The Citizenship Of Workplace Violence

The Army psychiatrist, Nidal Hasan, accused and convicted of the "workplace violence" murders of thirteen employees by the US Govenment has now asked to become a citizen of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

At the time, many were outraged that Hasan's crimes would be considered an act of workplace violence instead of the terrorism they clearly were.  the US government demurred and chose to not admit this was another act of terrorism on US soil or they would have had to offer up Purple Hearts to those wounded by this act of terrorism.

While the US Department of Homeland Security continues to worry about the domestic terrorism that Christian conservatives who want to practice their faith might bring, they are actively missing acts of domestic terrorism being committed by persons like Mr. Hasan or the Americans who have died and who continue to fight overseas for ISIS.

It might seem that our work is only beginning when it comes to terrorism.

Vacation

Various news reports have President Obama leaving for vacation in Martha's Vineyard for the next few weeks, but the real question we should be asking is: Hasn't he been on vacation?

While the President leaves town to play golf with NFL stars and other friends, seven year old jihadis are posing on Twitter with the severed heads of their enemies.

Should we then be surprised that Hillary Clinton, trying to feather her
own nest is already slamming her former boss as weak on foreign policy - when she led the State Department.  It would make for great daytime television drama if the soap opera weren't so real.  Meanwhile her leadership style appears to be to check poll numbers and stick her finger to the wind hoping for providence.

The fact is that neither one of these amateurs has any idea what goes on in the real world outside their dense little circles of friends and sycophants who tell them what they want to hear.

While it has become common practice to simply blame Bush for any problems Mr. Obama has had to face, he has now owned the office for six years.  Is he that helpless that he still blames his predecessor?  What is interesting is how calm, cool, and collected President Bush has been on all these attacks.  While I still find him to the wrong President who vastly increased the police state that is the US, he looks like a monk in comparison to Mr. Obama.  Moreover, it has been Obama that has destroyed the US military, not a foreign foe, but its own leader that makes it less likely to be able to confront attacks in the world.

Perhaps Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton are hoping you will not notice as things continue to spiral out of control, but it spiraled out of control on their respective watches.  Perhaps they hope that you will be too ensconced in your NFL schedule or holiday shopping.  Maybe they are hoping you are too busy making ends meet to notice the trail of disaster they have left behind.  Hopefully though voters will remember that while the world burns these two enjoy their vacations from the limelight.

Judged By The Content Of Your Skin

I am sad, yet thankful.  In a few days I will end my relationship with Facebook and I can be pleased to know I will no longer have to see people posting such inane comments as "President Obama's news conference on his decision to conduct air strikes in Iraq showed his decisiveness and strength. I LOVE seeing him lead."

Yes, this came from a friend of mine who is black and I feel sorry for her.

Obama has not shown decisiveness or strength.  For weeks now, ISIS - the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - has been forcing Christians to either renounce their faith or be killed.  The world has watched as children are beheaded.  This President who showed his true colors with his red line in Syria was backed into the corner by a Junior Varsity team as the President's own team would say.

His amateurs these past six years should be a warning sign for future elections - hint hint Mrs. Clinton - but unfortunately probably will not be.  President Obama has no obvious goals and seems disinterested in protecting Christians in Iraq, much less protecting the gains America made by sacrificing her soldiers in the war in that region.  His interest seems only to maintain whatever is left of any electoral chance the Democratic party might have this year.

I get that there is a great deal of question about whether or not we should have ever entered Iraq and clearly the goals of fighting there were questionable to begin with and no exit strategy existed with President Bush either, but once you go in, you can't just pull up stakes and run and hope everything works out.

Unfortunately I still see people who refuse to acknowledge this President's administration has been an abject failure.  He passed one of the largest domestic legislative initiatives ever...without support from the minority.  He has watched as American significance has fallen around the world.  He has managed to watch as more and more Americans leave the workforce - lowering unemployment - but causing our country to become one of the least productive ever.  Further, black unemployment is twice that of the other races tracked, i.e. President Obama does zero for the people who love him the most.

I believe Martin Luther King Jr. would be rolling over in his grave.  His arrests, beatings, and the threats against him were made so that people could be judged by their actions and not their skin tone, but instead it is increasingly clear that blacks in America would rather have a black President than a good President.  They have ignored his multiple errors.