The Shrinking President

Our current President (we only have one at a time regardless of how it now appears) has had opportunity after opportunity to do the right thing throughout his career but has failed to act. He is not driven by principle nor moved by pragmatism, but base cronyism seems to be his guiding ethos. Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination is proof of this. Did Bush stand on conservative belief in free speech and veto campaign finance reform? Did he allow the largest entitlement expansion since LBJ with the prescription drug benefit? Did he pardon ICE agents Ramos and Compean who wounded an armed fleeing drug trafficker in the buttocks or David Olofson who had a technical failure on a borrowed gun at a firing range? When he was governor, did he spare Karla Tucker who had become the cover girl for reform and who had served twice the time of the average murderer? Did Bush stand for free markets or did he endorse the unprecedented bailout with inherent risk of abuse or even outright fraud with the massive amounts of money involved and the power once again given to friends of friends that accompanies it? The President and his successor now have the chance to avert the potential unconventional attack that a report says will strike the US in the next five(5) years. If Bush announces that national policy will be to obliterate two major cities in any nation that can be tied to a biological or nuclear attack, the terrorists may have second thoughts. A proposal after the 9/11 assault to blow up Mecca if any subsequent mass casualty attack takes place also holds water particularly since a Saudi cleric endorsed unconventional attacks on America killing up to ten(10) million in a fatwa. The Saudi authorities did not take him into custody or force him to retract the mass murder decree. Should an event happen perpetrated by Islamic extremists against the heartland, Bush and Obama must let it be known that the US will unleash the whirlwind.

Justice Just Miscarried

The jihadi proclaims a quest for justice. The justice delayed is justice denied crowd never met a murderer they did not have sympathy for, and real justice is about as rare as a unicorn. Over the weekend, Iran was reported to have hanged an Israeli spy. They even had a so-called confession video where he admonishes others not to follow his path. His name was Ali Ashtari and he was a Jewish husband and father. Isn't it amazing what torture can cause a person to confess? This happens while Israel continues to pay a real spy-Asmi Bishara, a former Israeli-Arab member of the Knesset from the Balad party who gave state secrets to Hizbullah, his pension. The American left has questioned whether Bush will pardon Cheney. Bush should have his pardon pen in hand alright. He should pardon Agents Ramos and Compean forthwith. He should open the gates for David Olofson-the overused sear pin victim incarcerated for his accidental automatic. Bush freed Scooter Libby which was appropriate as Libby was caught in a process crime trap by an overburdened memory. Bill Clinton on the other hand deliberately lied about a dalliance, but let's move on about that. WCBS reported that the homeless in New York City could not use twenty-two(22) churches for shelter because they were only open to them five days a week. This is murder (vagrants will die of exposure), a violation of the separation of church and state, and the ancient concept of sanctuary. The indispensable man Bloomberg-enemy of trans fat, salt, and tobacco, grants himself a third term against existing term limits and oh so wise New Yorkers say "Save us-Oh mighty Bloomberg." Only a rube or wet behind the ears innocent seeks perfect equity and only God finds it.