Cats and Dogs

First,  the Kitteh who climbed the policeman 

Too funny!

H/T: those wonderful LOLcat folks at Icanhascheezburger.com
 



Second,  the Doggie doing the Welcome Home Dance 

 
Too sweet!

 
H/T to Robbie at UrbanGrounds.com

Friday Moto Photo: Pie Charts

Clint-O-Bama-Rama

Hillary Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama want an accountable, transparent government in Afghanistan -- as far as that can happen -- and a strong stand against corruption.

Okay, let's first consider the CO-presidency of which Hillary was a part.

If you google: 'Clinton presidency corruption', you get 2,740,000 returns.

Remember Whitewater? Cattlegate? Travelgate? Filegate? Vandalgate? Chinagate? Lippogate? Zippergate? Fostergate?  ad nauseum


Neither of the Clintons has ever accepted accountability for anything.

Now google 'Obama corruption'.  103,000,000 returns.


Google 'Obama transparency'.  4,400,000 returns.

Guess what?  The Barack Hussein Obama administration has argued in a recent court filing that the Privacy Act does not apply to the Executive Office of the President. So much for the most transparent administration ever.
Judicial Watch

ACORN. SEIU. Czars. Suspected document fraud (birth certificate -and- Selective Service Registration). Blagogate. TARP.

And it's not even a year yet.

Hamid Karzai has nothing on these two.

And as far as government corruption goes, perhaps we should clean out our House (and Senate)  -  John Murtha. Charley Rangel. Maxine Waters, etal  -  before criticizing theirs.

Fallen Heroes: Spcs Gary Gooch and Aaron Aamot

 
Army Spc. Gary L. Gooch Jr., 22, of Ocala, FL and Spc. Aaron S. Aamot, 22, of Custer, WA, died Nov. 5 in Jelewar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. 

The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA.

Requietum en Pacem, Soldiers

The Undecider President.Still.

Barack Hussein Obama has been thinking about making a decision on General McChrystal's additional troop request to bolster troops already in the field (i.e. Afghanistan War) since August. 3 months.

During these three months Barack Hussein Obama has:  flown to NYC to offer a tribute to Walter Cronkite (but not to NYC on 9-11),  flown to Copenhagen to lobby the IOC for the 2016 Olympics (even though Oprah and Michelle were already there).

Then he revved up AF One to attend the memorial service at Fort Hood. (Can we say major photo ops?)  

Wouldn't that have been an absolutely appropriate time and place to announce his re-re-thought Afghan War strategy? 

 But no.  He doesn't like any of his options and wants more.

Is Barack Hussein Obama reluctant to send more American troops to war because he's concerned for them? 

I doubt that's the reason.

Or is it because he just does not want to spend the money on the war?


MAYBE!

This guy has NO problem spending money.

During the first 100 days as POTUS, Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus bill into law, proposed a $3.6 trillion budget for the next fiscal year, took over a massive $700 billion Wall Street bailout program and created other billion-dollar programs.

It did not take 3 months for him to make those decisions.

Some Leadership

From The GOOD LT at the JAWA Report:

Some "Leadership," Obama: Troop Morale Dropping in Afghanistan

Boy. The selfishness of our troops in Afghanistan. Thinking of only themselves and not the incredible burden and sacrifice that our Dear Leader Barack Obama is making for them by taking his time enacting the strategy he laid out in...March. It's November.

WASHINGTON – Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday.

Oh, so it's OK to admit that Iraq's stable now. After Bush made the decision to increase troop levels. Per his general's requests. In the face of criticism from everyone, including Obama himself. He's been given a model and told what he needs to do.

And yet, there's so much more to think about here. Like the 2012 election news cycle and the focus groups of Democrats next year.

The Fort Hood Outrage

  We have a Pentagon full of political Generals with Politically Correct Rules of Engagement.

Real Clear Politics:

An Officer's Outrage Over Fort Hood

by Major Shawn Keller

As an officer in the United States Army, I'm angry for so many reasons over what happened at Ft. Hood. I'm angry that twelve of my fellow soldiers and a contractor were murdered. I'm angry that over thirty people have suffered life altering injuries from which they will never fully recover. I'm angry that the lives of so many families have been forever ruined. I'm angry that this happened on an Army post on American soil where soldiers should be safe. And I'm angry that the murderer was a terrorist who masqueraded as an Army officer for half a dozen years.

But as angry as I am at what happened, I'm even angrier that it was allowed to happen. Apparently, there was no shortage of warning signs that Hasan identified more with Islamic Jihadists than he did with the US Army. From speeches, writings, conversations, affiliations and postings on Jihadist websites, there were more than enough dots to connect that should have exposed Hasan as someone inclined to attack innocent people in the furtherance of a political, religious and ideological agenda. There were more than enough red flags raised that, at a minimum, should have gotten Hasan kicked out of the Army.

But just like September 11, those agencies and individuals charged with keeping America and Americans safe failed to connect the dots that would have saved lives. Jihadist rhetoric espoused by Hasan was categorically dismissed out of submissiveness to the concepts of tolerance and diversity. The Army as an institution has been neutered by decades of political correctness and the leaders in Hasan's chain-of-command failed to act accordingly out of fear of being labeled anti-Muslim and receiving a negative evaluation report. The counter-terrorism agencies knew Hasan was communicating with Al-Qaeda and dismissed it as academic research instead of delving deeper into the probability that a terrorist had infiltrated the ranks.

Even four hours after Hasan stood on a desk yelling Allahu Akbar! and opened fire, the FBI stated that they were not investigating the attack as an act of terrorism even as there were still reports of other gunmen on the loose. Meanwhile, the Army continues to dismiss it as a "tragedy" and an "isolated incident by a lone gunman" while the media has invented the psychological condition of post-traumatic stress disorder by proxy. There is more concern for promoting the appropriate information operation campaign and maintaining the illusion of safety than there is for actually exposing the weaknesses and faults in the system that allowed this to happen. We're even being told that damage to the Army's efforts at diversity would be a greater tragedy than the murder of the twelve soldiers -- how ironic the week of Veterans' Day.

This has nothing to do with being anti-Islamic. After numerous tours to Iraq and working with countless cultural advisors on Ft. Bragg, I know dozens of Muslims who I respect and admire greatly. This has everything to do with force protection and security being trumped by the concepts of political correctness and diversity. This has everything to do with a hypocritical system and culture that breeds timidity and dismissiveness in the interest of career advancement. If I preached a white-supremacist ideology or described Timothy McVeigh as a hero to the cause of freedom and liberty, how long do you think I would still be in the military drawing a salary, receiving educational benefits and getting promoted like Hasan did?

Hasan's radical ideology grew to the point that he committed mass murder because too many leaders were too afraid to lead out of fear of harming their career or the image of the Army. If those leaders don't have the intestinal fortitude, moral conviction or personal courage to stand up, speak up and protect soldiers, then retire, resign or get out of the way and let somebody else do it for you.

Shawn Keller is a Major in the United States Army stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Veterans' Day 2009

A ‘Veteran‘ is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount of “up to, and including his life.”

Happy Birthday, Marines!

It's 3 a.m.

Eric Allie sums up the Obummer White House:

The Wedding Dance

Wow!!


Thank you, Jill and Kevin !!! 

Barky Obummer's Priorities

Yesterday afternoon, when Barack Hussein Obama made his initial public mention of the shootings/murders at Fort Hood, he FIRST spent two and half minutes thanking the Department of the Interior, plus giving a "shout-out" to Joe Medicine Crow, smiling and waving while he did so. 

THEN, our so-called Commander-in-Chief deigned to mention the violence at Fort Hood.

And guess what. 

In all of the replays on national news, including FOX, the FIRST two and a half minutes have been edited out, so that we have the impression that Barack Hussein Obama spoke only about the shootings / murders at Fort Hood.

Guess what else. 

Someone captured the actual broadcast.

Notice the news banner, listen to his words, watch the timer.
The news from Ft. Hood should have been at the top of the list for the
Commander-in-Chief of our Armed Forces.  And that's BEFORE the media manipulation.

I am outraged at the insensitivity of Barack Hussein Obama, POTUS and Commander-in-Chief (as he keeps reminding us). 

And I am outraged at the continuing manipulation by the media to make this  arrogant community organizer look competent.

A Disconnected President




NOTE: Joe Medicine Crow is a Medal of Freedom winner - NOT a Medal of Honor winner.

The Photo Op Prez

For the 1st time in 10 months Barack Hussein Obama has taken the time from his busy schedule of campaigning, golfing, etc. to pay his final respects to American troops KIA.

What took him so long?

Villainous Company  notes that the ban on photos at Dover was lifted back in February, 8 months ago ... and he could have gone to Dover 10 months ago. 

Oh, but there would have been no cameras allowed then.
 
So begins the politicizing the deaths of American troops.

Blood Stripe

The "blood stripe" runs down each trouser leg of the dress blues worn by noncommissioned officers, staff noncommissioned officers and officers. The solid red stripe became part of the uniform in 1849.

Today, it serves to honor the memory of fallen comrades.

Project Valour-IT

from Soldiers' Angels:

Project Valour-IT

 

 H/T:  Michelle Malkin  

Ultimate Thrill Ride

One of my most favorite things at WDW is  The Tower of Terror
 

But this tops even that:

A civilian joyriding with his Air Force pilot friend, accidentally grabbed the eject lever while trying to brace himself.

He was instantly fired through the aircraft's perspex canopy and blasted 320 ft (100m) into the sky by the rocket-powered chair.

He then floated down to the ground with a parachute that opened automatically.

Story Here

Holy Crow!!  What a ride!

And imagine the look on the pilot's face as the 'backseat' blasted off.

Don't Worry, Be Stupid

I read the Disney newsgroups because I'm a Disney freak and reading what others have to say about their experiences can be entertaining, enlightening... and sometimes infuriating.

Like this excerpt from a recent trip report:

Please be kind, this is my forst (sic) trip report.

The vacation: Myself, Wife, Daughter (age 8) and Son (age 5)

We went to the marina and rented two sea-racers.  The last time I rented a watercraft at WDW was when I was a teenager and it was a 1-person watersprite on Bay Lake.  Now that swimming in those waters is down-right dangerous, I was intrigued to find that the ond (sic) 1-person sea-racers had been replaced by two-person mini-boats.

After signing paperwork that I would not allow my son to pilot the boat, once out of sight of the dock, he took over and showed a pretty good level of piloting skill. He especially enjoyed yelling to people he saw that he was a "pirate pilot! We also enjoyed watching my wife try to pilot a boat for the first time in her life...a few rough spots and a near collision, but lots of fun.

So what's my problem with this?

# 1 : Letting the 5-year old pilot the craft after signing the paperwork specifically stating you wouldn't.  The paperwork is there to protect you, your family, the other guests, and Cast Members. Had you/your wife/your son had an accident I doubt your trip report would have been as 'cute' as you think it was.
 
Some example you're setting for your kids, buddy.

# 2 : The writer is a school teacher.

I wonder if the concepts of 'honesty' and 'personal responsibility' ever enter into his lesson plans?

Perhaps he is a 'social progressive educator' who believes that taking responsibility is for the other person who is always at fault anyway.

Fallen Hero: SSgt Olaf Schmid

Staff Sergeant Olaf 'Oz' Schmid, 30, a bomb disposal specialist who had defused more than 60 IEDs in Afghanistan, was KIA on his last day before two weeks of leave.

The U.K.Times OnLine

Requiescat in Pace, Soldier

Swine Flu For You

  How do you feel about the Gitmo 'detainees', formerly known as 'terror suspects', receiving H1N1 flu vaccine before American children?

   Think it's a joke?  Read on:

Pentagon to offer Swine Flu Vaccine to Terror Suspects

   Even if the 200+ 'detained terror suspects', including the 17 ordered to be set free,  do not accept the free inoculation, it is a matter of principle, not numbers.  

  All Americans who want a flu shot should get the vaccine before ANY terrorist.

Golf War

Did you know that Barack Hussein Obama, ten months in office, has already tied George Bush, 8 years in office, for the number of rounds of golf played?

That's Obama's first ten months vs. Bush's total 8 years in office.

Perhaps if Barack Hussein Obama spent less time playing golf (and making campaign trips*) he could actually do the business he was elected to do.

You know, like making decisions about the war in Afghanistan.  

Meanwhile, October was the bloodiest month for U.S. troops since the Afghan war began.

Yes, Barky, the war is still on, and No, you can't just vote 'present'.

*Barky's been to 22 fundraisers in ten months; Bush appeared in 6 during his first 12 months in office.


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