Old Jarhead's Political SitRep for February 7, 2013
Your one-stop-shop for political news and opinion. Please forward to friends who need to be informed. This SitRep (Military for “Situation Report”) is created by many readers who send me items for inclusion, which I would have likely missed or skipped. And I can only spend at most three hours a night pulling stuff, plus the healthcare or economic stuff that crosses my desk at work. As always, I—and you—owe them thanks and appreciation. I post articles because I think they are of interest and will stimulate thought and discussion. Doing so doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree (or disagree) with every—or any—opinion in the posted article, or that I was able to verify the information presented, which is the responsibility of the author. I try not to post things that are false, or too far a stretch, regardless of the view point, but I don’t always succeed. As always on the Net, or in the legacy media, you must read critically and with skepticism.
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Assault Hammer Murder: Bond set for 3rd suspect in Aurora
Excerpt: But Garnica allegedly struck the teen in the head several times with a hammer, authorities said. Garnica is accused of stashing her body in the garage until the following day, when Prado gave him gasoline to torch the victim's car, officials said. Garnica then burned Villalpando's remains in a barrel in Prado's backyard, authorities said. (There is no Constitutional right for anyone to own a hammer. While there are millions of peaceful hammer owners who don’t misuse them, if we can save even one child’s life, we must ban all hammers, except for government contractors. No, I’m not making light of this girls grisly [that’s Gris-Ly” not “Griz-Ly,” there’s no “Z” in it] death. I’m mocking those who think violent crime can be solved through making criminals of law abiding gun owners, while not enforcing the laws against felons and misuse of guns very stringently. If it were up to me, I’d tie the three critters to chairs and give hammers to the girl’s friends and family and other volunteers, first come, first served. ~Bob.)
Excerpt: We live in an age of falsity, in which words have lost their meanings and concepts are reinvented as the situation demands. The United States
Worth Reading
Excerpt: The only approach that will stop women from being assigned to ground combat units is an overwhelming emotional one - that is, parents and grandparents and great grandparents engaging with their elected representatives and making it clear they do not want their daughters, granddaughters, and great granddaughters serving in ground combat.
Worth Reading
Excerpt: The government can only raise or lower the tax rate. Whether the actual tax revenues that the government will collect as a result will go up or down is a matter of prophecy. And these prophecies have been far too wrong far too often to base national policies on them.
Senate Dems face dilemma over push for assault-weapons ban
Excerpt: Senate Democrats are facing a major dilemma on how hard they should push for an assault weapons ban, a sensitive topic for vulnerable centrists who are running for reelection next year. Gun control advocates are scrutinizing Senate Democrats’ strategy for implementing President Obama’s proposals for reducing gun violence, and a watered-down effort would likely prompt a backlash from the party’s liberal base. (They’ll be fine. The media will blame the Republicans and the NRA no matter what happens. ~Bob.)
Excerpt: In the surest sign yet that it is facing significant financial headwinds, the U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays starting Aug. 1, the agency is set to announce Wednesday. 9there will be a lot of complaints about this on e-mail, Twitter, Facebook…. ~Bob.)
Hagel nomination mocks the Senate and electorate
Hagel nomination mocks the Senate and electorate
The Roman Emperor, Caligula, is said to have planned to appoint his horse, Incitatus, as consul. Whether he was indeed insane or whether he was making a political statement, Caligula was expressing supreme contempt for the emasculated Senate. Obama’s appointment of Chuck Hagel, a supremely unqualified political hack, as Secretary of Defense, is his contemptuous mocking of the Senate’s Republican minority. It is an insult to the electorate that expects a Secretary of Defense who at least has a basic grasp of the challenges he will face. In forcing his nomination on the Democrat serf senators, he exposes their fecklessness and unfitness for their offices as independent representatives of the people. Obama’s ploy is to implement his policy of retreat by installing a “mediocrity” as the fall guy. See Bret Stevens on this (http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/03/can-jewish-groups-speak-out-on-chuck-hagel/).
In the same vein, the failure of the “influential” mainstream Jewish advocacy groups to openly and loudly oppose Hagel’s nomination is equally supine. By trading access to power for principle, the Administration must now regard them with the contempt the polite supplicants have earned. Thrilled to have Obama and his minions purr soothing platitudes at their conclaves, these organizations are silent while these political radicals overturn American interests and imperil national security. This disgraceful episode demolishes the canard that Jewish power is pervasive. Jews in key positions in the White House and Congress have either not tried or have been ineffectual in influencing Obama to nominate a worthy candidate for Secretary of Defense. The Jewish lobbies failed utterly and completely. See Jonathan Tobin for more (http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/03/can-jewish-groups-speak-out-on-chuck-hagel/). --Cordially, Larry Greenberg
Service?
I become confused when I hear the word Service used with these agencies: Internal Revenue Service. US Postal Service. Telephone Service. Cable TV Service. Civil Service. Federal, State, City, & public Service. Customer Service. This is NOT what I thought 'Service' meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to Service a few cows. BAM!!! It all came into focus. –LLW.
Chart of the day
If the Dow was priced in gold instead of dollars.
In Chicago , Land of Liberal Gun Control
Excerpt: Once an idea sinks its claws into the Liberal mind, it is nearly impossible to change that idea. The mind should be an open courtyard, allowing ideas to confront preconceived notions, and sometimes replace them with new, more refined truths. We are all guilty of stubbornness; but those on the Left are the epitome of intransigence.
Suit: Money funneled by former ‘Ground Zero’ mosque imam to finance lavish lifestyle
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ground-zero-mosque-scam-article-1.1255723#ixzz2K8E83cKl
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ground-zero-mosque-scam-article-1.1255723#ixzz2K8E83cKl
Excerpt: The ex-“Ground Zero” imam, his pockets stuffed with donations given to Islamic nonprofits, splurged on a high-flying lifestyle that included expensive trips with a New Jersey Westchester County
Saudi Cleric, Lecturer At Prophet's Mosque, And Former Dean Of Sharia Faculty At Islamic University At Al-Madina Justifies Killing Of U.S. Ambassador To Libya
Guess he didn’t get the “Islam is a Religion of Peace” memo. ~Bob.
"Christianity can go to hell" says NEW Muslim Patrol video
Excerpt: Having been exposed, here on The Commentator in January, the group responsible for the now infamous 'Muslim Patrol' videos has been subject to police action, resulting in five arrests last week. Since then, however, a seventh 'Muslim Patrol' video has come to light (see below).
NBC: here’s the Obama administration’s white paper legitimizing drone strikes! By Moe Lane
Excerpt: NBC News has gotten its hands on a white paper that’s being used to legitimize the Obama administration’s drone policy, and it’s a… doozy. Short version: members of terrorist groups actively attacking the United States
Obama, Carney walk away from media questions about kill policyhttp://dailycaller.com/2013/02/05/obama-carney-walk-away-from-media-questions-about-kill-policy/#ixzz2K8pD3Pgh
Excerpt: President Barack Obama today walked away from a roomful of journalists, leaving Jay Carney to evade numerous media questions about the administration’s semi-secret, closed-door process of killing American citizens who are tied to jihad. The numerous questions were prompted by the release late Monday of the administration’s legal brief explaining why it has the legal and presidential authority to kill overseas Americans in al-Qaida, even without a trial or public due process.
Obama Targeted Killing Document: If We Do It, It's Not Illegal
Excerpt: The Obama administration claims that the secret judgment of a single "well-informed high level administration official" meets the demands of due process and is sufficient justification to kill an American citizen suspected of working with terrorists. That procedure is entirely secret. Thus it's impossible to know which rules the administration has established to protect due process and to determine how closely those rules are followed. The government needs the approval of a judge to detain a suspected terrorist. To kill one, it need only give itself permission.
Brennan nomination exposes criticism on targeted killings and secret Saudi base
Excerpt: The only strike intentionally targeting a U.S. citizen, a 2011 attack that killed al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki, was carried out in part by CIA drones flown from a secret base in Saudi Arabia
Hagel’s lack of support for new F-16 jet sales to Taiwan
Excerpt: Former Sen. Chuck Hagel is facing a new obstacle in his bid to be confirmed as the next secretary of defense: Sales of new F-16 jets to Taiwan Texas
House votes 253-167 to require balanced budget date from Obama
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/281431-house-votes-to-require-balanced-budget-from-obama
Excerpt: The Republican-led House passed legislation Wednesday that would force President Obama to estimate when the federal budget will balance again — and outline the steps he proposes to eliminate the budget deficit. (How did the song go? “Until the twelfth of never…” Obama’s answer will be when they vote to tax “the rich” another trillion dollars a year. ~Bob.)
How Slave Labor Made New York
Interesting history. ~Bob.
Menendez’s cronies Beyond senator’s prostitute woes. By Michelle Malkin
Excerpt: Put on your shocked faces: Since my bipartisan call last week for Democratic women to join the Ladies Against Sen. Sleaze-Bob movement, not a single Democratic woman in Washington
Quotes from The Patriot Post
"[W]hen all government ... shall be drawn to Washington
"Despite the EPA's crackdown on coal-fired plants, the power plant heating the Capitol still burns coal. I think there's a more obvious source of hot air they're overlooking here." --Fred Thompson
ObamaCare's Broken Promises: Every one of the main claims made for the law is turning out to be false
Excerpt: As the federal government moves forward to implement President Obama's Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services is slated to spend millions of dollars promoting the unpopular legislation. In the face of this publicity blitz, it is worth remembering that the law was originally sold largely on four grounds—all of which have become increasingly implausible.
Another Obama Speech Writer to Depart for Hollywood
Excerpt: First it was Jon Lovett, who left his White House job as speech writer to go to Hollywood to help create the "comedy" 1600 Penn. Los Angeles Hollywood
Excerpt: The announcement could force the European Union to reconsider designating the Lebanon-based group as a terrorist organization and cracking down on its fund-raising. That would upend Europe’s policy of quiet tolerance of the group, which, in addition to operating schools and social services, is an influential force in Middle East politics, considers Israel an enemy and has extensive links with Iran
Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid shot dead outside his home
Excerpt: A leading opponent of Tunisia's Islamist-led government was assassinated in front of his home Wednesday, raising fears of sharpening political turmoil in the country that ignited the Arab Spring movement but remains starkly divided between liberals and Islamists.
Danish critic of Islam says gunman shot at him
Excerpt: A gunman tried to shoot a Danish writer and prominent critic of Islam on Tuesday, but missed and fled after a scuffle with his intended victim, police and the writer said. (If you say Muslims are violent, we will kill you, Allah willing. And to any Jihadists reading this, you are welcome to come try. I live in a heavily fortified home in the hills of New Mexico
Somali woman who alleged rape given jail term
Excerpt: A woman who accused Somalia
Excerpt: The Gallup Job Creation Index averaged +16 in January, the lowest monthly index level in 11 months, after one-percentage-point declines each month since November 2012. Despite this, the index remains fairly high relative to the past four years. (“The recovery has begun,” Obama said. Right. ~Bob.)
Exclusive: Leaked Poll Suggests Hagel a Risky Vote for Red State
Excerpt: Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received the results of a national poll last week that indicates support for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense collapses when voters are aware his positions on the issues, Breitbart News has learned. The poll was conducted prior to the hearing on Jan. 31, when the former Republican senator struggled to answer questions about his positions on a range of defense-related issues.
Special Forces Chief: Everything Done in Marxist Insurgency Are Being Done in Obama's America
Excerpt: Lieutenant General William G. “Jerry” Boykin (retired) was the United States Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He has played a role in almost every recent major American military operation over the past four decades, serving in Grenada , Somalia , and Iraq
Excerpt: "I must go to college!" insists eight-year-old Pierre William. Such planning may seem unusual in a second grader. But Pierre District of Columbia
Gingrich: Obama Should Start With Gangs
Excerpt: As part of his pitch urging the nation to enact his gun control proposals, the president referred to the tragedy of Newtown , Conn. in the same sentence as he talked about violence “in places like Chicago or Philadelphia or Minneapolis Chicago or Philadelphia or Minneapolis
Excerpt: The road to the World Cup begins in earnest for the United States San Pedro Sula , the second biggest city in Honduras
They Kill Because They Like It
Excerpt: Americans seem surprised that the February 1 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara , Turkey Turkey
Own a gun? Time to buy violence liability insurance, California
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/05/own-gun-time-to-buy-violence-insurance-california-democrats-say/#ixzz2K4zjJHOG
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/05/own-gun-time-to-buy-violence-insurance-california-democrats-say/#ixzz2K4zjJHOG
Excerpt: Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation Tuesday that would require California Newtown , Conn. Connecticut , Maryland , Massachusetts , Pennsylvania and New York
Excerpt: First, almost everybody on the left believes in a defined benefit approach to health care. My approach centers on defined contributions. Suppose you live in Britain Britain has one of the lowest dialysis rates in all of Europe . In the United States
Excerpt: As a nation whose growing economic dominance has captured headlines, socialist China China 's political structure may be communist, its economy is based firmly on capitalist principles, say Ronald Coase, a Nobel laureate and the Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Chicago Law School, and Ning Wang, an assistant professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University
Excerpt: First Lutheran Church of Carson School in Carson , California
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