborate!

Janeane Garofalo

Just look at all the paranoid teabagger Nuremburg parties. Do you really think those were spontaneous? Here’s how it works. Skull and Bones calls Cheney. Cheney calls Rove. Rove calls O’Reilly. The next thing you know there’s a zombie army of Klansman goosestepping all over the town square of East Bum(expletive deleted), Idaho, looking for tax cuts and lynching trees.

Dave Burge

Are you saying they’re all racist? Even the little kids and old ladies?

Janeane Garofalo

What other possible explanation could there be for opposing Obama? Look, if the white hood fits, wear it. Actually those little kids and old ladies are the probably the worst. Those kids are already hopelessly brainwashed by Fox. You’d be surprised at how many times a day children run from me in terror. And don’t let the sweater vests and Wal-Mart applique jeans fool you, those midwestern nazi grandmas are one snap away from blowing up their mobility scooters in front of a federal building.

From Paul Kane at the Washington Post:

Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda prisoners, seemingly contradicting her repeated statements over the past 18 months that she was never told that these techniques were actually being used. 

In a 10-page memo outlining an almost seven-year history of classified briefings, intelligence officials said that Pelosi and then-Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.) were the first two members of Congress ever briefed on the interrogation tactics. Then the ranking member and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, respectively, Pelosi and Goss were briefed Sept. 4, 2002, one week before the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

It is pretty sad isn’t it? That Democrats are so desperate to appease their liberal base that they will publicly oppose methods of interrogation that have kept our country safe and without another terrorist attack? Why would anyone want to placate a group of people who care more about terrorists than the lives of Americans?