Emmenence,
As a member of the College of Cardinals, you wear the red of the martyers to remember those who have died for the faith.
At this Christmas time, be willing to die for the faith. And by that I mean die in public opinion, media scrutiny and political consequence.
Excommunicate Bob Casey.
For his faith and morals are less important than Health Care and Barack Obama. He treasures praise from the Huffington Post more than the praise of Angels. And he fears Harry Reid more than he fears The Lord.
Invite him to become a Methodist, a Lutheran, a Wichan. Anything other than a member of the Catholic Church.
Take a stand Cardinal.
-GuffmanandGodot
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Oh, those pesky campaign promises!
"This blanket notion that you can't subpoena White House aids where there is evidence of genuine wrong doing, I think, is completely misguided".
-Candidate Obama
Senator Obama was shocked- shocked and horrified- that the Bush Administration had evoked Executive Privilege and Separation of Powers and prohibited the testimony of Harriet Meyers, Karl Rove and others. Now, President Obama invokes it... for a social secretary. To cover up an embarrassment.
Once again- Obama has shown that campaigning is so much easier- SO MUCH EASIER- than governing.
-Candidate Obama
Senator Obama was shocked- shocked and horrified- that the Bush Administration had evoked Executive Privilege and Separation of Powers and prohibited the testimony of Harriet Meyers, Karl Rove and others. Now, President Obama invokes it... for a social secretary. To cover up an embarrassment.
Once again- Obama has shown that campaigning is so much easier- SO MUCH EASIER- than governing.
The White House Party Crashers
I've been to the White House for social functions.
Getting an invitation to the White House is the most exciting piece of mail you can receive. After blocking out the date and calling your family to brag, you sit and basque in the honor. It's easier for us guys- we know we are wearing a tux. For women it's more of a fashion quandry. Then there is the transportation question: are there parking lots near the White House? Should we take a cab?
But one thing that is systematic: follow the instructions. Bring the invitation, enter through the correct and specified gate at the specified time and have government issued identification,
The very first checkpoint is a White House staffer with uniformed police officers who ask to see your invitation. This is a quickie step- it weeds out those who were invited from those who were not. FAILURE #1.
The second check point is 2 or 3 staffers with headsets (who ask for your invitation again) with uniformed secret service that check your ID. Once cleared, your names is crossed off the list and the staffers radio ahead to the master list announcing your arrival. This keeps the Master List accurate. FAILURE #2.
Now comes the job of the Secret Service though at this stage they are still uniformed and not the guys we think of with earpieces and sunglasses. They check you through the magnotometers, pat you down, open your purse, etc. It is not their job to check if you are on the list. They check that you have no weapons and pose no threat. It is the White House's job to keep the guest list. CHECK!
Last check point- you enter the White House and the social secretary's staff greets you (they are expecting you- remember their colleagues radioed ahead when you arrived). They confirm your names and the table where you are seated. Then you are announced to the press corp waiting in the lobby who snaps your photo and loggs your name. FAILURE #3.
That is how, at least under the Bush Administration, you got into the White House.
It makes me mad that the Obama White House is throwing Secret Service Agents under the bus when they are clearly not at fault. It is the responsibility of the White House, usually the social secretary's office, to do this. But because some 22 year old former Obama campaign aid didn't do his job and check the list, because at no other checkpoints was the White House present... a gate crashing couple got through. And now, some well trained, exceptionally talented secret service men and women are going to get canned.
White House detail- Presidential detail- it the pinnacle of the Secret Service. And the Obama Administration begins the defenestration of the Secret Service rather than admit their own blame. Or worse: incompetence.
Getting an invitation to the White House is the most exciting piece of mail you can receive. After blocking out the date and calling your family to brag, you sit and basque in the honor. It's easier for us guys- we know we are wearing a tux. For women it's more of a fashion quandry. Then there is the transportation question: are there parking lots near the White House? Should we take a cab?
But one thing that is systematic: follow the instructions. Bring the invitation, enter through the correct and specified gate at the specified time and have government issued identification,
The very first checkpoint is a White House staffer with uniformed police officers who ask to see your invitation. This is a quickie step- it weeds out those who were invited from those who were not. FAILURE #1.
The second check point is 2 or 3 staffers with headsets (who ask for your invitation again) with uniformed secret service that check your ID. Once cleared, your names is crossed off the list and the staffers radio ahead to the master list announcing your arrival. This keeps the Master List accurate. FAILURE #2.
Now comes the job of the Secret Service though at this stage they are still uniformed and not the guys we think of with earpieces and sunglasses. They check you through the magnotometers, pat you down, open your purse, etc. It is not their job to check if you are on the list. They check that you have no weapons and pose no threat. It is the White House's job to keep the guest list. CHECK!
Last check point- you enter the White House and the social secretary's staff greets you (they are expecting you- remember their colleagues radioed ahead when you arrived). They confirm your names and the table where you are seated. Then you are announced to the press corp waiting in the lobby who snaps your photo and loggs your name. FAILURE #3.
That is how, at least under the Bush Administration, you got into the White House.
It makes me mad that the Obama White House is throwing Secret Service Agents under the bus when they are clearly not at fault. It is the responsibility of the White House, usually the social secretary's office, to do this. But because some 22 year old former Obama campaign aid didn't do his job and check the list, because at no other checkpoints was the White House present... a gate crashing couple got through. And now, some well trained, exceptionally talented secret service men and women are going to get canned.
White House detail- Presidential detail- it the pinnacle of the Secret Service. And the Obama Administration begins the defenestration of the Secret Service rather than admit their own blame. Or worse: incompetence.
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