Painfully Inadequate

NRO ^ | 5 June 2008 | Thomas Sowell

[AHerald]

Ditto on what the smart guy said.

[ExTexasRedhead]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080604085704.nb9zbimr&show_article=1

[utherdoul]

Thomas Sowell for President!!

[rhombus]

I have the utmost respect for Dr. Sowell but I don’t think people are going to believe that once Iran has a bomb, American cities are going to start blowing up. The left will easily blow off this kind of stuff as fear mongering...like we’ve heard before they’ll say and people will believe them. Don’t get me wrong, I DO think Iran, if at all possible, will distribute nuclear technology to it’s asymmetrical terrorist armies. But the key question is when will they be able to do that and what can they distribute. Getting their first nuke isn’t going to put them in the position to pass out nukes like AK-47s. On the other hand, dirty bombs and the like may become more common and THAT might be enough to again waken the sleeping giant.

[Ingtar]

... Senator McCain has not spent decades aiding and abetting people who hate America.

McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman... But then, I suppose it is only one decade of aiding those that hate America.

[ichabod1]

I wake up in the morning and it’s a no-brainer, but then by the end of the day when I’ve seen him opening the place he puts his pie, I’m not so sure again whether it wouldn’t be better to immanentize the eschaton. War is inevitable.

[wideawake]

As usual, Thomas Sowell’s unsentimental intellect cuts right to the heart of the matter.

[Perdogg]

I think war with Iran is inevitable, but not total war. I think total with China will probably happen in the next decade.

[avacado]

"But, when all is said and done, Senator McCain has not spent decades aiding and abetting people who hate America.

On the contrary, he has paid a huge price for resisting our enemies, even when they held him prisoner and tortured him. The choice between him and Barack Obama should be a no-brainer."

Amen!

[Perdogg]

I agree those were bad, but logically speaking, if you remove all of the emotions from this, Obama will be worse.

[cpdiii]

There is only ONE reason that I will not vote for the Black Man. Thomas Sowell is not running. I wish he were our president. His logic and prose is consise and exact. He can say in one paragraph what George Will says in a page.
Mr. Sowell’s written words, “glow like the metal on the edge of red hot knife.” (credit the quote to Meatloaf)

[kellynla]

BTTT

[Niteranger68]

The doctor is in the house!!!!

[Dems_R_Losers]

Nope. Once Iran gets the bomb, ITS cities are going to start blowing up, courtesy of Israel. No way Israel does not launch a first strike to prevent a nuclear attack on Tel Aviv or Haifa. Then the sh!t will really hit the fan. We haven’t seen an actual nuclear war, but we will if Iran gets nukes.

[ichabod1]

Yeah, I think we’re lurching toward total war, much like Sowell said, once you’re over the falls it’s too late to go back. Remember how 9-11 seemed to change everything overnight?

[shadowgovernment]

Fear Fear Fear the Obuma vote for anyone but Obuma
Fear Fear Fear the Obuma..
The McCain supporters :only one issue do they spue.
It’s too late guys, Most of US on FR will not swallow the
lesser of two evils this go round.
but keep it up the joke is on you.

[LeGrande]

Thomas Sowell is correct. The problem though is that except for the war on terror, McCain would be much worse than Obama. McCain has shown that he can put an alliance of Democrats and Republicans together to pass his agenda. Obama can't.

So what is McCains agenda? He wants illegal immigration legalized, carbon credits, no energy development, bailouts for mortgage companies, massive inflation, free speech eliminated, etc. etc. And the scariest part is that he has shown that he can put the coalition together to get it done.

If we elect Obama what will happen? Nothing, and the Israeli's will nuke Iran to oblivion.

I almost like the option of electing Hussein. Having a known enemy in charge might be better than having a traitor in charge. What is the old saying, better an enemy in front than a knife in the back.

[rhombus]

That’s a scenario that makes a lot more sense to me but not American cities first.

[MrB]

In my opinion, it’s not so much about waking the sleeping giant as it is ignoring the nattering anti-American leftists in our midst.