Posted by
"Mind and Morals" Michael Coyne on Sunday, September 07, 2008 5:00:00 PM
It’s difficult to keep up with
politics, right now. I know what you’re thinking: “What the hell is this guy
talking about? It’s an election year. The ONLY thing on the news every night is
politics.” Well, that’s true… sort of. But there are more players in the
political realm than just the four people running for National Office.
Just in case anybody’s interested,
I’m going to run very quickly through a few recent news stories and give my
“Readers’ Digest” analysis.
Story 1) The ACLU is taking legal
action against certain High Schools who allow military recruiters on campus,
but not “counter-recruiters.”
Analysis 1) “Counter-recruiters” is
Liberal speak for anti-military loons who outright hate the Patriots (capital
‘P’ for a reason) who are currently serving in our armed forces. The ACLU is,
as usual, making no effort to hide their true nature as America-haters, who
advocate more domestic big government and absolutely no military. They want to see
America crumble, and taking down the military is a good start for that vision.
Story 2) The American Military
recently declassified the information that several tons of yellowcake uranium
were shipped from Iraq to Canada near the beginning of the Iraq War. Yellowcake
uranium is one level away from weapons-grade.
Analysis 2) Nobody saw this on the
evening news because it doesn’t fit the Liberal media’s “Bush Lied” ideology.
Having to admit that the WMD intelligence from Britain, Germany, Russia, China,
Australia, France, the UN, and all the American agencies was actually CORRECT
would strike an irreconcilable blow to both the media establishment and the
anti-American protestors who can’t accept that the President DID NOT LIE.
Story 3) Condi Rice goes to Libya,
ending a decades-old lack of diplomacy between our two countries.
Analysis 3) Nixon went to China;
Condi went to Libya. Today, just about everything we own says, “made in China”
on it. Talking to other nations can’t really hurt, as long as they’re not
immediate threats (like Iran and Venezuela). To be fair, this story did get
reported somewhat.
Story 4) Russia is totally
unapologetic for the Georgia situation. President Medvedev says, “We’re not
afraid of a new Cold War.” (Approximate quotation)
Analysis 4) We’re in deep $#!T
here. With Russia sliding back into communist policy domestically, and USSR
foreign relations policies, our kids may very well grow up in a new age of
“duck and cover.” This story did permeate the news cycle through John McCain’s
RNC speech, where he said that we must stand “in solidarity” with Georgia. I’ll
say it again, we’re in trouble.
Story 5) Fannie and Freddie bailout.
This one is reported extensively.
Analysis 5) Big Government has to
get involved because people are buying homes they can’t afford. I understand
that it seems necessary, now. But it is NOT the Government’s job to save the
mortgage lenders. This “solution” will cost taxpayers billions over the next
several years, and we are in an economic crisis as it is. This will only make
matters worse. The way I see it, some of the people who buy overly lavish homes
that they can’t afford could use to learn that they need to find homes in areas
that are more affordable. I don’t care what any Liberal ever tells you; there
is no reason that a sensible person can’t find an affordable home in a decent
area. It is not the government’s place to clean up our messes. It’s just like
the late 1920s, when people bought more luxuries than they could actually
afford, which drove us into the depression. We, the people, need to do better,
because every time the Government has to save us, it gets bigger and we lose
more control over it.