In related news, Satan appeared on planet Earth today and credited himself with the founding of Christianity.

Are you freaking kidding me?

I am very optimistic about — about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You’re going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You’re going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.

I spent — I’ve been there 17 times now. I go about every two months — three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It’s impressed me. I’ve been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.

Biden and Obama opposed every single aspect of the Iraq War.

Biden and Obama opposed and criticized the Iraq surge.

Biden and Obama farmed every political talking point they could find to oppose the Bush Administration on Iraq.

Biden and Obama continue to bash their predecessors every chance they get.

And now they want to take credit for the success in Iraq???

Oh, but wait!

Sarah Palin has something written on her hand!!!!

I mean, since President Obama is referring to a Navy man as a member of the “corpse”, why not? I’m betting Obama would never refer to the press corps as the press “corpse.”

Allahpundit at Hot Air does a good job explaining why this is resonating with many Obama critics.

Here’s the video:

There were no civilian trials for our attackers in 1941.

The year is 2001. The debate is post 9/11 and it’s Charles Krauthammer versus known leftist and terror apologist, Tariq Ali.

DON’T watch these videos unless you like:

A. Charles Krauthammer

and/or

B. The taste of blood

PART I

PART II

Stories like this are maddening. I’m amazed that this sort of thing can even happen.

“90 year-old Colonel Van Barfoot has until Friday to remove the flagpole from his yard.”

“Since this saga began, it’s been played out on the radio from Washington D.C. to Boston, but many believe what is happening to this true American hero is tarnishing the image of Richmond.”

“Barfoot lives in the Sussex Square community in western Henrico County. He moved there in July, and was ordered to remove the flagpole from his front lawn when he flew the flag on Labor Day, and again on Veterans Day.”

“The homeowner’s association doesn’t explicitly forbid flagpoles but they must be “aesthetically appropriate”. Short flags are allowed on porches, but Barfoot says that’s not the way he was raised to respect the flag.”

“First of all, it’s not dignified, and it shows you got it in the half mast position… you can walk around here and I’ll bet you the American flag is hanging out in the rain, nobody ever checks it”, says Barfoot.”

“Family members say he’s the most decorated American combat veteran alive. Barfoot has been awared more than 20 medals, including the Medal of Honor, The Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, The Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts.”

“Wounded in combat three times, Barfoot fought in World War II and in Vietnam.”

You would think someone at the neighborhood association would remind everyone that the guy served America in two wars. Let the man fly the flag he spent his life defending in any way he sees fit.

That didn’t take long.

Code Pink, the tasteless, annoying, anti-American noise machine that delighted in harassing members of the Bush Administration has already turned on Obama. Despite the fact that they enjoyed front row seats at his inauguration, they’ve got their undies in a twist over Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. How dare he defend America!

Check out this graphic from their website.  Obama = Bush, Afghanistan = Vietnam….

Talk about hopeless. I’d be pissed if I was Obama. Ingrates!

You usually end up making everyone miserable.

That’s my take on President Obama’s Afghanistan speech tonight.

On one hand…

He tried to appease the right by announcing that he’s sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. He seemed genuinely concerned about national security. He talked about freedom and liberty. He spoke respectfully of the United States Military and the sacrifices made by our service members.

On the other hand…

To satisfy his base, he coupled his announcement of a troop increase with an immediate disclosure of their departure date. He made absolutely no reference to the accomplishments of the previous administration but did take a few shots at them. I wonder if I’m the only one who noticed his careful use of the term “tools” of mass destruction. He dare not say “weapons” of mass destruction. Predictably, he followed up his praise of the USA with the usual “we’ve made mistakes” BS.

Finally, I didn’t think the president had anything new to say. His entire speech was rounded out by the usual “Let me be clear…” and “There are those who will say…” statements.

I think Obama is trying too hard to be everything to everyone.

That rarely works.

Here’s MSNBC stupid-star Chris Matthews, reacting to Obama’s speech on Afghanistan tonight.

West Point cadets are “the enemy?” Way to insult the people who are defending your rights, scumbag.

It seems Obama supporters believed candidate Obama just said certain things to get elected but once in office would govern in lockstep with the likes of Markos Moulitsas and Code Pink.

Many Obama supporters were shocked when Obama didn’t swoop down on California and overturn Prop 8, even though he repeatedly said he was in favor of traditional marriage. “He’s just saying that”, they thought. “Once he’s in office, he’ll reveal his super-progressive position on everything.”

Now it’s happening again as Obama supporters begin to see the reality of what Obama will do in Afghanistan. FOX News is reporting that some members of Obama’s base are already preparing to protest.

“The anti-war left is turning on the president it helped put into office, launching a counteroffensive against President Obama’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan.”

“Activist groups are joining liberal members of Congress in condemning the president’s expected announcement on Tuesday that he will order roughly 30,000 more troops to the war zone as part of an overhauled strategy to finish what President Bush started eight years ago. Some are urging him not to go through with it — though the strategy apparently is set in stone, with Obama having issued his final orders to his generals Sunday evening.”

I guess these angry Obama supporters weren’t listening to candidate Obama in July of 2008:

“Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that United States needs to focus on Afghanistan in its battle against terrorism.”

“Obama said troop levels must increase in Afghanistan. “For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three,” he told CBS. “I think it’s very important that we unify command more effectively to coordinate our military activities.”

And maybe they didn’t read this tidbit in the NYT’s 2008 Election Guide:

“In Afghanistan, he has promised to ramp up the American military effort, particularly on the Pakistani border, and has said that if America received intelligence about suspected Qaeda operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, he is prepared, as commander in chief, to act on it.”

They must have missed the speech candidate Obama gave in Richmond, Virginia in October of 2008:

“It’s time to heed the call from General McKiernan and others for more troops. That’s why I’d send at least two or three additional combat brigades to Afghanistan. We also need more training for Afghan Security forces, more non-military assistance to help Afghans develop alternatives to poppy farming, more safeguards to prevent corruption, and a new effort to crack down on cross-border terrorism. Only a comprehensive strategy that prioritizes Afghanistan and the fight against al Qaeda will succeed, and that’s the change I’ll bring to the White House.”

And I guess they didn’t see the Boston Globe piece on July 15, 2008 that pointed out how smart candidate Obama was to suggest Afghanistan should be the focus of the war on terror.

“Barack Obama and John McCain today offered diametrically opposite views of the war in Iraq, even as both called for sending thousands more US troops to Afghanistan.”

“Democrat Obama declared that the failed policy in Iraq — which he argued was never the central front in the war on terror — has distracted attention from the growing terrorist threat in Afghanistan and proves the need to withdraw from Iraq. “If another attack on our homeland comes, it will likely come from the same region where 9/11 was planned,” he said in a speech in Washington. “And yet today, we have five times more troops in Iraq than Afghanistan.”

Surely, Obama’s most ardent supporters caught this snippet from July 2008 on the World Socialist Web Site:

“Obama, who won the Democratic presidential primary by tapping into popular antiwar sentiment and exploiting his chief rival’s vote to authorize the Iraq war, has become the leading spokesman for an escalation of the war in Afghanistan and its possible extension into Pakistan, a policy which is gathering growing support within the political and military establishment.”

Candidate Obama traveled the country crying from the rooftops for an escalation of the war in Afghanistan. At every opportunity, he said he wanted to send more troops and said Afghanistan was the more important war which deserved America’s focus.

And now that he might send more troops to Afghanistan, his base is surprised?

They were OK when they thought Obama was just paying lip service on Afghanistan as a political maneuver during the campaign. They’re angry now that they realize maybe he was telling the truth all along.