Posted on 01/07/2010 11:41:24 AM PST by presidio9
Yes — the not-so-bright, would-be terrorist from Nigeria got though international and domestic security mechanisms supposed to have stopped him long before the jerk lit his underwear afire before landing in Detroit. And yes — the incident happened during the administration of President Barack Obama. But the sniping at the president by Republicans, including former Vice President Cheney, and by conservative radio and TV commentators, borders on — if not passing into — asinine.
The criticism has included such childishness as blasting Obama for waiting a few days before making a national speech on the incident. For heaven’s sake, the president was briefed on the incident from the moment it occured; he made statements almost immediately indicating his concern and that he was being regularly briefed; he took time to gather the facts and meet with his national security team; and then he appeared publicly to give a rational, measured, but hard-hitting response. And for this, a former vice president criticizes him.
Partisanship truly has pervasively infected our political system when a reasonable, measured, factual, timely and substantive response by a president to a single security incident — the roots of which clearly indicate long-simmering problems that predated his tenure in office — is publicly blasted as irresponsible. In point of fact, those levelling such counterproductive attacks are the ones engaging in irresponsible behavior.
My oh my, can Barr wonder any further off the reservation? He has really lost it.
Bob Barr -—enough said
Is it perhaps that this boy really didn’t want to blow himself up?
You're right. I was watching a BBC report that said he was an exceptionally bright student. He did struggle a bit with his SATs, but while at University, he was making good grades. I also understand from an ABC report that while in Yemen studying at an Arabic learning center, he was a gifted speaker and reader of the Arabic language - not his native language.
A non-Muslim American woman who was his classmate said in the interview that he was polite, intelligent and friendly. I think this attempt by many in the media to portray this kid as troubled or unintelligent is just another attempt to explain away the fundamental dangerous problems associated with Islam. It's not the people, it's the religion.
“the last thing we need to do is underestimate these people.”
I have found that when I underestimate people I think too much of myself.
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Perhaps, but didn’t he do significant damage to the family jewels? Chickening out halfway through does not seem like the best choice, lol.
Payback.
Everything from Hurricane Katrina to snowstorms in the Northeast and the outrageous loans that Clinton forced the banks to make were blamed on Bush, and the dumbocrats never let a moment pass without whining about anything and everything.
Security was tight with Bush and this wouldn’t have happened.
The fact that they (dumbocrats) won’t even call these a-holes “terrorists” shows how screwed up they are.
Over a dozen of the gitmo scum that were let free are now back with their terrorist friends the taliban and alqueda.
Zerobama is flushing this country down the drain.
family jewels. Ha.
There’s less and less evidence these days of many politicians having any these days.
I think the presser’s being delayed while they decide whom to fire.
These are the same folks who blasted W because he did not personally deliver a case of water and a cholate mint to hurricane victims the morning after a storm.
STFU, idiots.
Bob Barr once was an ok politician. Then he started drinking the ACLU koolaid and his brains became mush.
Blah Blah Blah Blah Bullsh** Blah Blah Blah Blah.
I agree, but somewhere along the road, Bob got a loose screw - or was bought out.
He was certainly trying to do so.
If he didn’t want to he wouldn’t have taken it as far as he did.
He deserves to have the underwear bomb put back together and strapped around his head and detonated in a landfill.
Hey, Bob.
They mishandled the thing from top to bottom. “The system worked”. A lone threat. These people running our security are complete imbeciles. They prove it time and time again. Shut up, Bob.
Mr. Barr you are an idiot!
Bob Barr reminds me of Henry Waxman in drag.
Yeah, he met with his national security team, but it wasn't until yesterday, not until he returned to Washington from his vacation, and 11 full days after the event occurred. Frankly Mr. Barr, that's unacceptable in my book.
There is nothing “petty” about attacking the CIC for his dereliction of duty. The number one duty of the President is to protect and secure the country.
What did obummer do after this near miss terrorist attack on USA???
He continued sucking his shaved ice cone and paling around w/ his golf buddies on his Hawaiian vacation for THREE LONG DAYS before opening his mouth......
At least we know the cold fish can get aroused when he made the Presidential motorcade speed through city traffic to get his golf buddy’s kid to a doctor after a scrape!
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