A phony sort of "patriotism" is the almost-last refuge of scoundrels.
Actually, attempting to frighten Americans, then offering them nothing constructive to do except hide in their houses paying taxes and glued to the TV, is worse. "Your security color for the day is Yellow. Have a nice day."
The reason these warnings ring hollow, is that they have increased since Wednesday, with the attitude of "you could be blown up or irradiated at any moment, but there's nothing either one of us can do about it, so vote for us, and don't ask questions."
Friggin' ridiculous.
In WWII we had a defined enemy, and a concerted national effort involving everyone to take a part. As bad as the central government was, it was no where near the level of this royal administration and Congress, which assumes Americans are patsies, to pay, and die, passively, while listening to their collective horshsheet.
Close the borders, stop sending petrodollars at least to the known terrorist countries, fire the weak and inexcuseably incompetent intelligence chiefs, and let's get serious. Every citizen has a part to play. Congress needs to perform its oversight role and look into the failures, not just spend maximum wealth on the next weapons idea that comes along.
Of course, that's not possible. The titular frat-boy president can't even face a real press conference. And the boys in the back room seem only interested in yelling fire in a crowded theater, hoping to stampede everyone into avoiding looking too closely at whatever facts there may be. |
