A Texas Mess

Those who have pointed out that the Fort Hood Nidal Hasan massacre took place in Texas are correct about geography but did not grasp the gist of my "Mess with Texas" posting. Unarmed people were indeed slaughtered by the mad major, but Fort Hood is a Federal Reservation on land that happens to be in Texas, where those charged with defending the rest of us, members of the US military are and have been incomprehensibly disarmed. Unlike ordinary Texans, military members were stripped of the ability to defend themselves with personal firearms. They were (and are left) at the mercy of terrorists who ignore laws mandating particular places be gun-free zones. It is insane to think a picture of a gun with a line through it will deter someone bent on doing evil. It is bizarre to think those charged with defending the nation should not be trusted to defend themselves with firearms ordinary citizens are permitted.

Not Sharia Compliant

I will never participate in stoning an adulteress or anyone else to death. I will not abet the killing of anyone because of sexual orientation. I will not try to extract a tax from someone because he or she believes in another faith. I will not try to murder anyone because they pray differently than I do. I will not try to impose a state of dhimmitude on someone because they apprehend Divinity in ways I do not. I will not destroy the cultural heritage or religious patrimony of others. I will only respect faiths that are tolerant of other religions.

Louisville and Die

There is an old expression, "see Rome and die". Some attribute the quote to Goethe, but some say he actually referenced Naples. In any event, one should not actually have to lay down his or her life to attend a cultural event anywhere. A tourist from Canada decided to take in one of the world's greatest races. Scott Hunter of Toronto should have left Louisville with no more than a hangover from mint juleps, but instead was callously murdered by dregs of society. This tragedy has not been widely publicized, but if it were, it might discourage people from attending future Derbys, or even visiting Louisville.

Mess with Texas

Islamic extremists launched an armed attack on a free speech event in Texas. What the terrorists did not factor in was that they were facing Texans. Well-trained and heroic Texas law enforcement was guarding the event. The jihadists were not facing unarmed French as was the situation with the Charlie Hebdo police bodyguards who failed to prevent a massacre. They were up against the same ethos that tamed the West. The heroes from police agencies kept everyone attending the event safe. They killed the terrorists. Police risked their lives to protect our cherished rights to life, assembly, and free speech. Last night, freedom won in Garland, Texas.

Enemy of Good

"Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good" is an expression that has existed in politics for quite a while. This timeworn statement speaks to the virtue of compromise. It is one of the main reasons GOP Presidential nominees tend to be moderate. Those moderate Republican candidates for President tend to lose. America does not need another progressive GOP seeker of the Oval Office to carry the 2016 banner. McCain and Romney were centrists and they lost. What the Republican party needs is a seachange. The GOP must nominate an authentic conservative and that aspirant must win the White House to reverse the steamrolling socialist course the Democrats and GOP moderates have the nation taking. I am absolutely confident Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, or libertarian conservative Rand Paul could save our country. I am less certain Marco Rubio or Scott Walker will hold with the conservative principles the US needs to stop the bleeding. I am absolutely certain Jeb Bush and Chris Christie will not uphold the founding values of our nation as they are no more than Democrat-lite. Vote right to prevent America slipping further into night.

A Saturday Solution

Those rioting in Baltimore seemed more interested in looting liquor than in seeking the truth about the death of Freddie Gray. Since stealing alcohol seemed high on their agenda, let us ponder what Jonathan Swift might suggest, were he on the good side of the ground today. Perhaps, the government could let people use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase booze. Alternately, there could be a liquor ration in areas where folks might otherwise resort to stealing it. We could keep whole neighborhoods sedately buzzed. As we are already provisioning many with all the necessities, we can keep certain sectors of society just drunk enough that they are rendered harmless.

World Versus Israel

Barack Obama has rehabilitated Iran, in spite of the fact that Iran has just seized a Marshall Islands flagged vessel in international waters that by treaty should have received US protection. Obama is so anxious to embrace the mad mullahs of Tehran that he is willing to ignore Iranian piracy. Obama seems to be ready to cut loose America's traditional ally Israel in favor of the Islamic Republic. The United States is about to pull the umbrella of protection formerly afforded the Jewish State in the United Nations and other multilateral international bodies that are squarely against the Zionist Entity and have always wanted Israel sanctioned, but have not been able to sanction the Jewish State because Israel always enjoyed an American veto over measures that would have harmed the Jewish State. What has Iran done to get back into America's good graces? Absolutely nothing- Iran continues to attempt to build nuclear weapons apace and remains the world's worse sponsor of terror. What has Israel done to alienate America? Absolutely nothing as Israel has conceded everything to Obama except the very existence of the country as the sole Jewish state on the face of the earth.