ANOTHER MIDDLE EAST OBAMA "FUMBLE"

The Obama Administration has succeeded in dismantling America's dominance in the Meddle East, built over half a century, in just a few years.  That sad fact has contributed immensely to the instability in the Middle East and the resurgence of Al Qaeda. 

First, it was the "Arab Spring," which was misread by the Administration as being a solid turn toward democracy by Middle Eastern Nations.  Then there was the refusal of the Administration to recognize and deal with the growing threat of nuclear weapons capability in North Korea and Iran.  Obama then fumbled around with the "red line" in Syria and embarrassed us in front of the world.  Russia's Putin bailed Obama out.  

The latest fatality of Obama's Middle Eastern policy is Egypt.  By slashing military aid to Egypt in retaliation for the removal of Morsi, Egypt has been  forced to look to Russia for financial support.  Russia is now on the verge of becoming the preeminent foreign power in the Middle East, leaving both Israel and Jordan under increasing threats to their national securities. 

You can't blame Bush for this. 

THE PRESS FINALLY ADMITS HOW WRONG IT HAS BEEN

Hang on to your bloomers, because you're certainly not expecting what's coming. 

The press has finally admitted it was wrong, wrong, wrong.  Back in 1863, the Patriot-News of central Pennsylvania, known back then as the Patriot & Union, printed an opinion that Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was "silly."  “In an editorial about President Abraham Lincoln’s speech delivered Nov. 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, the Patriot & Union failed to recognize its momentous importance, timeless eloquence, and lasting significance,” the paper wrote on its editorial page Thursday. “The Patriot-News regrets the error.” 

Although it took 150 years to admit the mistake, it signifies to me that there is hope for the press and media of 2013 yet.  Maybe, just maybe, in 2163 they'll admit they were owned lock, stock and barrel by the President of the United States and the left-wing progressive liberals and that they should have been more fair and honest in their reporting.  

Don't hold your breath. 

BENGHAZI: AMERICANS WANT ANSWERS

Two-thirds of Americans polled want answers to the Benghazi Massacre according to a recent FOX NEWS poll.  After a few weeks of working on other issues, Congress is finally taking the matter up again.  They have discovered, in secret interviews with some witnesses, that in addition to the four killed, two received serious and life-threatening injuries.  

The Obama Administration has been consistently stone-walling requests for documents, witness testimony and other information.  There is growing worry among Democrats that any bad emerging Benghazi facts combined with the ObamaCare debacle could prove toxic next November.  Nevertheless, America's thirst for the full story about Benghazi continues unabated.  

They'll have a difficult time blaming Bush for this one. 

SO, WHO DO WE BLAME FOR OBAMACARE?

To start off with, it was Obama's idea in the first place.  He first broached the subject before he won the 2008 election.  Then, after taking office, he foisted the project on Congress.  Congress was fully controlled by the Democratic Party in 2009 and 2010.  There were more than a dozen hidden agendas that popped up as the discussions went on, and one by one the Democrats backed off.    Then, there was a "national emergency;" the plan just had to be passed right now.  Pelosi and Reid put on the full-court press and, in the face of 70% opposition against it from the citizens who they work for, the Democrats jammed this down our throats on straight part-line votes in both houses of Congress.  Of course, Obama signed it post haste, lickety-split.  

This was an entirely Democrat bill; as I remember it, not one Independent,  Libertarian or Republican voted for it.  Max Baucus led a small group of Senators against the bill, then caved in at the last minute and the bill passed... before anyone had read it. 

And therein lies the blame... every Democrat who was in office in 2010 in the House, Senate or White House is to blame.  They all collaborated blindly and with malice aforethought to "stick it to America."  Now, of course, they're shaking in their collective boots, afraid of what is coming in November of 2014.  If they had any sense at all, they'd all resign now and save themselves from the embarrassment.  

Paybacks are a bitch. 

ISRAEL IS NOT TO BLAME

Over the three-day weekend, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared on NBC's "MEET THE PRESS" and laid into Israel for not going along with the latest proposal regarding Iranian nukes.  The "deal" called for Iran to stop short of creating a nuke but retaining the capability to do so while the world would ease sanctions against Iran.  Israel said that was not enough and France agreed with Israel, afraid that the "deal" was just a "con."  

After talks fells apart, Kerry said that Israel doesn't know what a great deal it was, more or less blaming Israel for the failure.  

Israel doesn't trust Obama.  I don't either.  Remember, he's the guy who has been promising this country they could keep their plan... period.  Obama is a prolific liar and prevaricator of the truth.  Kerry is the former Presidential candidate with 239 or so Purple Hearts and umpteen Medals of Valor.   I surely would not sit down and play poker with those two, even if I supplied the cards.  Israel is not to blame for this; Iran is.  Obama and Kerry are to blame for their endless strings of lies; no one can trust either one of them about anything. 

DON'T BLAME US

ON THE N.S.A. FRONT

We hear this week that the N.S.A. has also hacked into the Secretary General of the United Nations and the computers at Yahoo and Google. Oozing out yesterday without media fanfare is news that William Binney, a codebreaking specialist whom the National Security Agency enlisted to help decipher electronic data to foil post-Sept. 11 terror plots, recently told CBS Baltimore his attempt several years ago to protest the agency’s abuse of its growing tech powers led only to personal heartache as the government pushed back against his vocal concern. That is probably one major reason why Snowden made his public disclosures. 

In the meantime,the Obama Administration is fighting an effort to have the Supreme Court immediately review the legality of the National Security Agency’s call-tracking program.
In a brief filed with the high court, the Justice Department argues that the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s petition asking the justices to weigh in on the issue is premature and that the issue should be allowed to percolate in the lower courts.


This whole N.S.A. thing has us and the world extremely uptight.  Well, President Obama is considering splitting the N.S.A. into two agencies, one dealing with the gathering of intelligence and one dealing with the conduct of war and military activities overseas.  I guess he is lame-brained enough to think that will either resolve the problem or satisfy those of us who have strong fears about his agendas, but simply dividing a cancer doesn't kill it.  In fact, separating the functions will certainly facilitate a more rapid growth and deployment of the spying portion. 

However, the fact that he is considering taking this action is indicative to me that he knows full-well that the actions of the N.S.A. are inappropriate and probably illegal.  And that is where my blame rests today. 

YET ANOTHER EXPLANATION OF BENGHAZI?

Word on the Hill today is that several eye witnesses from the Benghazi Massacre are going to testify in secret next week.  Early reports indicate they will tell an entirely different story than the several variations that have already been put forth by the White House and State Department.  There's even a suggestion that there was no lull in the fighting at Benghazi, a story that the White House put out to justify not sending in reinforcements... that when the "lull" occurred they thought the fighting was over.  

There is optimism on the Hill that we will finally know the story about what went on in Benghazi and why.  The Administration has been fighting tooth and nail to keep these witnesses from testifying.  Obviously, they have something to hide, but there's no truth to the rumor that the White House has threatened the witnesses they will not be able to sign up for ObamaCare if they spill the beans. 

Hopefully, we will learn more, but don't be surprised if we don't or if Obama blames George Washington if there are any stunning revelations. 

NYC DOWN THE TUBES

Thank God we don't live in New York City.  The idiots there just elected a guy so far to the left that he makes Obama look like a far-right conservative.  He's even worse than Bloomberg. Bill de Blasio once volunteered in the Marxist Sandinista movement in Nicaragua.  He's promised to roll back educational reforms and to raise taxes, already the highest of major cities in the U.S.

All I can say is that you can expect a mass exodus from those who already can't afford to live there, leading to a bigger deficit and even higher taxes.  

You can't blame me for this one.   

He campaigned far to the left of his opponents in the Democratic primary, promising to roll back education reforms opposed by teachers unions and raise the city’s already high taxes.
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volunteered with the radical socialist Sandinista movement in Nicaragua.
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volunteered with the radical socialist Sandinista movement in Nicaragua.
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LET'S FACE IT

Good ol' Barry is a liar,
And now his fanny's on the fire;
He's says he's not to blame,
But, we're sick and tired of his same old game.   

THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE TO BLAME

I just knew in my heart that Obama could not guilty of the horrible things people are saying about him and his ObamaCare program.  Finally, we know that the people who are losing their current insurance policies are victims of a massive insurance fraud.  You see, they deliberately changed people's insurance coverage so that, when the time came for ObamaCare to kick in, they could disenroll policy holders and start charging something no one can afford.  That way, people would quit buying insurance and the companies could fold their tents and go put of business.  

Makes sense to me. 

N.S.A. SPIED ON POPE

N.S.A. spied on Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio before, during and after his elevation to Pope, according to a U.K. website. 

Now here is a case where the U.S. surely had a deep national security interest.  After all, the Vatican could be on the precipice of declaring war against the United States.  Or, perhaps, the Vatican is a secret safe harbor for Muslim terrorists.  The N.S.A. hasn't responded to the allegations; they're too busy setting up a monitoring station at the North Pole Santa's Workshop.  I wonder who Obama is going to blame this on? 

N.S.A. BLAMES US FOR GROWING WOES

The National Security Agency is under fire for its unfettered spying on U.S. citizens and world leaders.  The agency's head, James Clapper, says the criticism is causing sources to dry up and an erosion of trust within the intelligence community.  It's all due to our uproar at finding out we have no expectation of privacy anywhere at any time, regardless of our innocence.  

Here's another jackass who feels we are all property of the U.S. government and must be subservient to Federal control. 

OBAMA: NO LONGER THE "MESSIAH," NOW THE PARIAH

Imagine how it must feel to have everything under your total control, where everyone does exactly as you command and those who don't get punished.  Picture, if you will, that all of the sudden those loyal subjects turn on you and start asking questions about the lies you have told.  Culture shock? 

That's what Barack Obama is suddenly confronted with.  Within a 24-hour period, many of the loyal media and press have gone from "sucking up" to asking what in the hell is going on.  Millions of people who were told by the President they could keep their insurance plans if they liked them are now being told that was a lie and that the President knew he was not telling the truth when he said so.  

My God, the President fibbed!  And, when they started asking questions they discovered that the President had lied several times... about ObamaCare alone.  The rumble of discontent is growing louder.  

Could it be that Obama really is to blame? Holy sheep dip! 

WHY OBAMA CAN'T FIRE SEBELIUS

Anybody wondering why the United States Government would choose CGI Federal, a Canadian company with a lengthy record of poor performance, to build the new ObamaCare website need look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue according to a report from NEWSMAX.  Top executives at the firm are on very friendly ground with top White House Officials, including the President and Mrs. Obama.  

I won't detail the nature of the ties here; you can find them by clicking on "NEWSMAX" above. 

This certainly answers a lot of questions.  It appears that standard government procurement regulations were not followed, another violation of Federal law.  There should have been a Request for Proposals containing the nature of the project and the qualifications of potential contractors.  There should have been specifications available describing the technological requirements to complete the project and there should have been a bidding process with strictly regulated bid openings and a legitimate selection method. 

Yet another of Obama's corrupt practices has led to a total waste of taxpayer money; it wouldn't be surprising to me to discover that some senior executive at CGI Federal once worked for Solyndra.  

We know who to blame for this boondoggle.  He can't blame Sebelius and that's why he can't fire her.  

OBAMA SPEECHLESS?

There's that nasty allegation floating around that the United States has been secretly spying on Herman Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone, among other things.  Now, you'll note that as of this writing of this post, being yesterday Sunday, October 27, 2013, our President Barry has had his gums shut.  Granted, he may have misplaced his teleprompter, but he's being uncharacteristically silent on a matter of international speculation and curiosity. 

He did ask his beloved National Security Adviser, Susan Rice of Benghazi cover-up fame, to call Merkel and offer his astonishment and apologies.  Reports at the time were that Rice told Merkel Barry did not know about the monitoring of Merkel’s phone, and she said it was not currently happening, and would not in the future. Well, what about the past?  Uh, they're not discussing that. 

As someone once said and has often been repeated, history repeats itself.  True to form, Obama has been caught so many times in lies that his ears are growing bigger.  The word leaked out yesterday that Obama not only knew about the surveillance, but he also personally authorized it.  When that news surfaced. I think every toilet in the White House flushed at the same time. 

And, true to form, by the time the day was over the Administration had coughed up a weakly uttered, often repeated, "Bush did it."  The liberal press, rushing to full damage-control for good old Barry, was quick to assert that "everybody spies on their friends and allies, so that's entirely acceptable behavior."  I guess that means it is legal, after all, for me to sneak a camera into the ladies dressing room at Macy's? 

FORMER GITMO DETAINEE IN BENGHAZI ATTACK?

A terrorist detained at Guantanamo who was released in 2007 was in Benghazi the night of the bloody attack on our Consulate there and may have actually been in charge of the massacre.  Sufian bin Qumu, who is suspected of running camps in eastern Libya where some of the assailants trained, is also a "respected member" of Ansar al-Sharia -- one of the Islamist groups identified in State Department email traffic two hours after the attack. 

Additionally, there does not seem to be any ongoing attempt to detain any of the suspected Benghazi attack terrorists.  In fact, the State Department has a Rewards for Justice Program which offers rewards for tips that lead to suspected terrorists; none of the suspected Benghazi terrorists are on that list. 

As usual, the "transparent" Obama Administration is refusing comment on anything to do with Benghazi. 

OBAMACARE: NO PATIENT PRIVACY

The news for ObamaCare continues to get worse by the day.  Buried in the voluminous website is the following language: "You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system." 

When the various contractors were grilled yesterday by the House committee yesterday, they were quick to deny any knowledge of the language or to say that someone else was to blame.  It was suggested that the HIPPA law that protects medical information would apply.  Is your name. address, date of birth or social security information "medical information?"  It could be argued that, by your signing up on the website you waive your HIPPA protections as well. 

It's obvious that our "open and transparent" government has been caught with its pants down... again.  

“You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.”
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“You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.”
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“You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.”
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BENGHAZI YAWN

The government is saying that they have been able to tie the attackers at the Benghazi Massacre to senior Al Qaeda leadership. 

I frankly don't know why this story makes any news outlet.  We've all known or suspected Al Qaeda involvement in this attack ever since it happened.  The icing on the cake comes when they say that this is in conflict to the original Administration stance that the whole thing was spontaneous and caused by the infamous video.  The story says that the attack had been in the planning stages for months.  

We already knew that tidbit of information as well.  

So why, all of the sudden, does the Administration come up with these "revelations?"  What we'd really like to know is: Why did Obama turn his back on the unfolding events and fly off to Vegas on a campaign junket and why did they create that ridiculous movie scenario in the first place?  Certainly, they had to know that falsehood would come back to haunt them; they can't be THAT dumb, can they?  

Maybe Obama thought, and still thinks, the smell of this would all disappear like a fart in a whirlwind? 

Well, it won't.  We want answers and we're going to keep on hammering at this issue until something breaks. 

NEW D.O.J. SCANDAL RIVALS FAST & FURIOUS

There was a shootout between police and drug cartel members in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 10th; three officers were killed.  When the dust settled, authorities discovered Kingery grenades at the site.  The "Kingery grenade" refers to those manufactured by Jean Baptiste Kingery, a California resident who made grenades in Mexico from parts sourced in the U.S. He also converted AK-47s from semi- to fully-automatic weapons.  

Kingery was arrested in 2010 following a six-year investigation.  The U.S. Attorney handling the case, Emory Hurley, refused to prosecute on the basis Kingery's grenades were "harmless toys" and the case lacked jury appeal.

Once released, Kingery continued to make his grenades and bombs in Sonora using parts from the U.S. until he was arrested in 2011; he had made some 2,000 bombs.  Such grenades have been used in cartel attacks in public streets, bars and nightclubs.  Kingery now sits in a Mexican jail, charged with terrorism. 

Emails show Obama administration officials acknowledging that they may lose track of grenades but would still be able to accomplish their original objective even if the grenades explode. It appears they intended to track Kingery's parts to locate his assembly plant.  The emails also show ATF agents knew that the grenades could end up exploding and killing innocent people if they proceeded with the plan. That didn’t stop the Obama administration’s ATF from allowing the grenades to walk.

The Administration is trying to keep the lid on this.