During the 19th century Americans fulfilled our Manifest Destiny, settling the land, tilling the soil, building businesses and industries from coast to coast. But in this 21st century President Obama and his legions of paperwork pushing, regulation writing, intransigent bureaucrats have instead given Americans a doctrine of Manifest Inertia — build nothing, grow nowhere, do … [Read more...]
President Obama’s alternate Universe
Last week our prevaricating president was in full stride as he went on TV and made the easily disputed claim that his administration had improved race relationships. Also he told cheering sycophants that the Republican candidates for president “couldn’t handle CNBC moderators.”It has often been said that the president is not only detached from reality, but that he also may be … [Read more...]
Obama talks while Putin acts
While the Obama administration was caught by surprise as Vladimir Putin swung into cold war time mode in Syria, they (members of the Obama administration) should have had an inkling of what might happen following Putin’s very descriptive speech at the United Nations. In that talk Putin blamed Western influence for the chaos in the Mideast. He said that removing stable … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers absurdly called threat to national security
Now we have President Obama warring on whistleblowers, bringing ridiculous charges in nine cases involving alleged misuse of classified information. John Hanrahan, in an analytical article for Truthout, declares that both parties “have either kept silent or cheered on the Obama administration’s unprecedented crackdown on whistleblowers. On the question of keeping Americans … [Read more...]
President Obama: The great divider
We should have been aware some seven years ago of the obvious ambivalence of President Barack Obama. Because when he was in the state Legislature in Illinois, his most constant response when a vote was called for was to state, “Present.”This would indicate that he has never had any firm conviction one way or the other. By not taking a side in crucial matters, he demonstrated … [Read more...]