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In a yet another of a continuing series of amazing events under President Obama’s watch, someone thinks it is a good idea to burn $328,000 plus for a photo op that has the additional advantage of sending New York’s financial district into a panic.  Can’t imagine how someone wouldn’t think that seeing a jumbo jet  flanked by one of our fighters wouldn’t cause people in New York to panic, can you?  Can’t imagine what wold have happened if this had occurred during the evil Bush’s Presidency, of course, no one in that time would have been stupid enough to allow it to happen either.  Has anyone in the green party calculated the carbon footprint of this obviously critical operation?  How is it that President Obama didn’t know it was going to happen?  So much for being Commander and Chief.  Add this to hiring a tax evading treasury secretary and a Homeland Security Chief who doesn’t know where 9-11 terrorists came from and we continue to see examples of the good hands people who are watching our backs in our current ruling party.  Just the first stellar 100 days.  It’s getting gooder and gooder.

In a classic example of the obscure getting media face time, Perez Hilton’s completely inappropriate question of a Miss Universe candidate has created a firestorm because the contestant, Miss California, stated her opinion and beliefs.  To do so in the face of an openly gay blogger who for some reason was a judge at this pageant, (a gay man judging women? what’s wrong with this picture?) and in front of thousands of viewers demonstrated more courage than most could muster.  Perhaps there is some value to faith after all.  Of course, the fact that those stated beliefs are the same as 70% of all Americans, not the least significant being President Obama and Vice President Biden, seems irrelevant to the media and to gay rights activists.  Even Elton John has stated that marriage is not appropriate for gays but rather civil unions.  The fact that she is a person of faith, a believer in the principals of the Bible, and blonde seems to be Mr. Perez’s rant.  In comments after the pageant, he used his blog to call her a dumb b-t– but later stated he apologized only to later change his mind again to stand by his original comments saying that he really wanted to call her a c word instead.  Ah yes, the compassionate, enlightened left encouraging understanding and acceptance of everyone, that is everyone that agrees with the enlightened left, otherwise you are stupid, or dumb, or worse.  Of course, most times the left can’t carry on a conversation without a cursing diatribe.  Enlightened indeed.  I’d rather be dumb, thank you, and right which is why we are called the right.

An old success adage says, “you are the books you read and the people you associate with.”  If that is true, we could be in trouble.  I don’t know what the President reads but add Venezuela’s president and overtures to Iran to President Obama’ list of Ayers, Wright, Blagojevich and likely others that we don’t even know about.  That reality should give us all pause.  The question is why would he not call Iran and Venezuela to task for their policies instead of cow-towing.  Can he possibly believe that there is anything that can be done that would change their hatred of the U.S.?

   With all do respect, Mr. President, there isn’t.  The real question should be, do we care if Hugo Chavez likes us?  The answer should be a resounding NO because the reality is that no matter what we do and no matter what he says, he will never like us.  The other reality is that he needs us more than we need him anyway.  As Citco gas usage falls, it directly effects his economy.  The more negative he does, the more it falls.  Giving the President a book with a smile is nothing more than a photo op to help oil sales to the U.S.

   Iran will never like us and after the rants at the U.N. yesterday, frankly, we should never like them.  Their culture’s true beliefs came to the fore and it should send chills down every reasonable American’s spine but unfortunately it won’t.  The terrorist results, if we let down our guard, will be what we deserve. 

   The challenge that President Obama faces is to not give in to the belief that his great personal charisma is enough to solve all the world’s problems.  Because of the positive way that people appear to respond to his charm fosters the ego of that belief but like all who have that gift, the down side is that such people tend to believe their press clippings as an affirmation of their own internal belief and diminishes their ability to discern reality.  Unfortunately, there is far more at stake now and his response to situations effects three hundred and fifty million people, not just himself.  “To whom much is given, much is required.”  I pray he never forgets that truth.