Quick and slow

Obama needs a few more weeks to determine the proper strategy for Afghanistan. Thus says his White House communications shop- you know, when they are not bashing FOXNews or reading up on Chairman Mao's playbook.

A few more weeks... now, I'm not one to make hasty decisions- especially when it involves human life. Sending armed forces into combat is the most difficult decision a commander-in-chief can make. President Obama should weigh his decisions carefully.

But what did he announce in March? Wasn't her reversing the "failed" and "unfocused" policies of his predecessor? Speaking of predecessor- you know he left us the worst economy since the great depression? Politics of fear and division... wait, wrong speech, sorry...

Yes, in March... let's count backwards, September, August, July, June, May, April, March... 7 months ago... Obama announced a new Afghanistan Strategy. Now, he is announcing vis a vis the spoiled children of the Communications Team that he needs weeks still... weeks... determine a new, NEW policy for Afghanistan.

As SNL reminded us, this is the man who needed 4 months to choose a dog... so we really shouldn't be surprised. Speaking of SNL- congrats on finally doing a skit on Obama. It only took you 9 months. I asked about that many posts ago.

So- Afghanistan slow. OK- fine. Take the time you need. Just don't announce as fait accompli what is actually an ongoing dilemma... you know, like Guantanamo. Which you announced on day 2 of your reign was being closed... and 9 months later is still well open. Sounded good, right? Felt good too... big strong chest pounding "I won" Obama... so much for governing.

Quick- slow. If you are so eager to take time and peruse your options on Afghanistan and Gitmo... why not HEALTHCARE??? Why is it all a rush? Hmmmm...

The Obama Foreign Policy

Since before he was elected, Obama circled the globe complaining about America.


We remember his famous speeches in Germany and Jordan during the campaign. Jordan, right? I think it was Jordan.

And the speech on Islam in Cairo.


He goes around the nation and apologizes. He did so in France. Was that before or after he gave Her Majesty and I-pod?


Then he has his speech at the United Nations where he blasted America's unilateralism. I wrote about that here. Go ahead, read it.

Resetting the button with Russia, ignoring the freedom-lacking protesters in Tehran, throwing Honduras under the democracy bus, calling Chavez "mi amigo" and warming up to Cuba.... did I mention the Queen's I-pod? What does it all add up to?

Nobel Prizes. Yeah!!!

It's the belief that, in order to achieve piece, true equality must be achieved around the world. And that means knocking America down to the world's level.

I've been around the world... I don't want to be at their level....

If America is excellent, if America is THE BEST, that would imply a sense of unfairness. Unfair must mean unjust. Unjust is illegal. This is the world of socialistly-sympathetic Obama. But rather than achieve equality by raising up the others, socialism seeks the lowest common denominator and attempts equality by crushing the leaders. It's like punishing the fastest kid by not allowing him to race because the fat kid will inevitably lose. It's like eliminating the honors courses and putting the smart kids in with the dummies so that no one feels stupid. If we are all stupid- then no one is stupid- then we are all smart.

Yeah!!!!

This is a mindset- it's a philosophical outlook that transcends and permeates economics and politics and foreign affairs and monetary policy and issues of crime, immigration, healthcare and taxes.... everything. Probably most salient is the academic world where no one wins, pass/fail grades are awarded, valedictorians are replaced with elected class representatives, etc etc...

I congratulate President Obama on his award. It is a most prestigious recognition. But I would like to revisit it on October 9, 2010- one year from now- and see if this preemptive acknowledgement has accomplished anything significant in "world peace":

-Iran nuclear ambitions
-Palestinians launching rockets into Israel
-Syria interfering in Lebanon
-Chavez suppressing freedom and building bases around South America
-North Korea disarming its arsenal
-Russia meddling in Georgia and Ukraine
etc, etc, etc...

One year- I would like to see what the preemptive Nobel Laureate will do with this "call to action". See you next year.

Words and Prizes

Jake Heaps, the 17 year old from Washington State and #1 High School draft choice, has won the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Said the selection committee: "Very rarely has a person to the same extent as Heaps captured the world's attention and given its people hope for greater football". Heaps, who signed with BYU and plans to start classes in 9 months, was also preemptively given a B.A. in communications from the University in anticipation of his outstanding senior thesis "Crisis Communications in Change Management Structures".

In other news, Stephen Strasburg, the highly recruited #1 draft choice signed by the Washington Nationals was given the 2010 Cy Young Award. And his girlfriend, supermodel Julia Klein, has broken up with him in anticipation of Strasburg cheating on her at Ryan Zimmerman's Christmas Party in 2011.

Also- Lebron James was named MVP for the 2009 - 2010 season.

And Andy Garcia won the Oscar for Best Actor for a movie he is currently filming.

And Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Remember the phrase "actions speak louder than words"? Apparently not in Norway.