Mr Netanyahu Goes To Congress.



This week, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu's addressed Congress and basically rebutted President Obama's speech requesting Israel to draw back to it's 'pre-1967 borders'. I find it interesting that nearly every story I read or hear states that this is a long standing US stance while blatantly leaving out that the previous administration official reverse of this “stance” or “near policy”. Regardless of which side you fall on this issue, that's a pretty major thing to leave out and forget. Am I wrong?

I do find it interesting that from the many instances of standing applause during Netanyahu's address, Republicans and Democrats seem to be giving Israel “carte blanche”. The US remains a staunch supporter of Israel. It doesn't mean it has to support everything Israel does. Many of this year's Republican candidates for President or Republicans simply positioning themselves in some sort of Republican hierarchy continue to cloak themselves in all things 'Ronald Reagan'. They forget that Reagan, while a good supporter of Israel, didn't approve of things Israel was doing in the early 80's. In other words, Reagan era support for Israel did not necessarily mean unconditional support for absolutely everything Israel did. At the time, the US was trying to establish good relations with Iraq and Saddam Hussein because of their war with Iran – indicating that US and Israel interests weren't exactly 100% mutual or exact at the time.
 
Conservative Columnist Jack Hunter recently wrote: Yesterday’s Cold Warriors might have wanted to defeat Communism and no doubt considered Israel an ally, but by and large their hawkishness reflected a desire to put America first. Yesterday’s religious Right was also thoroughly anti-Communist and they also considered Israel an ally—but their politics were primarily born of the belief that America was no longer putting God first. Now both groups put Israel first.
 
While I am not suggesting we abandon Israel at all, we need to act a little more autonomous and not be so quick affirm everything our dear brother/friend attempts, in my opinion. Mr Hunter brings up another good point later in the article when he asks "Can you imagine Republicans today—especially GOP hawks and Christian conservatives—opposing Israel on anything?" Blindly supporting an ally is just as bad as blindly supporting, or NOT supporting something. I suppose it's human nature to do so. What say you?

Barry Soetorro Emails

Just as when Bill Clinton and George Bush were President, I get emails from well intentioned people wanting to make me aware of "the secrets and lies" of President Barrack Obama.

I think there are a lot of well-intentioned people who love the USA and see how things are going, don’t like it. These people often unite and will write, say, or do ANYTHING to fight back or try to get others to see or identify with their misery or pain in an effort to “right the wrong”. In an overwhelmingly majority of these cases, they take truths, half- truths, plausible facts, and even lies and misinformation for whatever reason to suite themselves or their cause.

All this is done, passed around, etc. instead of affecting REAL change or really DOING anything about what is “wrong”. People feel so helpless and will take on these truthful sounding theories, warnings, etc. These people don’t understand that if they use HALFthe effort they use to obsess over something or get together to discuss and perpetuate these types of well-intended misinformation, then perhaps they themselves would be a little happier and their satisfaction or happiness would come from THATthan smearing whoever’s president at the time.

As to the Barry Soetorro emails, well Barry Soetorro definitely is/was/’temporarily aint’ his real name. Most anti Barrack email’s facts twists the truths differently than other Obama hate emails. Some are better written than others, actually. See (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories). But like all good fairy tales and campfire stories, they are based on truths and facts.

My question is, so what? ‘You can’t get the horse shit back into the horse’. Where do we go from here?

If Barry held a press conference and stated, “Yep, I ain’t ‘merican. Good bye!” and left, where would we be?

It would take YEARS to legally undo everything he has so far in his short presidency signed into legislation or law. Joe Biden would take over and simply re-sign the legislation after it was re-passed (passed again? LOL!) by the same folks who passed it (the House and Senate).

Most importantly, what is the alternative to what we now have? Are the current Republicans vying for the oval office really any different than what we have now?

But never mind the reality of things. Let’s just all keep on complaining about gas, food, healthcare, our government, etc while not really doing anything about it. Waking up when the house is on fire is not a good time to decide to fire-proof the house.

--John

A "Super"Sized Mess

Heer’s the story at: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/04/action-comics-900/
Superman Defies God, Renounces US Citizenship in Action Comics #900

My thoughts ; This story has achieved it's purpose- Generating "buzz" for the character/DC Comics.However, if this is true and not a stunt or wind up being NOT actually Supe's thoughts but a mischievious plot by an outside entity, this can't be good for the upcoming movie.

Superman has proven story after story to be a citizen of the world and NOT just the US or any other political way of thought (minus The Dark Knight Returns or other 'elseworlds' stories). He's never cared before about whether or not his actions were construed as "American policy" or whatever before. He was doing what he thought was the right thing to do. Why should it bother him now? I'm sure if he does go through with it, he'll give a speach loving America and how he sees "the bigger picture" and all. Seriously, isn't this like telling someone you love them and always will before punching them or divorcing them?

To me, this isn't Clark Kent, the boy scout we all know and love (or loathe). If he's not behind this, this has to even make Luthor slightly nervous. All I can say is, something's amiss.

Bruce (Batman), get ready. This may be the start to that instance you were always afraid would happen,

what say you?