Political Ramblings

Our forces have suffered more casualties in the war against the cowards of the Muslim Scum Club. A U. S. Soldier was killed Monday in a firefight in Afghanistan. For those who want to tout that our troops are doing it all the Afghan army also lost a soldier in that same encounter. In another incident Monday three of our heroes were wounded in a skirmish outside a small village. Sunday we had six of our soldiers wounded in an incident involving a roadside bomb. These gutless swine can’t meet them face to face, they have to set booby traps and then run and hide. I suppose there are lower life forms but I’ve never across one.
Mortimer Zuckerman, Editor and Chief of U. S. News & World Report used an interesting term in his column in the current issue of his magazine. He calls the “insurgents” or “terrorist” Islamifacist. I like that but as a student of that period of history I am certain even Hitler and his boys would have been sickened by the methods of the Muslim Scum Club.
In the same issue mentioned above, there is an extensive article on how the Pentagon is reevaluating its approach on terrorism. Overall it is a good article but there is one part I cannot object to strongly enough. It seems the Pentagon want to make sure our soldiers receive adequate training in “religious and cultural sensitivities.” NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. This is wrong no matter which way you approach it. They site examples of a soldiers rosary hanging on a tank barrel, and Marines bivouacked in a mosque they had just liberated. No one griped when one of the Muslim criminals tried to shoot two of our soldiers while in a Mosque but resting after a battle is wrong? And what about the rosary? Was it hurting anyone? Was it about to warp the mind of some unsuspecting Muslim person? Not likely!!!
I am not saying our troops should be preaching Christianity on every corner or that we should sponsor Billy Graham type crusades but let’s be real. We liberated that country and if our men and women wish to wear symbols of their faith, pray in public, carry a Bible, or do anything that brings them the strength of their faith then so be it. They should have no restrictions of any type. It there is any sensitivity training it should be for the Muslims, if there is any tolerance to be shown it should be shown by the Muslims. I could have sworn that I heard somewhere that freedom to worship as we chose is part of the very fabric of this nation.
It seems some people are upset because John G. Roberts Jr.’s name appears on a list of leaders of the Federalist Association in 1997 & 1998. Their statement of purpose says “It is founded on the principles that the state exist to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.” I think it’s the part about the judiciary clearing up legal matters, not make law that worries them. If adapted widely every Dumbocrat appointee to the bench would have to resign. Without legislating from the bench they would have nothing to do.
It seems a group of people upset with the recent Supreme Court decision to allow local governments more power under imminent domain want to seize his house under imminent domain principles. They want to build a luxury hotel there. Way to go folks. I wish you all great success in your efforts!!!!!
It seems there is a movie out there about a couple of guys that crash weddings to meet women. That’s a bit dumb but harmless on it’s own. What is disgusting is that they PRETEND TO BE PURPLE HEART WINNERS to win the sympathy of the women they are attempting to woo. This is bad enough but until very recently the movies web site had a paper purple heart you could print and cut out to carry in your pocket. The web site said that doing so would get you lots of attention, admiration and lots of free booze. They have since taken the cut out off the site due to complaints from congressmen but I urge everyone to boycott the movie anyway. The idea of pretending to have been wounded in combat for sexual favors is an insult to each and everyone of our heroes in uniform. Everyone should boycott this movie our of respect for our armed forces.
The Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania must be a real winner. It seems she crashed the funeral of a Marine Staff Sergeant who made the ultimate sacrifice and handed out her business card while there and made comments about the state government being against the war. She has since called and left a voice mail apology and sent the family an apology saying she meant no insult, only to show here support for the family. Apology notwithstanding, I can only hope that when she comes up for re-election the voters tell her that her services are no longer needed.
Like everything else in our society, medicine is caught up in the rush of growing technology. One aspect of this is that now (and this is happening) one nurse will monitor 11 intensive care units at one time while not in the actual hospital where the ICU’s are located. The idea of taking people out of the medical care equation is deplorable. When recuperating from trauma, surgery, or illness patients need to know people care. They don’t need to know the camera mounted above their beds works and the mounted speaker doesn’t sound to tinny.
This last little bit is really just for the folks in Missouri. Some of our state congressmen want to go after fathers of illegitimate children and force them to pay for the delivery costs. Since the citizens of Missouri are currently picking up the tab for about 43% of all births in this state then make these deadbeats pay through the nose. Just because they think things ended when they got their pants zipped up, doesn’t give them a free pass.
All of this put me to thinking about some of the other cost saving measures our new governor has taken since he was sworn in. Governor Blunt has gone through state entitlement programs cutting away like a madman. He has tried to balance the budget solely on the shoulders of the poor and disabled of our state. Meanwhile, government officials continue to collect high salaries without sacrificing one single penny. Governor Blunt is quite young, especially for this type of office. At first I thought it would be no problem but obviously he is far to immature and inexperienced to carry such responsibility. Unfortunately for the citizens in this state there is no recall provision in our constitution. Well, at least not yet.