To the Surface

The world, at least that part of it that still values the sanctity of human life rather than reveling in murder and bomb-vest martyrdom, celebrates the rescue of the thirty-three formerly trapped Chilean miners and the monumental courage of the six volunteers who risked their own lives descending two thousand feet under the earth to collect them. Those six should be hailed the most for such selfless action. But many other grim aspects have risen to the surface as well. In the Middle East, a sellout of Israel is afoot by the Obama administration that seems bent on sacrificing America's one consistent friend in the region to placate Muslim animus. This appeasement mentality of Obama has already led to the US essentially conceding both Iraq and Lebanon into the Iranian sphere of influence, and now even permeates the conflict in Afghanistan with a new announced American willingness to speak to the Taliban. One must wonder what there is to negotiate about with seventh century atavists who despise women and shielded and sponsored al-Qaeda in the run up to and after the September 11, 2001 attacks in which a similar heroism was exhibited by American first responders as we have just seen in Chile with more than three hundred US firefighters having their lives taken in the quest to save others. Then there is the conservative colossus beginning to surface in America proper as November's election approaches. This freeing force will make the trees tremble in the fall shaking down the leaves of liberalism as the sleeping giant once roused will rid the Congress of those who do not hold liberty dear. All decent people herald the glorious exercise of freedom whether it is demonstrated in incredible bravery under the ground in Chile or a rendezvous with destiny climbing up burning towers in an attempt to save strangers though inside each emergency worker seeing the damage knew the World Trade Center was bound to collapse. They have risen as our best.