Friday, December 11, 2009

Obama's forked tongue

Upon accepting his peace (sic) prize, the Pope of Hope declared:

“We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth: we will not eradicate violent conflicts in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations — acting individually or in concert — will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified.”

I’d agree with that in principle.

Mr. Yes-We-Can is stating what should be a truism. However, he’s also implying that the violence he is raining down upon the world is somehow “morally justified.”

Obama’s Dubya-like delusion reminded me of this 1936 quote from Huey Long:

“Corrupted by wealth and power, your government is like a restaurant with only one dish. They’ve got a set of Republican waiters on one side and a set of Democratic waiters on the other side. But no matter which set of waiters brings you the dish, the legislative grub is all prepared in the same Wall Street kitchen.”

Bon appétit...

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