Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Obama Administration Resembles Emily Litella

Are you old enough to remember Gilda Radner's SNL character Emily Litella? Ms. Litella would speak out on some issue that she had misheard like the "Deaf Penalty" or "Eagle Rights". Once her misunderstanding was pointed out to her she would simply say "Never mind."

Well the Obama Administration is saying "Never mind" on a host of issues. When Obama took office the mastermind of 9-11 KSM (look it up if you need to this creature does not deserve a name and I will not use his full name ever again) had been tried by a military tribunal, had proudly plead guilty & was close to the death penalty he had requested. "Death Penalty" not "Deaf Penalty" Emily.

The Obama Administration decided they could do what had already been done, better. Consequently they stopped the process for two years of political posturing and missteps that have finally brought KSM back to a Military trial. Return to "GO" do not collect $200.00! I would like to think that the President & Eric Holder would not have spent the past 4 years undermining the integrity of U.S. Military Tribunals if they had known this wuld happen. It's like these guys never consider the future consequences of their words & actions.

I'll never forget Obama's first act in office. Our new President signed an executive order stating that the military prison at Guantanamo would be closed. The President had no idea how this was going to be done. That was illustrated 10 seconds later when in response to the question "How" the President asked an aide if there was a second order for him to sign with the procedure. The aide momentarily stunned recovered and replied "Ah, That has not been determined yet".

Two years later the number one priority of this Administration, closing Guantanamo is another "Never mind". Apparently the creation of a detention center in a spot that was under U.S. control but not on U.S. soil was the perfect solution for dealing with terrorists. Clinton tried using civilian courts against the first wave of terrorists who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993 and they were caught and convicted. However treating people who were waging war against this country as criminals paved the way for the 9-11 attack. Clinton could not know this for sure in 1993 but in 2009 with the benefit of hindsight Obama should have known better.

Well, never mind.

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