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Violating His Oath of Office?

By on 8.25.10 @ 6:09AM

Iran knows as well as anyone that this president isn’t big on preserving, protecting, and defending the United States.

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But even the 12-year-old Amy Carter would be a strategic giant in this Administration. That includes the miserable failure of our esteemed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who Washington insiders are already advancing as the future savior of the Democrat party.

As Arthur Herman reports in the August 19 New York Post, nuclear proliferation is now spreading to Syria. Herman writes:

Last week, the Obama Administration woke up to the fact that Syria has been steadily working on a nuke-weapons program. It is considering asking the United Nations to investigate — even though Syrian dictator Bashir Assad has been blocking the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency from investigating suspected nuclear sites for years. Sorry: It’s not the United Nations that holds the key to keeping Syria from becoming the next Iran. It’s the United States — and it’s time to realize American decline has consequences.

This represents another disastrous Obama Administration foreign policy failure. As Herman further explains: 

Ironically, just five years ago, Assad’s vicious, unpopular regime seemed on the ropes. It had been chased out of Lebanon by the democratic ‘Cedar Revolution’ and stood in international disgrace for its links to the assassination to Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. President Bush had slapped firm sanctions on Damascus…. Syria looked isolated and vulnerable. Then came President Obama to the rescue.

President Obama lifted sanctions and reopened the American embassy in Damascus, restoring diplomatic relations with no punishment for Hariri’s murder. Then, in April, he sent as his emissary Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry to “dialogue” with the Islamofascist dictator. Now, in August, we have the results of this “tough diplomacy.”

President Obama’s knock-kneed Middle East policies are leading to nuclear proliferation throughout the region. In self-defense, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt maybe even Jordan and smaller oil rich Gulf states will now develop their own nuclear weapons, reversing President Bush’s true diplomatic coup in convincing Libya to drop its nuke program, which resulted from the demonstration of force in Iraq.

Nuclear War in the Middle East?

Israel is now surrounded by Iran’s Islamofascist allies. Hezbollah sits on its northern border rearmed with 45,000 Iranian missiles, many of which can now reach Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. To the east lies Hamas in Gaza, also rearmed by Iran and sworn to Israel’s destruction. Soon Iran will be armed with nukes, with Syria on the way.

The Obama Administration’s response is more “tough diplomacy.” It has arranged for early September talks between Israel and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. But just as it was obvious that Obama had no prospect of sweet talking Iran out of its nuclear program, it is obvious that these talks have zero prospects of achieving peace.

That is because the Palestinians have given every indication that they do not want peace with Israel. They are committed to Israel’s destruction. The only Palestinians willing to even talk about peace are those being paid by the U.S., with a leader who has already announced his retirement, kept even in partial power only by that U.S. funding.

This is nothing new. While Israel has repeatedly accepted a two-state solution, it is the Palestinians who have long rejected that. George Will points out that all the way back in 1936, when the British Peel Commission proposed an Arab/Jewish partition of British administered Palestine, the Palestinians responded with a violent revolt.

When the United Nations proposed a partition plan on November 29, 1947, Israel immediately accepted. The Palestinian response came on November 30, when Israel was attacked, Will writes. In late 2000, when Israel accepted a Clinton Administration brokered deal that gave the Palestinians almost everything they had asked for, the Palestinians responded with the Intifada killing more than 1,000 Jews. Israel is a democracy, and no elected government could survive giving away more than that 2000 deal, which, indeed, already gave too much.

And even if Abbas did agree to a deal on behalf of the PA, that would just engender another attack on Israel, as in 1936, 1949, and 2000. First from Hamas, then when Israel responds, from Hezbollah, with the PA canceling the agreement on the grounds it cannot deal with an Israel killing Palestinian attackers. And if Israel presses on to looming victory, then from Iran and Syria, possibly then with nukes, claiming the Israeli self-defense as justification.

The Jews are not going down to a second holocaust without fighting back. Their nuclear counterattack would have to be aimed at taking out their enemies once and for all.

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About the Author

Peter Ferrara is Director of Entitlement and Budget Policy at the Heartland Institute, General Counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, and Senior Policy Advisor on Entitlements and Budget Policy at the National Tax Limitation Foundation. He served in the White House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan, and as Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States under President George H.W. Bush.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (172) |

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 6:28AM

Peter,
Good post, even with the question mark in your title.

arlo price| 8.25.10 @ 9:43AM

The obamagedon PIMP thugocracy chugs along.....

This ain't rocket science folks! The global elitist ruling class can not exist with American Constitutional principles.

Do you think B O's $38 million in illegal foreign campaign contributions came in $5.00 donations?

Global elitist already believe that there are too many peons. To them the reference is 'human capital'. A world war to 'thin the herd' looks good.

And what egotistical greedy global elitist would want to waste his stolen wealth with having to fund expensive, hi-tech weaponry for a massive global army??? Wouldn't it be a lot less expensive to have a populace that was controlled by.....oh...say...let's see...maybe a repressive, dominating "religious" cult???

LET'S ROLL

Jonathan M.| 8.25.10 @ 9:23PM

Very true. I know I'm not the only American who thinks we need to start asking, in louder and more serious tones, the Manchurian question.

Alan Brooks| 8.25.10 @ 1:47PM

"to the best of my ability"
I don't know about Obama's foreign policies yet, however in the postwar era LBJ, Ford, and Dubya,
all either had lesser abilities or weren't utilizing their abilities to the furthest extents.
The only lasting FP successes were Truman, Ike, Nixon, and Reagan. Not a good percentage.
And Carter was outright catastrophic. Come to think of it, perhaps carter was worse than LBJ. Hard to choose between the two.

Appleby| 8.25.10 @ 7:23AM

When the first nuke detonates, Obama will make a speech, denying that it happened.

When the Israelis fire back, Obama will make a speech demanding that they stand down and surrender.

When the Israelis decline and actually show that they intend to win, Obama will curl up in a fetal ball and enter a catatonic state. Michelle will go on vacation to Russia or Turkey, but someone will shoot down Air Force One. Hillary will take command and Bill will be her strong right hand, there being no Republicans available save possibly Newt and Rush.

But by then it will be too late.

Meanwhile on the ground, Gays will demand the repeal of dont ask-dont tell, and Nancy Pelosi will promise abortions for all. And millions of Americans will cry and scream because their binkies no longer function and they have to talk to people face to face.

Up here in Canada, everyone will be demanding that America drop everything and get our backs, while we continue to use our tax money to fund free hockey for At Risk Youth.

cuck| 8.25.10 @ 8:16AM

Nice scenario, however you forgot the best part: While liberal-voting moochers are crying because the Feds can no longer give them everything they want, and their bastard babies are rioting in the steets of the major cities around the country, freedom loving patriots in the heartland are busting out the guns and ammo and taking back our country, the one that our fathers and grandfathers fought and died for .

bull-gator| 8.25.10 @ 8:23AM

AMEN
1.Bring a gun and lots of ammo. Preferably, bring at least two guns.
2.If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun and bring all your friends who have long guns. Bring their friends who have long guns.
AND SO BE IT...

WhiteBikerTrash| 8.25.10 @ 3:48PM

Bring? stand back about 300 yards and send 168 grains in your place. What's the best thing to bring to a gun fight Body Armor!!!!

Stammon| 8.25.10 @ 10:16AM

Not for me. I'll be putting in the crops and making a deal to buy two morgans (male and female) to work my farm when oil is $200 a barrel.
I bet the price of food goes up 10 fold.

gardengirl| 8.25.10 @ 11:26AM

Dito, Stammon. We started gardening last summer. We are now turning one of our horse paddocks into a BIG garden. It will take many hard hours of work, but food on the table if the proverbial feces hits the fan, is better than the alternative.

Eric Cartman| 8.25.10 @ 9:43AM

No, no, no - you guys have it all wrong. Obama will enlist the help of his Hollywood butt-smoochers who will produce a commercial with the whole crowd explaining to the Iranian Mullahs how nice we are and how sorry we are for everything. Then he will dispatch Sean Penn and his row boat to broker an ever-lasting peace throughout the whole Middle East forever and ever. You guys don't seem to have mush faith in our wonderful president.

Louis Jenkins| 8.25.10 @ 11:24AM

And don't forget, the Hollyweed crowd will do a singing video, all in the name of peace.

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 12:45PM

But I DO have exactly that... in him.. mush faith.

Eric Cartman| 8.25.10 @ 1:49PM

See Margie! Even in my typos I'm right ;-)

SpiralArchitect| 8.25.10 @ 1:48PM

Cartman! ' yer the shit' You sum htings up in a very nice way :)

Faith in B.O. ? Of course... the down side it is Muslum faith >:(

FaceBook is kinda lame, but an excellent tool to reach out to a huge audience... I always pos my fav one or two DAILY Am Spec articles there.
Please join me, even if it is jus to spread the word - we need to use every tool at our disposal!

Unity FTW ( for the win!)

We need a 'steel toed (boot)' president!

Eric Cartman| 8.25.10 @ 2:03PM

Well, that seals it! Guess I need a FB page! ;-)

upchuck.liberals| 8.27.10 @ 12:11AM

We need a 'steel toed (boot)' president!

With or without High Heels?

Alan Brooks| 8.25.10 @ 6:13PM

"there being no Republicans available save possibly Newt and Rush."

That's it? the GOP is and will be so undermanned?

Marion Iori| 8.27.10 @ 12:40PM

What do you mean "no Republicans available" what about the steel toe heels of Sara. Remember, she doesn't retreat, she reloads.

Jeff Lee| 8.25.10 @ 7:52AM

Imam Obama follows the teaching of the prophet. He cares not about ramblings of deranged infidels.

martin j smith| 8.25.10 @ 7:55AM

Russia and China--those are primary movers of Iran --Iran and North Korea the primary client rogue nations. The United nations, their second prime enabler next to the Obama administration. There ar eothers to blame to be sure--but right now we have a President who in my view knows that he is leading us down a dangerous path. But what he may not know is how dangerous its consequences for the Planet Earth may be. Perhaps he does not care. That could be.
WMDs of all sorts--assured muatal distruction thru Nuclear,biological and others means--the consequnces of our foreign policy could lead to "beyond disaster" making 9/11 a cartoon before the main feature. There is a need for vocal,honest and outspoken leadership to openly challenge these false polciies of appeasement directlyto Obama's face.

Andy| 8.25.10 @ 8:10AM

How does the Iran threaten the United States?

Isn't it the sane thing to do for Iran, given Israel, Pakistan and India have nuclear arsenals? And do you think Iran is able to develop nuclear weapons. At present Iran just presents annual military vapourware.

And "missile defense systems" in Europe are of little military or strategic value. Take a map and then please wonder how these missiles were supposed to defend the US.

Dan Hirsch| 8.25.10 @ 8:55AM

Boy, Andy, Great question!!!

You should feel really positive about yourself for raising such important issues. That's how they answered you in school, right?

Here's the answer, shortsighted one.

The Iranians will give a small nuke to Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group who will blow up the World Trade Center! Oh, I forgot, that's already taken care of. They'll blow up the mosque at Ground Zero, thus ending all Muslim outreach to America.

DOLT!

SpiralArchitect| 8.25.10 @ 1:50PM

Dan ( the man!) thanks for saving me the effort - keep up the good work!

arlo price| 8.25.10 @ 9:16AM

There's more to skool than recess andy. Look up 'great circle route'

George S| 8.25.10 @ 10:27AM

You are ruining it for us liberals, Andy. Even though your analysis is on the money, some dim witted mouth breather of a conservative may read into your argument with something like: "uhhh, doesn't that contradict the rationale for gun control?"

Anthony| 8.25.10 @ 12:07PM

Let me guess George S, you are the analyst over at the State Department who leaked the Intelligence Memo that Iran was decades away from a nuclear weapon, when Bush was attempting some sort of response.
Why are you blogging on our dime? Get back to doing what the State Department does best, blind man's bluff.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 11:45AM

Is your comment serious, or just stupidly naive Andy?
How does Iran threaten the US? Do you ever hear what Amadinwhatever says on a regular basis?
Isn't it the sane thing for Iran to do you ask? What do India and Pakistan have to do with this? Isreal may have nukes, but have they ever threatened their neighbors with destruction as has Iran and they are constantly under attack from all sides.
How are Euro missle defenses supposed to defend the US? Are you familiar with 20th century history?
God, idiots like you are surely the reason we are in such frightening times. Ignorance is truly dangerous, and ignorance with a platform is deadly.

Grzmlyk| 8.25.10 @ 2:11PM

Yes, by all means, Andy here is onto something.

Actually, we really ought to GIVE Iran nukes now. Why make them wait? I mean, it would be the FAIR thing to do, right?

By all means, if five drunk people at a party have guns, the only SANE thing to do would be to give the wasted guy who just showed up his own gun! Besides, Israel and India are actually sober.

And why not invite Syria to the party now that it's good and drunk? And of course shitfaced North Korea DESERVES its nukes; hell, we really ought to offer up a US city to one of these drunkards as a show of good faith.

I know: In keeping with the liberal game of lunacy one-upsmanship, let's give every tyranny on the planet its own nukes - right after we paint targets on all our population centers. And if they kill a good swath of our population, its because we DESERVE it. WEll, not Andy and me, of course. We should be spared because we're compassionate carers. But you right-wing racist homophobes really have to go.

Folks, this is what passes for logic in LiberalLand.

Radegunda| 8.25.10 @ 4:35PM

Because Iran is threatening to blow whole countries off the map and close off oil shipping lanes. The others aren't (as long as the extremists are restrained in Pakistan, anyway).

Are you unaware that Iran is ruled by people who want to bring on Armageddon so the Mahdi will climb out of his well and vanquish the infidels for all time?

Try educating yourself a little instead of just nursing fantasies that Iran is no more a threat than Israel or India.

Timothy L. Pennell| 8.25.10 @ 8:11AM

All of your questions can be answered with the opening of the VAULT in Hawaii. There's a REASON that all those DOCUMENTS are SEALED.
When he ran for the Senate, in Illinois, Hussein got his Opponents SEALED Divorce Records UNSEALED. So, it CAN be done. And it NEEDS to be done.
Nobody can do this much damage to this country, in so short a time, unless they're TRYING to do it. And now he wants to take $100 BILLION away from DEFENCE?
"And I saw the Beast rise from the Sea. And he was given a MOUTH, to speak HAUGHTY and BLASPHEMOUS words. And he was allowed to exercise authority for forty two Months." Revelations 13-5.
There's only ONE COUNTRY that is standing in the way of all of the EVIL that exists out there. And THIS MAN is doing everything he can, to cripple us ECONOMICALLY and MILITARILY.
Secret Service...Remember your OATH. Your Allegiance is to the CONSTITUTION. To PROTECT and DEFEND it from ALL enemies, both Foreign and DOMESTIC. The DOMESTIC ENEMY is standing right in front of you. When the time comes, and it will, I hope that you will HONOUR YOUR OATH, and do what needs to be done. One man CAN make a difference.

chuck| 8.25.10 @ 8:21AM

I'd hide if I were you. They'll be paying you a visit.

DB| 8.25.10 @ 1:16PM

No doubt, and he posts with his full name too (if it's real, which I hope it's not for his sake)

Louis Jenkins| 8.26.10 @ 8:26AM

The ISBO # is all they need gentlemen. Get real. They know the location of every one of the posters on this website. So don't think a nom de plume will protect you. Better to post your real name and get to the point.

Appleby| 8.25.10 @ 11:53AM

Andy, if you have a copy of the movie Independence Day, watch that scene where all those people are standing on that tall building with welcoming signs for the aliens. Watch it just to the point where the bottom of that sucker opens up and that blue light appears. Then look for yourself in the crowd on that building and kiss your heinie goodbye.

R Martin| 8.25.10 @ 8:29AM

..."and will to the best of my ability,"

If we give Obama the benefit of doubt that he is upholding the oath of office, we have a clear indication of the depth of his ability. The consequences of the incompetence of this administration are alarming. And that includes Ms. Clinton. Should she, in fact, be chosen by the Democrats to supplant Obama, her judgment on a broad range of issues must be called into question. There is no way she can dissociate herself from the foreign policy of this administration. Could be a new basis for nationwide peals of laughter.

JamesJ| 8.25.10 @ 8:30AM

Andy,
Were you born yesterday? Iran has already stsated that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth. Next to Canada, most of our imported oil comes from the ME and travels right thru the Straits of Hormuz, which borders Iran.
But go ahead, light up another bong, get out your guitar and sing Kumbaya

William R| 8.25.10 @ 3:59PM

"Iran has already stsated that their goal is to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth"

Iran has never said that. BS put out by the NeoCons. Now what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did say is that Demographics would put an end to the regime in Jerusalem ! Guess what, Ehud Barak, Israel most decorated soldier and current defense minister says the same thing. Demographics not an Iranian bomb is the biggest threat Israel faces.

Radegunda| 8.25.10 @ 4:39PM

Okay, so they just want to kill all the Jews. No big deal.

And you really believe that nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes? So Mad Jad tells the truth and the dread "NeoCons" are just making stuff up! Ya learn something every day.

Margie| 8.26.10 @ 10:51AM

Hi Radegunda,

These guys' hatred of Israel trumps their ability to reason. Too bad they have a cult leader and that he's now a Republican in office~ Ron Paul.

Deborah D | 8.25.10 @ 9:02AM

You know that Obama and company aren't thinking about any of these scenarios, so we the people had better be prepared for the worst.

The EMP attack is one of my greatest fears. Talk about shivering and starving in the dark. That's why we'll need land so we can plant our food. The nice air-conditioned and heated homes won't do us much good when there's no electricity. Cars won't do us much good when there's no way to get gasoline. Americans definitely need a survival plan.

I'd say start at home buying canned goods and bottled water (and can openers that don't require electricity). Flashlights and such like you'd do for a hurricane. Emergency battery-operated radios (and lots and lots of batteries). Guns and ammo, a must. Plant your garden and gather books on how to do it and how to can food -- a "just in case" library. Many Americans have forgotten a lot of this -- if you have, better get online now and print things off if you don't want to buy books, put it with your emergency kit.

If you don't have a bike, buy one now. Just a few things I've been doing and thinking about for the past year or so.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 9:37AM

Deborah D,
I will be back in a few minutes with some titles, but first search "Mormon Food Storage". They have it down to a science....at a very low cost.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 9:44AM

Deborah,

The best single book ever written on the subject is
"Life After Doomsday" by a guy named Clayton.

Please go to amazon.com and order it today. On Amazon you can look inside the book at the table of contents.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 9:57AM

Deborah,

I forgot to tell you. The entire preface to the book is "inside the book" on amazon.
Please read it carefully.

Deborah D | 8.25.10 @ 10:24AM

Ken -- Thanks so much. I'll check it all out.

Al Adab| 8.25.10 @ 3:24PM

Ken, didn't you author something along these lines as well?

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 5:23PM

Al Adab,
SHHHHHH!
Fiction only, but with a whole lot of research. I was given a copy of the "Kearney Report" that Carter refused to have distributed to the newspapers "against the day".

Check out the preface to "Life after doomsday" at amazon.com

Fairbanks99| 8.25.10 @ 3:04PM

I read this book last weekend. Outstanding novel about surviving a collapse. The author names other books and gives lots of references to things and plans needed to survive. As a bonus, its a very well written and entertaining story.

http://www.lifelibertyetc.com/.....g-Collapse

TR| 8.25.10 @ 11:55AM

Ken, I read your comments often and enjoy your wisdom.
I have several Mormon relatives, and the food storage thing is vital to them. I have done the same thing, storing food as well as emergency suppies (hand crank radio, flashlights, etc) and weapons and AMMO. Lots of it. It will be too late when the crap starts flying, you have to prepare NOW. It does not have to be financially draining, do it in small amounts as you can afford it. It took me about a year to get it all done, but I fear we don't have another year left.
Deborah,read a few books that can help you evnision what preparedness you need to take. I recently read a novel "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen and while it is just a novel, it paints a realistic picture of life after an EMP attack. It will enlighten you on some things to prepare.

Deborah D | 8.25.10 @ 12:12PM

Thanks so much, TR. I'm trying to remember things my folks used to do/have for emergencies. We lived out in the country. Mom canned everything from tomatoes to jelly and green beans. Thanks for the reading suggestion.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 12:31PM

Deborah, it is wonderful that you live out in the country. I am a city dweller, and I have planned several escape routes for my family, because we all know the cities will remain full of the very liberal idits that have gotten us into this mess, and they will begin eating each other when the govt. does not come to their rescue (does New Orleans paint the picture?)
My wife is learning to can fruit and veggies. I have also purchased a large quantity of non-hybrid seeds, as they will reproduce plantable seeds for a sustainable food source. Keep in mind that current crops are designed for appearance and taste, not for seed producing abilities.
Best wishes to you and yours.

Marion Iori| 8.27.10 @ 12:56PM

TR........no complaints but your remark about New Orleans. The Feds were there with help. How many buses were left to rot unused? How about that unused Amtrak that was never used? All were made available by the Feds but the Governor and the Mayor were busy either hiding or fighting each other. The Governor put Bush off for about 42 hours until she gave her answer. Don't blame Bush for that mess.

Emma| 8.26.10 @ 5:12PM

I sure don't knock anyone who's storing food and aiming for a year's supply or more....Wish I was closer to having that. However, that whole setting reminds me of a point one of my brothers made some time back: There's no point in having a food stash unless you're willing to kill to protect it.

I suspect he has a point, and that bothers me, because I think when this thing goes down, it's going to go down fast, the cities are going to empty (because the stores will be empty within 48 hours) and many of those who then flood the country side don't have a CLUE how to take care of themselves. You remember happened in New Orleans after Katrina. Now spread that about 10 feet deep across the entire nation, focusing on the countryside where the food is. Frightening. I don't know what the answer is: I just suspect that "having a year's supply of food" isn't going to provide as much security as one might hope.

Stammon| 8.25.10 @ 10:29AM

If you want to know how to survive go talk to the Amish. But farm living is hard work.
Most of our critical systems are EMP protected. It would not take long to get these systems up and running again. Your car would need a new computer and a few modules, but it wouldn't take that long. There would be a deep disruption in financial services for a while, but we won't need these under Martial Law. I do hope the 2012 election goes on though.
On the other hand, Iran would be a dead country.

Louis Jenkins| 8.25.10 @ 11:29AM

Yes they would, but can you imagine several million orders for the on-board car computers. Would the manufacturers be able make that many? Take away our cars and we'd really get angry.

David March| 8.26.10 @ 12:42PM

The largest US EMP blast had a radius 900 miles, and was caused by 1.5 megaton thermonuclear device.

The idea that Iran could create a megaton range device and use two such bombs on the US is laughable. They would need to get a missile capable of launching said bomb 400 KM into the atmosphere and be adjacent to the US of A. I think the US navy is competent enough to prevent that from happening.

I applaud this article but we must keep things in perspective and realistic. Its much more likely Iran will smuggle in a half dozen kiloton bombs to the US, maybe 20-40 range, and kill a couple million people.

davelnaf| 8.25.10 @ 9:29AM

It could be that Obama’s foreign policy is not as incompetent as it appears to be. Maybe he is deliberately aiding and abetting Muslim regimes for a reason. Logically, he would start by aiding Middle East Muslims regimes first because they are the most militant and among the biggest troublemakers on the planet. He would definitely get more bang for his foreign policy buck by doing that.

All this talk of Obama being clueless and ignorant works to his advantage by making people think he can’t do anything right, so, when he pursues his ‘real’ goals he does so under a sort of cover. One would have to think several steps ahead if one were pursuing Israel’s destruction and the ascendency of Islam throughout the world. One would have to have something to hide behind, sort of like plausible denial. Obama’s façade of stupidity fits the bill very nicely.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 10:02AM

Davelnaf,
I find it very difficult to argue with you, Bud.
Please see my replies to Deborah above....and do yee likewise, Okay?

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 1:10PM

The smooth talkers are usually the most devious. Think Bill Clintoon. No, this Prez. is a serious Socialist believer. No Mr. Nice dummy guy.

joe oliva| 8.25.10 @ 1:31PM

Check out Dr. Sowell's new book, Dismantling America. It is Obama's goal to push that dismantling as far as he can in one term.

Ned| 8.25.10 @ 10:22AM

Guys (and Gals, too, DD) - do not think for a minute that our friends in Israel are going to roll over and allow themselves to be annihilated. Barry Bullsh*t will pretend that his actions and opinions matter to anyone but himself, but when push comes to shove, count on Israel to take an enormous chunk out of Ahmadanutjob's heinie. Frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already, but when it does, the fur is really going to fly... and Barry will continue sucking his thumb.

To poor, dim Andy above... so, if the Iranians set off the first ever terrorist nuke over a US military base in, oh, say Germany, that wouldn't be an attack on the US?

Deborah D | 8.25.10 @ 10:40AM

I agree about Israel. At least with Netanyahu in charge -- they have a fighting chance. He must know that Obama won't do anything.

It's not just Iran that worries me -- we have so many enemies who would love to see us back in the stone age. I just believe in being prepared -- my brothers were Boy Scouts! :)

Al Adab| 8.25.10 @ 3:29PM

Ken, Margie, Deb:
David Limbaugh's book just out is THE definitive work on this administration and the damage it is doing to our nation.

And yes, in response to the article, this President is foresworn and has no intention of fulfiling his oath of office.

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 4:46PM

Hi Al Adab,

As Christians, we know that the Bible says that the whole world will turn against Israel and that when that happens we are near the time of the end. The United States is almost the only country left to have not turned. Is Obama the man who will be the one to change that now? It is truly a frightening time and we see prophecy coming true before our very eyes.

People must turn to Him now,

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. We will not fear though the Earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river whose streams make glad the City of God, the Holy Habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of Her, She shall not be moved; God will help Her right early. The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; He utters His voice, the Earth melts. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Come, behold the works of the LORD, how He has wrought desolations in the Earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the Earth; He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, He burns the chariots with fire! "Be still, and know that I am God." I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the Earth!" The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." Ps. 46.

Emma| 8.26.10 @ 5:16PM

Margie! What you said! And, just for a smile, read the first 7 verses of Nahum 1....and look at the shift between 1-6, and then the statement in 7.

Long run--we're going to be ok. Short run may be a little bumpy.

I know Nahum is directed at us, per se, but it gives us some insight on how God functions. He never, never loses track of either the big picture or His people within the picture.

Emma| 8.26.10 @ 5:17PM

".....I know Nahum is NOT directed at us...."

Margie| 8.26.10 @ 11:08PM

Hi Emma!
Yeah, vs. 7:
"The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him."

And then back again to the warnings in vs. 8:

"But with an overflowing flood He will make a full end of His adversaries, and will pursue His enemies into darkness."

It IS "a fearful thing to fall into the Hands of the Living God." Heb. 10:31.

But it is even more fearful to consider the alternative. And that is being apart from Him. Thank God for Jesus and the forgiveness of Sin. He is a much better Lord than I could ever be of my short little life. And my only real security. :^)

martin j smith| 8.25.10 @ 10:30AM

Andy you are an idiot--but scarily there are many like you. They wear their peace symbols on their shirts,dresses,handbags etc. They are idiots too --so Andy feel good you have lots of company.
Here is a very short answer. Iran is supported by Russia and China economically and militarily. By the way Andy, do you have any question that Russia and China are a threat to our country ?
Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism that includes planning,arming and recruitment of terrorism in this country--Andy boy. Andy and his type are what I would call groupies of the Left. They do nnot have a clue really. But Obama does. So when Obama makes a " deal with the Russians - he knows full well that Russians make deals with Iran making our "dealing" meaningless and worse.
Same could be said about China.

All our talk is well and good, but somewhere in the politicoshpere--critters supposedly on ourside nedd to talk publicly about these threats and most importantly openly disagree withy Obama !!!!!!!!!!!!!

George S| 8.25.10 @ 10:44AM

[... and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.]

The best of his ability? Now, that's a howler; what abilities does a rabble-rousing community organizer possess to preserve anything? Now there's a technicality even a law school professor (cough cough) lecturer can appreciate.

CharlieEcho| 8.25.10 @ 10:58AM

Obama did come from out of the sea. He has no past and cares not about our future. When Israel opens the box there will be no place to hide. The world will change a great deal, and it will happen fast. Talk about an eye opening. Countries will choose sides once again. Economy is the key and food more than anything directs the economies of the World.

The Western countries key their food and economy off oil. When the flow of oil becomes restricted or re-directed there will be further "change" the likes of which we have never seen.

We must address the issue of Iran and Syrian nuclear growth. Right now we are over extended. We make money from our bread basket. It would be far less costly to close our bread basket and use such as a weapon. It has been said long ago that one drop of oil is worth a drop of blood. It has also been written that a grain of rice is worth a drop of blood. Whom has the oil and rice, who has the blood?

We are under invasion currently from within, and nearly overwhelmed. Our leader attacks the State of Arizona for attempting to defend itself from attack. Given the choice our government has taken to attack those attempting self defense, God, Guns and groceries will be an individual priority in our future.

Ned the Red| 8.25.10 @ 11:15AM

Love and teach your children and grandchildren well. The kid you hug today will be on the battlefields of tomorrow. Fix them breakfast, go for a walk, and tell them how much you love them.
Because of our leadership's actions or inaction we will be sorely dependent on them to fight for and save western civilization in the future. They will be the ones who pay the price for our weakness or apathy.
This crap has all happened before and it seems it has to happen again. We can try in November to stop it, that’s where us older folks can fight, but it may be too late already.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 11:46AM

Ned,
welcome to our conversations here. An extremely thoughtful post.
Hope to see you back.

Ned the Red| 8.25.10 @ 12:09PM

Ken, thank you, I used to post as "Ned" and had done so for years. Someone else is now using that moniker, which happens to be my name, and is maybe his. I changed to “Ned the Red” to avoid any confusion.
I like the color red and since it now stands for "Red America" I have no problem applying it to my name.
Instead of "redder than a sunset in Moscow", it can now be changed to "redder than a sunset in Utah".

Louis Jenkins| 8.25.10 @ 11:37AM

Such gloom and doom. Yes, the US is bad straights at the moment, but perhaps we can yet right this listing ship. Nov. is still out there, and if it comes to naught, then we will still do what is right. Canning food, gathering bandaids and bullets are three of the best ideas that have come to surface. I have started canning and am only limited by the size of my garden. Likewise, I have begun gathering weapons and bullets slowly since the Clinton years. And I have also gathered bandaids. Do not rest in these times, but get ready. The future will be with us regardless of what occurs.

John| 8.25.10 @ 11:54AM

I think Andy is the only bright one here. Iran never said it wanted to wipe Israel off the map, I believe that was a misquote, among a number of misquotes from fox news. Iran hasn't started a war in over a hundred years. Last I heard, we used 2 nukes, started Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq/afghanistan. We never missed with n Korea cause they have no oil. Oh and bush was much smarter than Obama. He's English was better and he knew exactly where the wms's were along with bin laden...

TR| 8.25.10 @ 12:07PM

Where do you naive ignorant idiots come from? I have personally watched Amidimiass say clearly and without ambiguity that THEY WILL WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE MAP!! They call it the "zionist entity" but you moron, that is what they call Israel. Iran has started so many wars, I can't believe your brain dead comment. Last you heard - what an idiot. We did not start Korea, S. Korea was INVADED! We did not start Vietnam, it was a raging war before we got involved. Iran and Afghanistan were major exporters of terrorist muslims. WW2 was a declared war and unfortunately, horrible things happen including using two atomic weapons on the enemy, thus sparing millions of American lives you America hating dolt. You are the very essence of the danger we are up against, a history revisionist that has crap for brains and and an unbalanced view of what is in our best interests. As is said by other posters on this site--go back to your bong and your Alinsky book, and just stay home.
And BTW, Obama has never revealed his college transcripts, but Bush did. Who has something to hide? Reading a teleprompter does not equal intelligence. Every thime that dolt is off teleprompter, he sounds much worse than Bush ever did. He is a marxist agenda-driven danger to America.

Deborah D | 8.25.10 @ 12:17PM

Hear!! Hear!! My husband used to have this great saying that he framed and put up on his wall at work: "Too bad ignorance isn't painful." I think that applies here, TR. Only problem is -- their ignorance is painful to the rest of us!

David Williams| 8.25.10 @ 12:33PM

I can never remember that guy's name either, TR, so I use this simple mnemonic--Imalittlehandjob.

JmsA| 8.25.10 @ 5:24PM

TR,

Don't waste your time and abilities; they don't get it and never will. That's why we're in the mess we're in.

Brit| 8.26.10 @ 5:40AM

"Iran has started so many wars,"

When, which ones, please infrom me?

wbheff| 8.25.10 @ 12:09PM

Drunks should not be allow on this site.

wbheff| 8.25.10 @ 12:10PM

Oops! Make that "allowed."

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 12:47PM

wbheff,

I (belllllllch), resemble that remark. Excuse me though. I need to re-fill my glass. (smile).

It is better to be drunk than terminally stupid. (burp). I might sober up.
To mis-quote Churchill...tommorow I shall be sober and you, my dear, will still be uglier than sin.

Spyder308| 8.25.10 @ 12:01PM

And, the last president lie to Congress and the American people in order to start a war for two reasons:
1. To get the guy that tried to kill his Pa.
2. To get re-elected.
Do we really want saber ratteling leaders? They look kind oif silly.
We can wipe out the entire world several times over. Even Ahmadipstick know that.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 12:23PM

What were the lies spyder?
A lie is a deliberate act of deceit, when knowing the facts are otherwise. Bush used every bit of evidence given him by all intelligence agencies and the very words of Bill Clinton, who made the very same assertions Bush made. Did Clinton lie about Iraq also? So quit playng so fast and loose with te term "lie".
Congress had access to the same intel and came to the same conclusion before acting. Are they liars?
"To get the guy that tried to kill his Pa" You display naive ignorance.
"To get reelected" it was 2001. The election was 3 years away. Only Dems campaign that far in advance. They begin campaigning the moment they lose an election.
Do we want saber rattlers? I would prefer that over a dangerous pacifist that does not recognize that we live in a very dangerous world with people who will stop at nothing to destroy us.
Can we wipe out the world - we have the ONLY superpower that exercises restraint and decency.
So, you and the rest of your Alinskyite bong smoking followers plpease just go somewhere and smoke yourselves to death. Just DON'T VOTE PLEASE.

Spyder308| 8.26.10 @ 10:17AM

No one wins a war. We got Sadamn, and we beat up Al Qaeda, but we also got financial ruin, and a lot of our best and bravest are dead. Who won?

Michael Buratovich| 8.25.10 @ 12:46PM

Why is thisa surprise to anyone? Obama said in radio interviews before he became president that the constitution was an impediment to proper governance because it did not specify what the government can do to you but only explained what the government could not do. He HATES the US constitution. It is in the way. Because liberals have dumbed down the school system, the people no longer know enough about the constitution to think that anything is wrong. This was on the radar long ago. We the people elected him, and now we are reaping the whirlwind.

Michael Buratovich| 8.25.10 @ 12:47PM

Why is this a surprise to anyone? Obama said in radio interviews before he became president that the constitution was an impediment to proper governance because it did not specify what the government can do to you but only explained what the government could not do. He HATES the US constitution. It is in the way. Because liberals have dumbed down the school system, the people no longer know enough about the constitution to think that anything is wrong. This was on the radar long ago. We the people elected him, and now we are reaping the whirlwind.

elhombrelibre| 8.25.10 @ 1:00PM

The question is this, to borrow a title from Lenin, WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

Could we be at a worst time to have to ask this type of question or to consider it? Seriously, if Americans had been a wake to the dangers we face, we wouldn't have to ask if a a runt like Obama would be in the White House?

In an ideal world, here is what the leader of the US would do.

He'd destroy Iran's air defense. He'd destroy Iran's nuclear plant(s) and soon-to-be built nuclear plants. He'd destroy Iran's terror-training camps. He'd destroy their navy, air force, secret police HQ's, ammunition depots, communications centers, ammunition plants, ammunition storage areas, al Qaeda and Shia (yeah, I know they don't like each other and, duh, that's why al Qaeda never hits Iran and does Iran's work in Iraq and Afghanistan) training areas, etc. He'd use drones to seek out the especially evil secret police supporters of Iran's mad Mullah theocracy.

Now, back to reality. Obama will talk about his vast experience as a charming diplomat of multi-ethnic heritage, how his unbelievable brilliance, exceptional as it surely is,will turn the tide towards peace. And he'll bow to Tehran.

America is in deep trouble. The world is in deep trouble. We've a President who will bow down without a fight to the very terrorists who have been killing Americans, Iraqis, Afghans, Jordanese, Israelis, Lebanese, Argentineans, and probably others I cannot think of since they yoked the Iraqi people to the mad mullah dictatorship in the Carter years.

Pigletrios| 8.25.10 @ 1:13PM

Truth be told this entire mess with Iran can be laid in the lap of Jimmy Carter and his immediate reactions and actions during the Iranian hostage crisis. If he had picked up the telephone and called a few very powerful people in Iran and told them that they had 24 hours to put all those hostages aboard a plane out of the country and that they would walk off that plane safely or we were going to level Tehran, level their public buildings, utilities, water treatment plants and oil processing facilitie specifically AND then turn around and announce same on Public TV- NONE of the bs we face today would be happening.

DRed| 8.25.10 @ 5:00PM

Maybe he should have secretly sold them weapons, like a true patriot.

William R| 8.25.10 @ 1:13PM

The American Spectator should be embarrassed to run hysterical articles like this. NeoCon garbage! Iran with a smaller military budget than Greece is no threat to the United States but Ferrara is acting like Iran is the second coming of Nazi Germany.

This simple You Tube video destroys his argument.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/64064.html

DB| 8.25.10 @ 1:24PM

A small army with nukes is far more dangerous than Nazi Germany ever was.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 1:38PM

William R.
A lot of our kids are going to die...HARD...due to stupids like you.

From where will you seek forgiveness when it occurs?

William R| 8.25.10 @ 3:09PM

Ken, as usual more mindless nonsense.

Steve A| 8.25.10 @ 3:28PM

Hey Willie, Since "Iran is no threat to the US," Ken & I have agreed to sponsor a trip for you to Tehran so you can just go ahead & nail that down for us with a treaty. While there, feel free to bask in the liberties afforded to western travelers like the hikers being held as spies. I am sure Mahmoud will be a gracious host for you. Bring some friends along if you wish. PS: Ticket is 1 way though, just like you.

William R| 8.25.10 @ 4:43PM

Steve, you sound like a punk kid.

Steve A| 8.26.10 @ 10:44AM

Yeah Willie, I do have a bit of Eddie Haskell working for me. You are correct.

Steve A| 8.25.10 @ 2:56PM

William, There is a very real possibility that at some time, in the not too distant future, some such event will occur as a result of our collective inability to face facts & take hard action. When you get to the grocery store & the shelves are stripped & the lids are off at the gas station, the fuel having been siphoned, just keep your pal Barak's phone # on speed dial so he can hook you up. The people like those you mock on this thread will be your only hope in that time of crisis. Best of luck.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 1:28PM

I went back to the top and re-read the article. What are you referencing as "hysterical"? The propensity of liberals to change the meaning of words astounds me. What is a "NeoCon"? I hear that comment thrown around, but I don't understand it. You are either a conservative or not. I think it is a liberal attempt to make ignorant fools think they are referencing nazis, which were well documented socialists, not conservatives. Maybe it should be NeoLib, to be more accurate.
So, you are privy to the military budget of Iran. Are you in the Iranian heirarchy, or just a typical liberal blowhard that pulls supposed facts out of your drug addled brain? I also have not heard or read of the Greek leaders threatening nation after nation. Iran does with regularity.
Nazi Germany was a bankrupt nation that became the biggest danger of the mid 20th century, so William, Iran is a potential danger.
Oh, and you are painfully brain numb if you rely on youtube for your facts. Go back to your bong.

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 1:45PM

Think William R., Toddard, Red Phillips, Sean, Warrior, Tim*, et al.

Anyone who stands with Israel, to them you are a Neo-con, Israel-Firster, etc., etc.

They are either (as they refer to themselves) Paleo-conservatives, and or Libertarians, and Ron Paul followers.

Only they are the "true conservatives." Anti-semitism is the thread that binds them.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 2:49PM

I have seen posts from those names you mention Margie.
I thought they were liberals, it seems they take the same view on most issues. I truly did not know that the current Libertarians are nearly identical to liberals.
I have read these posts for a long time but have just recently been adding my "two bits worth" because I get frustrated when I see the intentional misquotes, or blatantly false and slanted representation of facts. I am old enough to have lived through many political changes (I was in elementary school when our teacher came into class crying and cancelled school because Kennedy had just been assassinated) and some of the comments made simply defy the facts that I have lived through. Revisionism and blaming people that are alive today for the ills committed hundreds of years ago does not wash with me. Facts are facts.
Earlier in this post Deborah D said "Too bad ignorance isn't painful" I thought that was great, and I would like to add to that quote "but it is frightening is that ignorance is fatally dangerous"

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 4:21PM

TR,

I think Wm R may have meant that reply to me, but anyhow bravo to your response, and if you don't mind I would like to leave it as mine to him too.

The Lefty Libertarians are definitely in league with the Left as are the Pale-cons because of their anti-war and anti-Israel "beliefs." I often refer readers to David Horowitz's brilliant mind in this matter. He explains how and why this is so. In a nutshell I've said it, but to read more:

http://frontpagemag.com/2010/0.....ur-of-the-“ron-paul-revolutionary”-mind-2/

Not sure if my hyper-link ability is working properly so sorry in advance but there you have it.

I'm enjoying your posts and welcome aboard!

TR| 8.25.10 @ 4:44PM

Call it a neophyte mistake. I am pretty new to posting, and failed to observe where the indention was. I figured you would agree in principle with the post however.
Thanks for the kind words and I am sure we will cross paths again.

RCV| 8.25.10 @ 5:55PM

I'm with you on this one. Israel is our steadfast ally, the only true democracy in that part of the world and a nation whose people have transformed a desert into a wonder. The underlying antisemitism of much of the opposition to Israel is ill-disguised.

William R| 8.25.10 @ 6:15PM

Does this sound like a steadfast ally??

http://video.google.com/videop.....166192862#

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 5:26PM

Do Your Homework :
Neolibertarianism:
Neolibertarians are fiscal libertarians who support a strong military, and believe that the U.S. government should use that military to overthrow dangerous and oppressive regimes. It is their emphasis on military intervention that distinguishes them from paleolibertarians , and gives them reason to make common cause with neoconservatives.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 5:45PM

Do The Homework
Classical Liberalism, regarded as one of the types of Libertarianism :
Classical liberals agree with the words of the Declaration of Independence: That all people have basic human rights, and that the sole legitimate function of government is to protect those rights. Most of the Founding Fathers, and most of the European philosophers who influenced them, were classical liberals.

William R| 8.25.10 @ 3:16PM

And you're the quintessential fifth columnist.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 3:36PM

I looked up your name-calling and here is the definition of fifth column:
"a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country. " from dictionary.com.

Now, William, where in my comment was there in any way anything that can be constured as traitorous, subverse, and secret sympathy with an enemy of our country, unless you are saying that I aNOT an American and am acting in sympathy with the US Constitution, but that could not be true as I was born at Travis AFB, CA and served 6 years in the AF myself. Now, however, there is no secret about my aversion and repulsion of marxists and those who would support or act in collaboration with 1960s radical revolutionaries to "fundamentally change" my nation outside of the law of the land, which has been happening for nearly two years now.
So you prove my point that I made in an earlier post. Liberals change the meaning of words and phrases to suit whatever they see in their nonseneical mypoic world view.
You call me a baseless name without fact or foundation. You are a liar, beacuse you deliberatly misrepresented fact.
I will skim past your ignorant comments in the future without direct response, as you are not worthy of my time.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 5:14PM

Now Apocalyptic Margie , Of The Church Of Margie , tell all the AS readers where you believe practicing Jews and Muslims go when they die.

The United States Of America does Not make Foreign Policy based on Your Personal Apocalyptic Nut Bag Agenda .

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 6:12PM

Tim*
You know, you can be very nasty. You provoke Margie over and over and over...beyond her ability to swallow.
From now on...YOU DEAL WITH ME!
and I can take apart your little squirrely posts without breaking a sweat. I can peel your little logical "farts" apart and make you a laughingstock here all day long.

For instance:
I KNOW where "God worshiping" Jews and God worshiping Muslims go when they die.... They go to the same place that a native in darkest Africa who has never heard the name of Jesus goes.

They go before the judgement seat of God the creator and sustainer of our universe, and He has...and will... judge their innermost hearts...justly!
Do you "believe" that your car will start in the morning? Do you "believe" that the highway department completed the highway around a blind curve where you have never been before?

See, ultimately you are stupid. Heh, you would rather trust in "government work" than the Man who never uttered a word that has been discounted or disproven... in two thousand years. ie: Jesus Christ.
I always get a giggle out of the Apostle Paul. Heh, he was convinced that Jesus was going to return..."next month at the latest".

Nope! Apocalyptic thinking has always been part of the Christian tradition....and my personal apocalypse ...and your personal apocalyypse may occur ...before we awake in the morning.
(...and if I die before I 'wake, I pray you Lord my soul to take.)

Tim*... I will take your vote, even if you vote for some silly reasons.
Nevertheless, our apocalypse will come, and we will answer to God...one by one.
I shall pray for your eternal life.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 7:33PM

Deal With This Kenny The Squirrel,
You're As Zany As Apocalyptic Margie Of The Church Of Margie .

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 8:19PM

Tim*
Brilliant post!

Heh.

I don't particularly like being called "Kenny". For thirty six years I have been called "Mr. or "Mr. president" or "Sir".

Heh, I signed their paychecks...just like I do yours.

Obviously, you have never been in a position of responsibility.
...nor will you ever be.
Good!

I do sorta' like "Kenny the squirrel" though.
...and I like being called zany.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 11:43PM

Of Course Ya Do
, Cause Ya Are Kenny The Squirrel .

RCV| 8.26.10 @ 2:15AM

Ken and Margie: Tim* is somewhere between junior high school and his GED. Don't let his juvenile rantings get to you. (and, Ken, unfortunately for you, I'm not sure he can vote yet)

William R| 8.25.10 @ 3:33PM

"What is a NeoCon"

http://www.weeklystandard.com/.....0tzmlw.asp

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 5:34PM

NeoCons :
" Neocons do not feel that kind of alarm or anxiety about the growth of the state in the past century, seeing it as natural, indeed inevitable. Because they tend to be more interested in history than economics or sociology, they know that the 19th-century idea, so neatly propounded by Herbert Spencer in his "The Man Versus the State," was a historical eccentricity. People have always preferred strong government to weak government, although they certainly have no liking for anything that smacks of overly intrusive government. Neocons feel at home in today's America to a degree that more traditional conservatives do not."

William R| 8.25.10 @ 6:06PM

"Viewed in this way, one can say that the historical task and political purpose of neoconservatism would seem to be this: to convert the Republican party, and American conservatism in general, against their respective wills, into a new kind of conservative politics suitable to governing a modern democracy."

In other words, NeoCons are not conservative. They ended up disliking Reagan because he cut deals with Gorby. Bottom line, NeoCons are militaristic radicals.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 7:29PM

We ,Tea Party Rebels are overriding their agenda .

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .

We Can See November From Our Houses .

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 6:25PM

Tim*
I am finally out of patience with you. I am copy/pasting here my response to you above.

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 6:12PM
Tim*
You know, you can be very nasty. You provoke Margie over and over and over...beyond her ability to swallow.
From now on...YOU DEAL WITH ME!
and I can take apart your little squirrely posts without breaking a sweat. I can peel your little logical "farts" apart and make you a laughingstock here all day long.

For instance:
I KNOW where "God worshiping" Jews and God worshiping Muslims go when they die.... They go to the same place that a native in darkest Africa who has never heard the name of Jesus goes.

They go before the judgement seat of God the creator and sustainer of our universe, and He has...and will... judge their innermost hearts...justly!
Do you "believe" that your car will start in the morning? Do you "believe" that the highway department completed the highway around a blind curve where you have never been before?

See, ultimately you are stupid. Heh, you would rather trust in "government work" than the Man who never uttered a word that has been discounted or disproven... in two thousand years. ie: Jesus Christ.
I always get a giggle out of the Apostle Paul. Heh, he was convinced that Jesus was going to return..."next month at the latest".

Nope! Apocalyptic thinking has always been part of the Christian tradition....and my personal apocalypse ...and your personal apocalyypse may occur ...before we awake in the morning.
(...and if I die before I 'wake, I pray you Lord my soul to take.)

Tim*... I will take your vote, even if you vote for some silly reasons.
Nevertheless, our apocalypse will come, and we will answer to God...one by one.
I shall pray for your eternal life.

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 7:14PM

Hey Texas Kenny Squirrely Dude ,
I mean to kill you in one minute, or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 8:38PM

Heh, Tim*,
You are truly late on the uptake. Heh!

...Are you threatening to murder me as well as Margie?
You little wimp!
I TRULY hope you would come after me first! ...but you won't.
...and if you get Margie...My friends at TAS will track you down...heh heh heh...and then you are mine....wimp.
Do you really believe you are anonymous behind your screen name?
Heh!

Tim*| 8.25.10 @ 11:39PM

Of Course I Am.
Didn't Ya Read My Post Squirrel Boy .

I'm Marshall Cogburn And I'm Taken Ya In Dead Or Alive . Now Drop Your Rifle and Raise Your Hands Or I'll Empty This Colt Into Your Hide.

Bob Miller| 8.25.10 @ 3:22PM

What's a mere oath in the mental world of Obama?

William R| 8.25.10 @ 3:26PM

With the recent disclosure that Israel has been spending millions of dollars manipulating the USA media to report favorably on bombing Iran, I have to wonder if Peter Ferrara has been on the receiving end of any of this cash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=channel

David| 8.25.10 @ 3:29PM

I have often wondered why it is, that the conservatives are called the "right" and the liberals are called the "left."

Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left".

That was surely evidenced last night in Arizona. How could people who most Americans admired over their "common sense" approach to illegal immigration vote for Juan McAmnesty again. Don't they recall just 2 years ago he was calling, along with Jorge Bush, people who wanted to enforce immigration laws bigots, racists, etc. Have they forgotten all of his compromises and liberal votes in recent years.

Sorry people of Arizona, but it is because of morons like you that I still think Bam Bam has a good chance of being re-elected in 2012.

TR| 8.25.10 @ 3:55PM

Agreed David.
As I said earlier, ignorance is fatally dangerous.
Refusal to remember the past actions of our representitives is unforgivable.

Redstateboy| 8.25.10 @ 3:46PM

I know I'm not the Only one who knew Hussien from the beginning of his campaign - did not have a clue what he would do with Iran going Nuclear - nor that he would have the balls to do anything.. but sometimes I feel like I am.

Redstateboy| 8.25.10 @ 4:03PM

my questions is... How does Hussien have a 38% "approval" rating?

Oldefarte| 8.25.10 @ 4:15PM

While I appreciate some of the jestful comedy expressed here on this subject, it is far from being a laughing matter. Pre 11/08, it was obvious to me that he was possibly a trojuned-horsed political operative, and based upon his actions to date [and editorials such as Peter's here], I am now convinced of the accuracy of my prediction. As said a hundred times, I'm saddened and amazed at the stupidity of Americans who allowed his election to occur. If he would have been running for the Governor of Illinois, there would have no problem; but.....PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? My God, people, wake up and realize what Peter is truthfully telling you of the possibilities here. We not only have his federal government effecting a lawsuit against Arizona over immigration, a president promoting a billboard in-your-face construction of a mosque at Ground Zero, an offshore oil drilling moratorium on the Gulf region and a Justice Dept. applying partisaned legal enforcement of this countries laws, but we have our government's foreign policy essentially ignoring [or possibly facilitating] Israel's complete destruction as a precursor to a Muslim terrorist subsequent attack upon the United States. When will American taxpayers/voters going to WAKE UP and realize the gun barrell that is now pointed between its eyeballs????????????????????????

Margie| 8.25.10 @ 4:31PM

Oldefarte,

It is no laughing matter yes I know. Apart from being armed and ready as a citizenry and taking our country back through the ballot box, what else can we do? Try and convince my friends and family, I've been trying to do that for decades already. I only started voting in '92 as I was a latecomer to politics and my friends & family could not believe what they were hearing. I have been a staunch conservative and Republican since that time. The problem is, you cannot convince a man or woman against their will. We need a lot of prayer and begging God for His mercy because like Mt. 24 says there is a Great Tribulation about to come and this is only the beginning. If we are not on our knees begging for His mercy on our nation just like Moses begged God to have mercy on Israel, then we have no hope left at all. Because He's in control anyway, of it ALL.

God bless America & I pray He saves us from ourselves.

David| 8.25.10 @ 4:17PM

William R., where is any evidence Israel spending millions. Conservative news sources don't have to be bribed to report favorably on and side with Israel. If you are accusing the leftist liberal media of being bribed to take Israel's side, are a moron. The leftist media never misses a chance to bash Israel.

Where's the proof - skip the "proof" - just give any "evidence".

William R| 8.25.10 @ 4:41PM

A Declassified Senate Investigation.

David| 8.25.10 @ 4:25PM

Redstateboy, I think his approval is a little higher than 38%. Do you think the fact that 47% of income earners pay ZERO federal income taxes may have something to do with it?

The dems want as many people off the tax rolls as possible. Once they get to 50%, they are virtually assured of never losing power.

Michele San Pietro| 8.25.10 @ 5:33PM

As long as Mr. Obama is at the White House, the Iranian thugs can do anything they want, quite unfortunately.

RCV| 8.25.10 @ 5:51PM

Yes, the Republicans sure had them underfoot when they were in power! The reality is that the ill-advised Iraqi war upset the delicate balance in the region so that Iran is now the dominant power, to the great detriment of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others. Don't blame Obama for that.

Michele San Pietro| 8.25.10 @ 6:01PM

I totally disagree with you. Bush had every reason to intervene in Iraq after the heinous terrorist attack of September, 11, whereas Obama is siding with one of the most murderous dictators in the world, whose open intention is to destroy the United States. Shame on Obama!

RCV| 8.26.10 @ 2:10AM

And what, Michele, did Iraq have to do with 9/11?

Bydand76| 8.26.10 @ 6:06AM

RCV,
Well for starters, Being that Saddam and the Al-Tikriti tribe are Sunni Muslims it was logical to conclude , from an ideological perspective, that Saddam and the Iraqi's could / would give material support in the future to Al-Qa'idda. Regardless of their initial animosity towards each other the two entity's Al-Qa'idda and the Bath party in Iraq have more in common than you might think.

Not-withstanding the fact that Saddam had already shown a capacity to use N.B.C. weapons the decision to engage Iraq (diplomatically) was redundant. After that failed the military decision was a forgone conclusion.

I don't understand why people always manage to forget that we took up the case in the UN before we did anything else.

The Iraqi's could have avoided war by talking with us and letting the inspectors in BUT, they would have lost face to the Iranians who were the Iraqi's bigger enemy.

In short. The Iraqi's miscalculated our resolve AFTER 9-11 and ultimately paid a deadly price.

But, then again.........so did we.

Pro Libertate!

RCV| 8.26.10 @ 2:48PM

The logic is breathtakingly lame. What the fall of Sadaam the undoubtedly evil man did was to unleash Shia power in Iraq, and strengthen Iran's hold on the region, with a powerful Iranian-Syrian-Hamas-Hezbollah alliance that will in no short order include the Iraqis, who are already warming to Iran. Only Sadaam's secularism kept that Islamic power at bay. And yes, we did pay a deadly price and so will the entire middle east for many decades to come. One of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history.

Michele San Pietro| 8.26.10 @ 5:37PM

It's clear that monster Saddam Hussein was involves in it, together with other garbage like him.

Michele San Pietro| 8.26.10 @ 5:37PM

It's clear that monster Saddam Hussein was involves in it, together with other garbage like him.

RCV| 8.26.10 @ 7:54PM

No, it's not "clear". Indeed, the evidence definatively refutes any such notion.

Michele San Pietro| 8.27.10 @ 5:45PM

It's not clear, but crystal clear. No deaf is worse than those who won't hear.

Michele San Pietro| 8.25.10 @ 6:01PM

I totally disagree with you. Bush had every reason to intervene in Iraq after the heinous terrorist attack of September, 11, whereas Obama is siding with one of the most murderous dictators in the world, whose open intention is to destroy the United States. Shame on Obama!

Ken (Old Texican)| 8.25.10 @ 6:40PM

RCV
As Ronald Reagan once said..."There you go again."

In this case you are once again cofusing "cause" and "effect".
(That means backasswards)

You communists, (pardon the shorthand), blame us for everything.
My God, man. I must give you this. You are the very BEST propagandist, Obama and crew have sent to this site.
No wonder then that you are a lawyer with a "license to lie". Heh.

RCV| 8.26.10 @ 2:12AM

1. Thanks, Ken...I think
2. Here by my own volition, no one else
3. I take my responsibilities as a lawyer seriously and have never, and would never, lie for a client or anyone else
4. Get back to your book

Becky| 8.25.10 @ 6:10PM

Excellent article, Mr. Ferrara, thank you. I only hope that people will read it with an open mind. You are absolutely correct. We are in danger of being brought to our knees. From the beginning of Obama's "reign" it has been obvious he does not respect Americans, America, The Constitution, our culture, or our patriotism. He makes speeches mocking The Bible, (2006). He wants to "talk" our enemies into liking us. I have news for him, THEY don't like us. We are the great Satan to them. The middle eastern (radical) Muslim countries who have nuclear weapons/or will have nuclear weapons will use them on us. You cannot reason with these cultures. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LIFE, especially ours. Our economy is a disaster, yet he sends Joe Biden out to tell us how great things are going. I do not believe the man ever intended to uphold our Constitution. He is on a mission of forcing an ideology upon us of which we have not experienced to this degree since our inception. We must stand up against it. He is a dangerous president in dangerous times. I can no longer refer to him as a president, he has become a dictator in my eyes. I pray America realizes what he is doing before it is too late. While he plays at Martha's Vineyard, Iran is working with their nuclear reactor. Not to worry, they are only going to use it for peaceful purposes. The liberal media will be quick to tell us that. Mr. Obama knows exactly what he is doing.. I just pray his mission does not result in the total destruction of America. Stop and ponder what eleven hijackers on September 11, 2001 did to America. Just think what Iran can do with nuclear weapons. We are under attack from within by the Socialist Progressives, and under attack by the Muslim radicals...and they want to build a mosque in NYC on hallowed ground. We must put a stop to all of this. VOTE this man out of office. We want an American President.

E Vattel| 8.25.10 @ 6:12PM

You're either BORN a Natural Born Citizen - or - You're Not! You only get one shot.
Born a Dual Citizen = FAIL!
See US State Dept for further details.
EVERYTHING - F'n EVERYTHING BHO Signed! NULL & VOID!

jstwndring| 8.25.10 @ 6:38PM

Well, sounds like everything is going to plan for our Marxist Muslim in Chief. God, Americans are gullable--especially those on the left. How could you vote for this guy? What, because he's black? Is that the depth of your political sophistication? Morons.

Justin Sayinit| 8.25.10 @ 8:23PM

Don't you mean the Oaf in Office?

Ran| 8.25.10 @ 11:45PM

Yes - but who is violating him?

Marc Jeric| 8.26.10 @ 12:47AM

What did you expect from our Community Organizer-in-Chief Ahu Hussein al-Mombassa (or wherever in Kenya that marxist Muslim was born)? It seems to me, a former refugee from a communist hell, that it is too late to save this country; we will become the United Soviet Socialist States of America. The coming amnesty of 15 million illegal aliens by executive order will assure the permanent marxist majority; the continuing and worsening economic crisis will permit Abu Hussein to proclaim himself a dictator for life in 2016.

Margie| 8.26.10 @ 10:46AM

Dear Mr. Jeric,

If we are to go down, we will go down FIGHTING!

Yosemeti Sam| 8.26.10 @ 4:47AM

" ... The American people have the power to
accomplish that on a timely basis this fall. But that requires an election result that will knock the Washington establishment to its knees ...."

Consider Lady Liberty. Symbolic assimilation
embodiment of traditional Americans and their VALUES!

Consider her BHO cum Democrat party
ideologically oppressive legislative DESPOILERS!

The consequences in November:

Hell hath no fury - as a woman SCORNED!

John Lofton | 8.26.10 @ 1:28PM

Sorry, Peter, to see you are one of the Israel-worshipping, neoconmen warmongers.

John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com
Communications Director, Institute On The Constitution
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com

Charles Martel| 8.26.10 @ 2:15PM

Why did Obama not actively support the "Green" revolutionaries in the streets of Iran? Our tragically inexperienced Community-Organizer-in-Chief didn't want to have to deal with a bunch of inexperienced community organizers, preferring instead to chitchat with their oppressor. Witness that he spoke rarely if at all of "Iran" or "the Iranian people", preferring instead the formulation "the Islamic Republic". Those words probably give him a warm feeling inside every time he gets to say them in public.

Those of us who read history saw this coming, and then he smacked us all across the face with it when he had the bust of Churchill removed from the White House. Why? Read what Churchill, the proponent of empire, wrote about mohammedanism, and Barry's choice in statuary will suddenly crystallize everything for you.

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RCV| 8.26.10 @ 2:44PM

Because if he had done so, they would have instantly lost credibility as "tools of the US".

Charles Martel| 8.26.10 @ 3:16PM

How all-or-nothing of you.

Obama's words and actions during the crisis gave succor to and endorsed the legitimacy of the theocracy. Sure, open support of the demonstrators could well have been counter-productive, but with whom? The regime? So what? There was much he could have done that would have fallen far short of that, but instead he chose to endorse the "re-election" of his preferred candidate Ahmedinejad. Thanks for nothing, Barry.

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GENE HAUBER| 8.26.10 @ 3:46PM

I think HABEUS CORPUS should be suspended to give president obama an "opportunity " to explain his un-American activities to the people of this country before we try him for treason.

Emma| 8.26.10 @ 3:59PM

I know he said the oath, but I'm not sure any of us have any basis for assuming he "took the oath" without any mental reservation, as is ordinarily considered necessary.

I've always wondered why on earth there has not been much public yelling and questioning about exactly this point regarding the Constitution. He made it plain in recorded interviews in the 1990's that he does not like our Constitution, and considered it a hindrance to his vision of utopia.

Of COURSE he's violating his oath of office. That's a given. He just arranged to have a bunch of schmucks (and I refer specifically to the Supreme Court and ALL of them in it) who were willing to play along that day when he was immaculated and pretend that they thought he actually meant what he said about protecting and defending the Constitution.

He does not LIKE our Constitution. He does not LIKE our country. He does not know our history. He is not an American at heart (and I'm not talking about the paperwork).

Garry Owen| 8.26.10 @ 8:06PM

Iran was afraid of what Reagan would do as President. They know what Obama will do - nothing! Mr. Obama believes that if says the words it will happen.

RCV| 8.27.10 @ 7:09PM

Surely you jest! Ollie North was bringing birthday cakes to the Ayaltollah. Do you not remember Iran-Contra? Here's a summary (OK, I admit it's from Wikipedia, not my favorite source): "The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, President Ronald Reagan and other senior U.S. officials, secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo. At least some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan contras. The affair began as an operation to improve U.S.-Iranian relations."

Mark Anderson| 8.26.10 @ 9:20PM

The Iranians didn't release the hostages on Reagan's day of triumph because they were afraid of him, they wanted it known that they defeated Carter, not Reagan. Check out Lebanon, you remember that, right? You also don't mention Afganistan, why not?

M. Btok| 8.26.10 @ 9:47PM

It is all a fraud Republican, Democrat are one in the same Global elitist party!

http://www.infowars.com/john-mccains-attack-on-liberty-2/

Anyone paying attention knows that John McCain has been a Big-Government Globalist Neocon (BGGN) for virtually his entire senatorial career. “John McCain introduced a bill into the U.S. Senate which, if passed, would actually allow U.S. citizens to be arrested and detained indefinitely, all without Miranda rights or ever being charged with a crime.” If McCain gets his way, your constitutional right to a speedy trial by jury is gone, as well as your constitutional right to Habeas Corpus. What a choice Arizona made!

On top of that Obama is committing Treason again wanting to sue Arizona through the United Nations a foreign body and organization, against the Constitution of The United States

Out with the Global Elite and the Criminal Government - That Has Performed A Hostile Corporate Take Over of America!
The Government that has taken over America, is not American! Outsiders are running our country!
The reasons why, we must vote out, Establishment Government Representatives, whether they are Left or Right - Incumbent or Candidate!

Make sure the candidates and incumbents, you vote for in November this year and in 2012, do not belong to any of the Global Elitist Organizations: Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Relations, Club of Rome, Skull and Bones, Canadian Council of Chief Executives,
Harvard Elite Players, Goldman Sachs, International Monetary Fund, The United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization.

The reason we must vote out Establishment Government Representatives, whether they are Left or Right, Incumbent or Candidate is explained on this 2 minute News Clip below:

TWO Party Paradyne System News clip:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/.....ra_part_2/

We Americans, who wish to stop the thieving and robbing, of your income and resources in your country, by the Globalist Banksters need to, "End the Fed"! Help Ron Paul out on this one folks! There in lays our freedom!

PS: Please pass this information on to your friends - as - time is getting short, Obama and the Elites are pushing hard to start World war III with Iran, a distraction to save Obama's failing presidency, in an effort to get the sheep rallying around Obama!

rhurt| 8.26.10 @ 11:50PM

It should be evident as to what Obama's agenda really is, but every one wants to believe the lesser of reality. Obama has been folowing the Muslim jehadist's agenda since taking office and is now becoming more blantant-verbally, and by unlawful actions. All of the so-called failures in diplomacy are merely stalling moves and in line with his true agenda of aiding and supporting his Muslim comrades. Even with all of his acts of Obstruction of Justice, funding Muslim projects, and stated allegiance. This statement was pronounced at the White House Ramadan dinner, where he stated, "I will stand with the Muslims when the political winds get ugly". Also, after hearing the info from the wife of Victor Morecal-Rachel Liptkin say that in her responcibilities as monitor, for the Israeli government, of Saudi telecasts, and that the Saudis stated that by 2008 they would have a Muslim in the White House-USA. I firmly believe that we have a follower of the Sharia law-Muslim-also practicing the art of Al Taqiyya in the office as President of the US-Obama. The left-Liberals of all wacko pursuassions have thrown their glove into the arena as Obama's accomplices for the destruction of the United States of America.

daniel| 8.27.10 @ 3:52AM

You say 'nuclear war' like it is a bad thing.

Imagine if you are a dedicated idealistic lefty. The biggest evils in the world for you are Israel, America and capitalism. If Iran could really destroy Israel and knock America back into the 19th century that would be perfect. No more need for Co2 reductions, and without America the UN can assume leadership of the world.

You assume the left is ignorant, I assume they are in the thrall of an evil ideology. A movement which warmly recommends cultural, demographic and national suicide. That's why Iran, Syria Hamas, Hezbollah and so on are their friends.

Robert| 9.13.10 @ 11:51PM

It's becoming increasingly clear just what Barack Obama meant by "hope" - hope for the worlds dictators, tyrants, and other sworn, eternal enemies of all humanity. Note that Barack Obama never mentioned "hope" FOR WHOM. If people had known the whole truth, he would never have gotten votes beyond those of fellow enemies of all humanity.

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