French President Sarkozy Is A Great Leader

President Sarkozy's speech to a Joint Session of Congress on Nov 7th was inspiring! It is perhaps one of the best political speeches I have ever heard. Certainly the best thing I've heard broadcast by C-Span from the halls of congress, since Reagan.

The speech was obviously passionate and heart-felt. President Sarkozy was unabashedly thankful for the role the United States has played in protecting and preserving France during WWI and WWII. After thanking the United States for her protection and being a beacon of liberty throughout the world, he challenged the US to continue to be the best example of democracy and freedom possible. He specifically addressed the negatives of a "speculative" economy and encouraged the US to promote the historic goals of entrepreneurship and free enterprise.

I was left wishing we had a candidate for President in 2008 who was as eloquent and had an equal vision for the Unites States!

Is "Terrorism" ever "Politically Correct?"

Terrorism is one of those "ugly" words in today's vocabulary. Since 9/11, the words terrorist and terrorism have held special meaning for Americans and others, who had previously been indifferent to them.

Today, if you are in the United States and hear the words terrorist or terrorism used, it will likely be as part of a discussion about some fanatical islamo-facist suicide bomber or a shadowy web of terrorist cells, bent on our destruction. However, on the eve of Guy Fawkes day I thought it worth reminding ourselves that governments have often branded those who oppose them as "terrorists." Sidebar: V For Vendetta is one of my personal favorite movies.

Since the eighteenth century, it has become increasingly common for states to label dissidents as ‘terrorists’, even when they have not committed any acts of violence. The Nazis called their opponents terrorists; Gandhi and his Indian Independence Movement were labeled terrorists by the British, those who fought for equality in South Africa were also called terrorists.

The United States itself was conceived by men who the British considered to be "terrorists" and the Revolutionary War was won by a vastly outgunned Colonial army, that frequently employed terrorist/guerrilla tactics.

So the question that begs to be answered by our generation is; is terrorism ever politically correct? Do we ever have a moral mandate to engage in activities that some would consider to be "terrorism?"

For my answer to that question I will defer to a quote by one of our former presidents, who is also one of the political figures I admire most.

"We, the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution."

Abraham Lincoln

Where Are The 300 "Political Heroes"

We desperately need 300 "Political Heroes."

A politically fearless group of men and women who will stand together against the seemingly overwhelming onslaught of lies, corruption, special interests and
greed that threaten our Republic?

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Democrat "led" congress is calling for our retreat from Iraq by 2008. Their rush to surrender is driven by nothing less than their personal lust for power.

Supporting them are their political allies in the media, Hollywood and subversive foreign interests, like George Soros, who back pupet propoganda machines like MoveOn.org. Their goal, to brainwash a weak-minded and self absorbed electorate into believing that ending the war in Iraq will somehow end the Islamo-facist threat.

Who will stand in our Thermopylaen gap, and repel the modern day hoards, that wage war against our heritage and values? The 300 of ancient Greece willingly sacrificed their lives, to preserve the culture that ultimately gave birth to Western Civilization and the freedoms that many in the U.S. now take for granted.

The ghosts of The 300 now watch us, to see if their sacrifice was ultimately in vain!

Dan Rather "Left" Behind by CBS

Dan Rather's career is over. Despite CBS Execs. statements that he had been talking with them about retiring since last summer, we all know why Rather will no longer be at the helm of the CBS Evening News.

CBS has determined that Rather is much more like the first definition of "anchor" found in the hyperdictionary:

1: [n] a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

than either the second or third:

2: [n] a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
3: [n] a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

Rather's biased bungling of the fraudulent story on George Bush's Guard duty has created huge swells of public criticism and distrust, that are battering the already listing CBS "ship." Just as a ship in danger of being swamped will cut away an anchor that has become trapped on the bottom, CBS is cutting away Rather in an attempt to escape the storm he created.

In a statement released earlier this week, Rather said he is looking forward to his new "assignment" as an investigative reporter for both editions of 60 Minutes. Unfortunately for Rather, his "career move" to Sixty minutes will be viewed in the same way as the 60 Minutes stop watch, recently put on display in Smithsonian Institution's popular culture collection, as a symbol of a story that will soon be over.