The Gitmo Debate, and why it's BULLSHIT!

On Jan 21, 2009, President Obama appeased the base of his party by signing an executive order closing the Detainee camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba! Arguing that these prisoners had habeous corpus rights to trials, even though they were illegal combatants apprehended on foreign soil.

These detainees have been treated with kid gloves as far as POW's are concerned. They receive meals in accordance with religious beliefs, all of them have gained 15 pounds (on average) since being detained. They receive their own personal Koran, and are allowed to pray the customary 5 times a day, with arrows in each cell pointing toward Mecca. They routinely harass guards without retribution. They have been allowed military tribunals to determine their guilt or innocence. These tribunals have been modified and approved by the Congress 3 times. As far as being a POW, sounds like a pretty good gig.

Why do I bring this up? Where are our POW's? How are they treated? What kind of military tribunals are they offered by our enemy? The answer to that is, we have no POW's! They aren't offered any hearings! They are summarily killed by these butchers that we want to grant Constitutional rights to! How does this make any sense?

Two Navy service members disappeared and were captured by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan late last week. The body of the second service member was found killed today. The first was found earlier this week, also killed. In 2005 2 soldiers were captured by Iraqi insurgents, only to be found having been tortured and beheaded, one of which was booby trapped to try and kill more of our service members.

You can not reason with savages! The only thing they understand is violence in pursuit of their goals. Justice at the point of a gun or edge of a knife. Why is there no out cry for the treatment of our POW's but, out pouring for the so called mistreatment for their POW's in our custody?

These people are animals and need to be treated as such. Our service members are their pray, and they have no concern for collateral damage. They have killed more civilians then our forces, and have no concern for killing their so-called brothers in the attempt to achieve their goals.

It's time we stop pussyfooting around with what we are fighting. It's not a War on Terror, terrorism is a tactic. It's not an "Overseas Contingency Operation". It is a battle against a force of Islamic radicals that have perverted a religion into a political ideology! This ideology is not only prone to insurgents, Iran, Syria, Hamas, Hezbollah all subscribe to this thinking. These are Middle Eastern governments and leaders of governments that want only one thing. The downfall and destruction of our way of life. This is not a game! Diplomacy is a non-starter! They only understand one thing...death! Be it theirs, or ours!

So, the next time someone complains to you about why Gitmo is still open and our harsh treatment of POW's, simply ask them how they feel about the treatment of our POW's. It's a question that can't be answered in any serious way!

R.I.P. Mr. Stienbrenner

As a life-long Oriole fan, I can't stand the New York Yankees! I hate them, despise them, get somewhat physically ill when they sit atop the AL East or make appearance after appearance in the post season! Suffice it to say, I don't like the Yankees.

That being said, we lost a great American yesterday. With the passing of George Stienbrenner, this country lost yet another piece of what the American dream is. Mr. Stienbrenner was the epitome of what America is about. Realizing your dream and being successful because of one's self determination.

While I didn't like his antics and bravado, I always respected his drive. He wanted only one thing, SUCCESS!! not only for himself, but those he surrounded himself with. He wanted only the best, and got those to buy into his ideas of how to achieve and succeed. He purchased the Yankees for a song in 1973 and struggled through the 80's (when the Orioles were the team to beat, but I digress) and cultivated a winning attitude and mindset that allowed them to flourish and achieve during the 90's and 00's.

Those that say he bought those Championships, weren't paying attention. Players like Jeter, Whetland, Canoe, Hughes, Chamberlain, and Rivera, to name a few were drafted by the Yankees and brought up through the farm system. Guided and developed to buy into a system meant to achieve. Directed by one man...Mr. Stienbrenner!

For all of his bravado, he was one thing...a LEADER! Something this country is sorely lacking! In all realms of life! This country would be much better off to have more people like him. It has nothing to do with money, and I don't think it had anything to do with his success. Did he have the means to do it, absolutely!! But it was his drive for success. He could have been the manager at your local 7-11 and it would have been the best 7-11 in the country. Because he would have inspired his people to believe that they were the best 7-11 EVER!

The American Dream is rooted in individualism and vision. To reach that dream personal responsibility and discipline are needed. We are owed nothing and entitled to nothing, except the freedom to pursue our own dreams, without the interference of government!

I find it ironic he was born on July 4th! He was a true American!

Rest In Peace Mr. Stienbrenner!

Arizona's Immigration Law Absolutely Constitutional!

Grab a shovel and dig this! I was perusing the Constitution today and it seems the founders thought it was a good idea to allow states to protect themselves, at least that's how I read it! Article IV, Section 4 states: "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."

Drug smugglers are setting up snipers on the border to protect drug-runners. Phoenix now ranks number 3 in the world for kidnappings. Ranchers are being killed on their own property by illegals. Sounds like an Invasion to me!

My reading of this article, the Government has failed in its duty to protect this state. They are well within their right to protect themselves in that absence. As well as all the other states on the border.

If the DOJ can use the Supremacy clause to fight against the Arizona law, Arizona can use this to show the Governments failure on this issue!