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Posted on 11/25/2012 11:55:48 AM PST by mojito
Let us turn from the post-Thanksgiving scenes of inflamed mobs clubbing each other to the ground for a discounted television set to the comparatively placid boulevards of the Middle East. In Cairo, no sooner had Hillary Clinton's plane cleared Egyptian air space then Mohammed Morsi issued one-man constitutional amendments declaring himself and his Muslim Brotherhood buddies free from judicial oversight and announced that his predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, would be retried for all the stuff he was acquitted of in the previous trial. Morsi now wields total control over Parliament, the Judiciary, and the military to a degree Mubarak in his jail cell can only marvel at. Old CIA wisdom: He may be an SOB but he's our SOB. New post-Arab Spring CIA wisdom: He may be an SOB but at least he's not our SOB.
But don't worry. As America's Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, assured the House Intelligence Committee at the time of Mubarak's fall, the Muslim Brotherhood is a "largely secular" organization. The name's just for show, same as the Episcopal Church.
Which brings us to Intelligence Director Clapper's fellow Intelligence Director, Gen. David Petraeus. Don't ask me why there's a Director of National Intelligence and a Director of Central Intelligence. Something to do with 9/11, after which the government decided it could use more intelligence. Instead, it wound up with more Directors of Intelligence, which is the way it usually goes in Washington.
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One of Steyn's very best.
I would like to see him press Condoleeza Rice back into service as Russia is rearing it’s ugly head these days.
Jill kelley was apparently awarded the second highest civilian medal the Pentagon can award for throwing lavish parties for the top brass.
She’s a national hero apparently
///sarc gag
I don’t see the point of fighting over any particular Obama appointee. They are all hard-core leftist America-haters. The only question is whether they will feel they can get away with calling off the election in 2016, and if they can’t, can they steal it? As far as actual policy goes, it’s going to be as bad as they want to make it.
. . AND he’ll still be blaming “Bush” in 2016; even though Pelosi and Reid were in charge a full 2 yrs. before he was immaculated . . . AND the RINO’s will still be letting him get away with it . . AND they’ll still be demonizing the Tea Party, Allen West, Sarah Palin and Herman Cain . . AND the RINO’s will be joining in with the Dhimmicrats to ridicule these fine people and organizations . . AND Rove, Jindal, Christie, Gingrich, and the rest of ‘em wonder why, after Dole, McCain, and Romney RINO’s they’ve put out there, there are those of us who generally vote Republican are getting FED UP and aren’t gonna keep on doing it any more!!
I’ll bet she throw’s a nice one......and I’m sure her pop would be proud yo hear that !
That right there is funny.
Mark Steyn ping.
Ba boom!
My favorite line: 'But don't worry. As America's Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, assured the House Intelligence Committee at the time of Mubarak's fall, the Muslim Brotherhood is a "largely secular" organization. The name's just for show, same as the Episcopal Church.
Still blaming Dubya in 2016? No he won't; and no they won't.
Because by then, the RINOs will have thrown Jeb into the arena for the lefties.
Barry is just one click below with his “if congress won’t act, I will” approach to our Constitution, the Soetoro Charter of Negative Liberties. Barry must be so jealous - is America the next member of the Muslim Brotherhood?
Ouch, babe.
Another couple of months, and who knows? if she had been a little faster, maye she would have blown Biden off the ticket.
Mark Steyn Ping. Also Mr. Steyn is sitting in for Mr. Limbaugh tomorrow, Monday.
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Thanks for the ping passionfruit.
Mark Steyn Ping. Also Mr. Steyn is sitting in for Mr. Limbaugh tomorrow, Monday.
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I agree totally with the following statement which is from my friend Beverly Perlson:
Let’s stop making excuses for General Petraeus. He is disgraceful and has been for a long time. If that makes you uncomfortable, too bad. Michael Behenna is real uncomfortable in his jail cell in Leavenworth too. Kelly Stewart will suffer his entire life with “sex offender” emblazoned on his back and stripped of all the medals and benefits HE EARNED while Petraeus will ride off into the sunshine!
General Petraeus came out verbally and blamed the murder of our fellow Americans on a video. As much as the Congressman on the hill “Can’t explain that first statement by the General and it troubles them so” let’s all be honest about the wimpy behavior of General Petraeus. After all, he ended up changing his report after he found out the boss was going to throw him under the bus. He found out he is expendable.
The truth is the truth! Petraeus is in the same camp with his boss because he chose to be there. He didn’t tell the boss NO, we’re not sending Soldiers out on foot patrol to risk their lives and make an ass out of them to appease you and your brothers! He sure didn’t step in and help Michael Behenna or Kelly Stewart, nope, he didn’t and sure wouldn’t take a stand for his underling boots on the ground brothers. Tough for them. And like the Lt Col told me at dinner with an audience, Michael was tried 3 times and you have to consider what that jury saw that convicted him three times. We didn’t get into Kelly Stewart but I’m sure he would say the same thing about Kelly and the evidence the jury saw that convicted him 3 times. You lying Lt Col, you know and I know it is the evidence the jury DIDN’T HEAR that would have mattered and it is time Lt Colonels AND ALL THE BRASS SUPPORTED THOSE BOOTS ON THE GROUND BROTHERS OF THEIRS that they say they love and honor who are risking their lives and limbs living a failed policy they all support, from afar!
President Obama is in Thailand, called a press conference, said he condemns bombs dropping on Israel, BUT HE DIDN”T SAY HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP SENDING MONEY to HAMAS.
If you have any Jewish friends who voted for Obama, well, actions have consequences, tell them to call Obama if they are upset about the bombing of Israel and make sure you let them know you voted for Israel when you voted for Romney.
Here in Illinois, I have family who live in Cook County and in January taxes will upset them more than me as I live in DuPage County. When they whine and complain, I will ask them who they voted for and tell them elections have consequences. At Christmas when my generous heart normally celebrates the hard work my family endures all year long and I lavish gifts on those I love, well, for those in my family who voted for Obama, they will have to suffer the consequences of their actions as I have to tighten my belt now because they voted for Obama to steal money from me and my hard working fellow Americans.
Behaviors have consequences, especially reckless behavior. An underling boots on the ground Soldier told me it’s KARMA.
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