July 5, 2009
C'mon Joe!
I wish Studs were alive to comment on Joe Biden's latest adventure in Iraq. Terkel maintained that almost all pols were comics. Biden proves he was right.
I am not making up the story. Biden was in Baghdad to witness naturalization ceremonies as 237 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen became American citizens. (Why? One imagines they got citizenship as the reward for joining the armed forces.) Biden declared, "I'm damn proud to be an American." Then, in a moment Studs would have enjoyed, the new citizens swore to "renounce all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereign." Where did the swearing-in occur? In Saddam's palace.
Biden then went nuts: "I am reminded of the founding fathers--and yes, they're your founding fathers, so get used to it." Yikes!
Asked if the palace was an "appropriate" venue, Biden said, and I'm not kidding, "I can think of nothing better. That SOB [short for son-of-a-bitch] is rolling over in his grave right now."
Let me see: 4,300 American soldiers killed, 17,000 critically injured, millions of Iraqis homeless, a million or so killed, our reputation tarnished by torture and secret prisons...the country in ruins. Damned proud, but humble?
Meanwhile in the Obama-Biden war in Afghanistan, the NYT reports young Afghans are leaving to seek asylum in Europe. "Afghans are voting with their feet." One big problem, according to the Times--no jobs in Afghanistan! How are we doing on the job front? Not so good. The 237 sworn in yesterday--promised jobs in their new country? I kinda doubt it.
Yes, we honor veterans on the 4th of July, but rarely do we focus on the policies that created the veteran status. Were all our wars necessary?
JFK was brilliant. He surrounded himself with smart people who led us into the quagmire known as Vietnam. Barack is brilliant and he is surrounded by very smart people who think they have the answer in Afghanistan. I doubt it.
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Smart is as smart does.
Can you really call Kennedy and Obama's advisors smart after seeing what their policies have wrought? I don't think so!
-Tony | Little Chicago, WI | July 5, 2009
While the rhetoric is nice analogy, I can't think of any American Presidents dating back to to our founding fathers that selected a brilliant VP?
No one likes to be outshined, corporate or politic. This is brilliant strategy. Obama selected a bonehead much like GB did to have a finger to point at. Its political elegance.
-LaFay | Belleville, WI | July 6, 2009
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