Breaking Down The Uni-Brow Bomber

That would be Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square terrorist. Where to begin really. First you have the cacophony of idiots who immediately wanted to insist it was a "lone wolf" attack before they even had any information. I include our Homeland Security chief Janet "Butch" Napolitano, Mayor Mike "I Want to be Mayor In Perpetuity" Bloomberg, and Sen. Chuck "Gillibrand Is My Puppet" Schumer in this group. They all were quick to say it was a one off. Why is Islamic terrorism so inconvenient for these people? Ever since this administration reared its ugly head, the War on Terror is so retro....its soooo Bush. Terrorism is a distraction to the Obamabots, it takes away from the domestic agenda they are so invested in. Never mind that these people want to kill us or that once again we got lucky. They are wholly disinterested in the exercise. Witness Baghdad Bob Gibbs explaining the incident to the press: “I would say that was intended to terrorize, and I would say that whomever did that would be characterized as a terrorist.” Was it too freaking hard to say "Shahzad is a terrorist engaging in terror"?

Let me continue on the lack of seriousness for a second. As more things are found out about this man and from what he is saying, this administration cannot connect dots. This excerpted from AJ Strata at Strata-Sphere:

As we learn more and more about Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square Bomber who is also a naturalized American citizen, we also are seeing signs that something is going horribly wrong inside the classified halls of the Obama administration's war on terrorists. As I noted in previous posts, news reports that emerged since the Ft. Hood bombing and Christmas Day bombing attempt late last year show a pattern that indicates AG Holder (presumably with the backing of the President) began to roll back surveillance of suspects with potential terrorist ties. It was part and parcel of the debate to close GITMO and focus our national security efforts only on certain regions and people with established ties to terrorist groups. New leads were to be treated differently, and Bush era investigations were to be shut down. . . . The nexus of the last three attacks (Ft Hood, Christmas Day bomber and now Times Square bomber) appears to be American citizen turned traitor Anwar al Aulaqi. As the NY Times notes today, he is the common 'red dot' connecting all three incidents. . . . What is stunning about this whole story is how apparently the surveillance of people tied to al Aulaqi were shut down last year. To me that indicates it was really the monitoring of al Aulaqi that was shut down, causing a cascade of blindness related to anyone (like Major Hasan) tied to him. This affected surveillance actions and investigations initiated during the Bush administration and apparently active when team Obama took office. It was a horrible blunder which we know killed 14 people at Ft Hood and injured dozens of others.

So I get back to my original observation what is it that makes these Islamists so inconvenient. Oh maybe because they AREN'T some lone wolf white guy mad at health care? That would be easy then, they could just blame Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, etc. Or if it was just one guy they could treat it as a criminal enterprise and wouldn't Attorney General Holder just love that. For more on this check out Mark Steyn's post at NRO Corner. In his humorous way quickly dressing down the situation.

UPDATE (5/8): Follow up, interesting Bret Baier interview on radio the other day regarding this topic and of course Baghdad Bob Gibbs' latest diatribe against Fox News:

Seis De Mayo

At first glance this story about the kids in California getting sent home for wearing American flag t-shirts reeked of political correctness. And why yes it is the reason the school reacted the way they did, it is not the reason 200 Mexican-American kids walked out of class in protest on the 6th of May. What is their motivation, you ask? Here is where the causality of years of political correctness and the liberal way of dividing us into identity groups reaches a nexus.

Imagine if you will, you are taught that you are a hyphenate first and an American second. Well that is what liberalism passes down through our kids in history and civics classes all across this country in the public school system. They teach ultimately that every group at some point has been a victim to America and our progress as a country, so therefore we are "less" of a Nation. I have read a lot of history and I can honestly tell you there are two and only two that have a legitimate claim to that status. That would be the Native Americans who experienced the European push on multiple fronts (Spaniards, French and English all taking claims), and the African slaves. The African slaves, while they were sold-out by their own people in Africa for money, does not excuse this country's participation in such. Even with those pockmarks on our history, not many societies while oppressing a certain group eventually welcome that group in the ultimate progression of that society. You can certainly make an argument for women but that is a whole other topic, gender equality. Let's stick to the scope of one discussion for this post :)

Eventually slaves were freed, hell this country went to war over that fact. That in and of itself proves the type of American Exceptionalism that is so lost on modern liberals/progressives. The Romans would have never gone to war over their slaves or any European society for that matter, the fact that a good chunk of this country saw it as morally wrong and willing to die over it shows the true nature of our Republic. Without the words "all men are created equal" ingrained in our DNA, that fight would have never come to pass. And it was a fight that the framers knew would come to light at some time in our history. One only needs to read the words of Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union speech to illustrate that to you.

So what does all this have to do with a bunch of stupid kids in California? Well as a first generation American I was instilled with a grander embrace of all that is this country, warts and all. My parents escaped tyranny and oppression themselves to come here, not Spain and not France. Both countries that my family has some blood (the French is minuscule by the way, thank God....i kid) ties to. These little punk Mexican-Americans have been taught that trashing America is cool, assimilation is not necessary. Liberals in this country through their policies of affirmative action have all but eliminated any incentive to consider yourself an American first. There isn't even an option for that when you get a form. These kids, to get "respect" as they say, stood up and walked out on class. First off, high school is where you learn (or at least attempt to)...you wanna be all protesty go to college and do it on your own time. It disrupts the day for the rest of the kids who are all there on some taxpayer's dime. Secondly, what is this idea of "respect" anyways? You are an American why are you offended that kids wore American flags? Adding insult to injury, I would venture to guess that most of these kids were born here anyways.What the hell are they so angry about? Kids wore a t-shirt with a flag of the country you live in and provides you the freedom to go to school and learn something (or at least attempt to). I once again guarantee that if one of these vatos walked into class, with a t-shirt, with a Mexican flag on it, they wouldn't get sent home.

Look I am not advocating that us as melting pot Americans forget our heritage or where we come from, quite the opposite. Embrace your cultural heritage, love where you come from but ultimately you are now an American. Whether it is by birthright as I am, or naturalized like my parents our allegiance and our respect goes to America first. My family, as many others, would not exist if not for the greatness and yes exceptionalism of this country. So bottom line, the irony is these are exactly the types of kids that should be embracing their freedom and this country, not stifling others and wanting "respect". We have lost that though in this culture of identity politics. There is no individualism, there is no exceptionalism. You are just lumped into some group that was wronged at one time or another. Just get angry, boycott something and offer nothing to this culture but angst.

"Present"

Well two things with this story. One, it solidifies the fact that just about everyone in this administration is a hack. They sure do run a nice campaign, as for running our country...eh not so much. Secondly it illustrates the fraud that is the UN. Iran voted onto the Commission on the Status of Women? Are they serious? Their current record on women's rights (as is any theocratic Muslim society) borders on pure evil. Makes me nostalgic for the days of John Bolton, who consistently put on record America's defense of liberty loving peoples and human rights at that glorified debate club.

She Wasn’t Even in the Room - Richard Grenell - The Corner on National Review Online

Beyond Schadenfreude

This is just fantastical. Watching that misogynistic, illogical, pea brain of a man self-immolate on a Sunday morning news show...priceless. According to his logic I can say this: If you are an idiot, you must be watching Real Time with Bill Maher.

Beyond Schadenfreude: What George Will's Crucifixion of Bill Maher Really Means

Well..Duh

Federal Government Outpaces Private Sector in Job Creation


It's always nice to have statistics back up the obvious. I see our future and it looks a lot like this:

Image: AFP - Louisa Gouliamaki

This is what happens when public employee benefits run amok and no one can pay for them anymore.

More Jobs Americans Won't Do...

I am constantly told by advocates of illegal immigrants that illegals will perform job duties Americans have no interest in, so therefore it is in our best interest to offer amnesty to keep them here. Really? I am just glad that they busted this company and now legal and tax paying citizens can have a real opportunity for a job in this tough economy.

Hundreds seek to fill vacant positions at Pro's Ranch Market Phoenix News Arizona News azfamily.com Arizona News

Chickens Coming Home To Roost

I just wanted to borrow a line from President Obama's favorite preacher. In any case today's March 2010 inflation report is one of the first chickens that we will start to see. It is a consequence of printing money like nobody's business in the last year, whether it was stimulus or continuing to pour money down the Fannie/Freddie sinkhole, this administration shows its blind adherence to ultra-liberalism at the risk of setting back the economic growth of this country. Did he inherit some issues? No doubt. But The One's solution to just ram down any liberal POS legislation without debate or addressing the American people's concerns is contemptible and history will remember. This is just the beginning of course. If Obamacare continues to become a reality your healthcare costs will rise, your taxes will rise oh but more Americans will be covered with health insurance. Even though he told everyone he would never raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000....ha. I can't believe these Obamabots actually think this man tells the truth, ever. Well at least now I will be able to sleep better at night knowing that getting those people insurance just destroyed any future possibility of a robust economy.