Well, here we are, one year to the day, of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. And as many of us predicted, because of The President’s liberal policies, and failure to adjust to a country that, by in large, is a center to right country, the president appears to be losing a lot of political capital, and is increasingly losing the support of the people.

In my opinion, it is sad, because the president seems to (usually) be a likable man, who clearly is very smart, and a very good orator; however, these attributes are only one part of the equation, and can not, and will not, be permitted to trump our fiscal, and national security. It is yet to be seen, if the president will get more in step with the citizens of The United States.

Please listen to Bill O’Reilly’s analysis… I believe he is spot on!

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Regardless if I agree, or disagree with Ted, I do believe, The Constitution should be followed to the letter! I don’t believe, anyone should be able to buy a gun at anytime, without “some sort of background check,” but I totally believe, people have the right to bear arms, and defend their loved ones.

I totally share Ted’s frustrations with these dam Progressives! Today, in this country, our government, in the name of regulation, is trying to control too many aspects of the people’s lives; while reading terrorists their rights, and court-marshaling our Navy Seals. It is truly insane!

I love Ted’s straightforwardness, articulation, and passion, on The Second Amendment…

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In the past, I have written about, and have been frustrated over the fact that we, as a nation, have often over-politicized our national security. And recently, our current administration has been going back and fourth on possibly prosecuting officials from our last administration for so-called torture techniques used on suspected terrorists. While I do believe this is a “very bad” precedent for a nation to set, and potentially a very serious national security threat, I can not recall too many things more alarming then what this so-called John Adams Project is doing.

Whether or not you agreed with the post 911 policies, one thing is absolutely irrefutable; and that is, The George Bush administration did dwarf any further 911 type attacks on The United States’ soil; which in my opinion, makes these political witch-hunts that much more outrageous.

For quite some time, I have felt that this administration would not be able to succeed with their big spending, over-ambitious, and  far-left leaning agendas…

Over and over, polls show that this country, in general, is a center to right country; which means, most of us would like just to have responsible, commonsense and prudent governance.

I think that the people on the far-left, and on the far-right, are in the minorities; and these are the people that I often have trouble dealing with, because they are just too stuck in their own (world views) ideologies, that it is hard for them to bend or compromise with anything; and this is precisely what we are seeing with The Obama administration not bending and compromising with The Republican Party, and some of their very good ideas on health care reform and other legislation.

I have noticed, when the government goes too far left, there tends to be push back, and the moderate people move right; and vice versa, when the the government goes too far right, it seems that moderate people move further left.

Perhaps this would explain why I had (have) an intuitive sense that Pelosi, Reid and Obama will not succeed; even though (in my opinion) they are severely hurting our economy, their agendas will not fly with The American people; because, as a whole, we are mostly moderate and conservative people who appreciate our founding principals, and our freedoms, such as entrepreneurship and Capitalism.

I would go as far as saying, if we had no political parties, as our founders intended, the body of Congress would be mostly rational and moderately conservative people; and we would not have to go on a roller-coaster ride every 4 to 8 years. If I had my way, we’d resolve to having no parties; then we could focus on policies that help advance this country, as opposed to incessant party line battles.

Please see Bill O’Reilly’s Talking Point Memos (below) on the proposed government sponsored health care plan, President Obama, and the the far-left agenda in general…

Mark

At President Obama’s recent press conference, it was a bit surprising to hear his interpretation of Winston Churchill, and the use of coercive techniques used in England, by their intelligence community.

England, historically, is a country that is very familiar with terrorism on its soil, and they are a country that understood, sometimes, in extreme cases,  you have to do things that may not be the most politically-correct, however, are in the best interest of their nation’s security.

I do not believe that The United States should necessarily allow itself to engage in overly brutal techniques of coercion, however, I do believe that our enemies should definitely fear what could potentially happen to them, the next  time they consider taking out skyscrapers (or worse), in the middle of a populated United States city.

War truly is hell, and if we do not let our troops, and intelligence community, get the information they need, even if enhanced-interrogation techniques are necessary, then I, for one, am very concerned for the future of our nation’s security.

Having said that, please listen to President Obama’s (1:00 in) assessment of Winston Churchill’s stance during World War 2, based on an article that he said, he had read.

Mark

From my point of view, and from the point of view of many that I have spoken to, the president really stepped over the line, by allowing classified information on techniques used against enemies of America, to be released into the public domain. Many of us feel as though the president has seriously compromised our national security, and quite possibly aided the enemies of this country by doing so.

It is beyond me how “some” of these politicians are trying to pursue these political witch hunts, when in fact, they too (in the past) have given their OK to using these very techniques.

Although the president is trying to backtrack, I am sorry to say that Pandora’s box is now open, and he has caused a very bad political firestorm (and possible backlash), for this country.

With every thing that is going on with our economy, and with “real” international threats in the world, this is the very last thing that this nation needs.

Also, now that President Obama (in my opinion) has sold us out, I believe that it is incumbent upon him to release further information that shows how these techniques dwarfed further serious terrorists attacks.

Here is a quote from a RealClearPolitics article…

Well, sadly, it looks like the gloves are off!

Perhaps I am taking the unpopular point of view here, however, I am one that believes that President Bush made very difficult decisions in order to keep “all” of us safe after September 11th.

Now, we do not need a mathematician to tell us that there has not been another terrorist attack on American soil since September 11th.

For the current president to allow an ex president, administration officials, or personnel from The CIA to possibly be tried for methods used on behalf of our national security, then I am gravely concerned that he is setting up a very dangerous precedent for his administration and for future administrations to come.

If this goes forward, then our CIA, military personnel, current and future leaders, may all be afraid to make any future moves on behalf of our national security, in fears that they too may be hauled into a hearing and put on trial. If this was the way of doing business in this country, like some third world country, then certainly presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman all would have been put on trial for exercising their executive powers as President of The United States, in times of national crisis.

So, once again, I agree with Bill (below)…President Obama is walking a slippery slope here, and this past week, the president was meeting ”personally” with leaders that “do not” like us, or what this country stands for.

Therefore, my belief is, if we get hit by terrorists again, on American soil, as a result of these political games, then President Obama’s presidency will be, and likely should be, in effect “over”; as most of the country will hold him, and his ”seemingly” naive policies responsible.

And how does he explain this to the families of victims of September 11th, that stood behind president Bush in seeking retribution for their loses?  In my opinion, this is another example of putting politics above the overall good of the country. From a political perspective, I think that President Obama is committing political suicide if he continues on this treacherous path, as a great majority of people will be deeply offended.

I do not believe that any president is above the law, however, we can certainly look into the methods that were used, and seek some solid and reasonable methods going forward, while forgetting about any sort of political witch hunts.

As a sovereign nation, we “must” put our national security above worldwide perception.

And let’s be honest, if one of these terrorists got their hands on one of us, I can assure you that they will not likely hand us a Lazy Boy chair and cold glass of Lemonade.

And here is Bill O’Reilly on this…

Mark

This is really disturbing to me!

Apparently The Spanish government is going to attempt to bring charges against The Bush administration for human rights crimes during the war on terrorism.

Excuse me! As an American, this is not about your feelings on how the War on Terrorism was handled, or about your feelings on The Bush Administration, this is about a foreign country attempting to bring members of our..yes “our” former president’s administration to justice.

And when did foreign leaders get so arrogant that they think that they can hold our leaders to account, when our leaders are defending our country?

Also, it gets a lot bigger then this…If we allow them to get away with putting President Bush, or his administration on trial, then this can very well happen to President Obama and every president going forward. Also every president and military person could very well be afraid to defend our country going forward, in fears of some International tribunals or repercussions.

For Heaven’s sake! Were we attacked on 911? Was Madrid, Spain attacked by the same terrorists? If attacked, we “must” get behind our president, otherwise we may all perish.

It is so unbelievable! If the current administration allows this, then I will submit that they are committing a treasonous act against America, and defying our Constitution and system of justice.

For Heaven’s sake! Do they forget these words the day after they are sworn in?…

Operative words…preserve, protect, and defend!

Here is Bill O’Reilly on this very issue…

Mark