Happy Fathers' Day

Happy Fathers' Day to fathers everywhere.

President fires IGs. Questions remain

Obama promised his administration would be open and transparent.  Yet, he has fired three Inspectors General; the very people that are the facilitators of openness.

Especially troubling is the dismissal of Gerald Walpin, Inspector General for the CNSC; a part of which is AmeriCorps.  AmeriCorps has links to ACORN;  the latter being affiliated with Obama.

So, what's going on here?  Why are IGs—the very bane of people with something to hide—being fired?  Is the President showing us how business is done in Chicago?

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An example of Obama's puffery

And a rebuke

The President (and his spokesman, Gibbs) have become fond of this counter argument:

I think we've had a debate about individual policies.  We had that [Guantanamo] debate in particular -- we kept score last November and we won.

Such puffery.  What Gibbs and the President aren't taking into account is who they ran against.

The GOP had an excellent field of candidates.  But, by the time of the election, the 'conservative' shouting heads managed to decimate the GOP ranks until there was only one left standing.  And, not much of a choice at that.

Had it not been for Limbaugh, Robertson, Hannity, et al,  Gibbs—along with the President—would not have that podium today.

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UN? Tough? It is to laugh

UN imposes tough new sanctions on NKorea

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council imposed punishing new sanctions on North Korea Friday, toughening an arms embargo and authorizing ship searches on the high seas...

Authorized ship searches?!  What a joke.  The resolution is more like 'Captain, may I?'

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, who shepherded the resolution through two weeks of complex and sometimes difficult negotiations, told reporters in Washington that the administration was "very pleased" with the council's "unprecedented" and "innovative" action.

Says a lot about the current administration, doesn't it?

The UN is a joke in itself.  Why anyone pays attention is beyond comprehension.  NK's Dear Leader certainly is not.

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