Fort Hood

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No jokes today. No politics. Only deep sadness, and another reminder that every day we need to appreciate and applaud the men and women who put their lives on the front lines of freedom both domestically and abroad.

Global Warming or Cold Cash?

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Al Gore, the self-proclaimed messiah of global warming, has created business interests which will potentially make him a billionaire if his impassioned testimony can help ram through the economy-busting "cap and trade" carbon tax on virtually all human activity.

But Gore himself admits that carbon (in the form of CO2) isn't as harmful as previously thought, and further admits that his "Inconvenient Truth" presentation isn't entirely fact-based. That's why he's now added religion to his sales pitch, offering his global warming tent revival in different versions tailored for Christians, Jews, and environmentally conscious Muslims.

The surprisingly capitalistic Mr. Gore is obviously a proponent of the White House's strategy that you should "never let a good crisis go to waste"...even if you have to invent the crisis yourself.

The Sniff Test

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Despite the urgent need for more troops in Afghanistan, Barack Obama insisted on delaying any decision until the results of the Afghan election were in. But now, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says "I think the decision will be made in the coming weeks." And because "thinking" it will happen wasn't lame enough, Gibbs emphasized that the decision "may" get made... which leaves open the possibility that it may not.

The timetable for a decision is not artificial: the longer the president stalls, the lower morale plunges in the armed forces, the more soldiers die, and the less likely that there will be time for additional troops to be trained and deployed effectively.

This president, who enjoyed great political success by simply voting "present" on many issues as a senator in Illinois, needs to learn that this isn't an option when it comes to presidential decisions. Ironically, he told re-elected Afghan president Karzai that when it comes to showing leadership "the proof is not going to be in words, it's going to be in deeds." In this, he's entirely right - and his lack of deeds clearly shows that Obama is unfit for the critical job of Commander in Chief.