Dems' plan to fight terrorism...

Proper Handling and Questioning of Imprisoned Enemy Combatants
- Serve generic brand cereal with non-organic milk for breakfast, along with decaffeinated coffee...brutal (think it'll pass muster with the Red Cross? Debatable) I don't know about you, but that would send ME into a frenzy of gut-spilling.
- Limit pen pal communications to only ONE other Al Qaeda operative. Resist urge to read letters before sending them out for fear of violating terrorist's rights. Blame President Bush for any resulting, well-planned terror attacks.
- Supply prayer rugs purchased at Wal-Mart (the Great Satan)
- Allow Jewish guards to wear their Yarmulkes around IN PLAIN VIEW!
- Keep all soccer balls at Gitmo just SLIGHTLY under-inflated - that is SOOOOO irritating
- Limit free cigarette selection to menthols.
- Provide only futons to sleep on.
- Force detainees watch the Fox News channel. Oh wait, they might hear the truth...not a good idea...scratch that. Change it to Desperate Housewives.
- Imply that combatants' mothers actually have opinions - just a little twist on the traditional urban American sparring matches called "Yo Mama".
- Cut off their heads on video (oh wait...that's what THEY do! Sorry, I got it backwards for a second...my bad!) CORRECTION Apply the Geneva Conventions to a group that (a) never signed them (b) has not ever and will not in the future hold themselves to the same standard (c) views mealy-mouthed tactics as just another weakness to be exploited (and rightly so). Feel morally superior after a grisly death in a terror attack.
- Use logic puzzles ingeniously designed and camouflaged as "fun activities to pass the time"to trick detainees into divulging their plans to attack us. Keep aspirin nearby for their ensuing headaches to satisfy Red Cross inspectors in case it might look like torture

General Steps to take to keep our country safe:
- Don't worry about the actual PEOPLE who want to destroy this country - their rights are of the utmost importance. Instead, concentrate on spending billions of dollars locking down and safe-proofing every building, airplane, nuclear plant, and agricultural feed store that sells fertilizer in the country instead of simply hunting down and detaining those who we know are after us...newsflash...Males age 18-45 of Middle-Eastern descent.
- Make it tough for farmers to buy fertilizer - those guys in the bread basket who feed the world are a real pain in the ass, and (gasp) they are overwhelmingly residents of Red states. Ignorant rednecks...
- Inconvenience millions of travelers by banning liquids and gels on airplanes instead of searching the exact type of person who perpetrated 9/11 and who is currently plotting to do more. Rationalize that the terrorists will just adapt their methods in response to this measure.
- Inspect every single shipment that comes through our ports, adding up to 3 additional days to shipping times, tying up inventory and causing prices to rise for goods that the American people need. BUT DON'T DO THE SAME ON OUR BORDER WITH MEXICO.
- Conduct international polls every week or so to find out whether people in foreign countries "like us"...include Al Qaeda so that it's viewed as a fair poll. Adjust our survival strategy accordingly. Stay the Course is so old-fashioned! There are just so many nuances to staying alive, it can't be as simple as killing those who wish our unconditional annihilation and whose starting point for negotiations is our complete and utter destruction. Hire a Hollywood stylist to perform an "extreme makeover" of the American flag to exude a more "modern and internationally sensitive" image.
- Continue to call our President and his Administration "Liars". Advertise our internal discord and division by calling our President childish names like "loser" "idiot" and "a war criminal" both at home and abroad during a time of war. This will demonstrate to our enemies how introspective and open-minded to the idea we are that we may deserve annihilation after all - our country is just so evil and all. Al Qaeda, after all, treasures dissent, don't they? Oh, sorry, we forgot...the only thing we have in common is the wish for the U.S. way of life to be destroyed so that we can completely rebuild it to our own liking. After it happens, THEN we'll fight Al Qaeda for the privelege of doing so.
- For environmental reasons, refuse to allow oil drilling off our coasts and in Alaska, which would result in less dependency on foreign oil. Blame Bush Administration for high gas prices. Cry "conspiracy" when gas prices drop. Pretend to distance ourselves from the kook-fringe-conspiracy-theorists (this directive does not apply to Howard Dean or Charlie Sheen) then promote those same theories on our secretly subsidized Lefty blogs.
- Nail the Bush Administration for not intervening in the genocide in Darfur, but criticize the Administration for its removal of Saddam Hussein who was systematically exterminating the Kurds with gas attacks and mass executions. Also, blast the Bush Administration for not being able to solve all of the world's problems instantaneously and without bloodshed and simultaneously CAUSING all the world's problems.
- Continue to support the UN, giving undue credibility to despotic and pacifist states. Ignore UN's inability to back up its resolutions with actual action. Blame US for taking the necessary actions to protect the American people with a long-term strategy, after exhausting UN's "resolve"
- Criticize Bush Administration for the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also criticize them for sending too few troops to do the job right and sub-par equipment to protect themselves. Expect immediate and tidy success.

Just a snapshot of what this country is in for if Dems take control.

I thought this was GREAT!
Subject: Fw: Australians and "Come Heres"

Interesting read, from down under.....!!!!!!
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National Television.
"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia: one the Australian law and another the Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option", Costello said.
Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off.
Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want, to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he said.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques

Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians."
"However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia." "However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand."

"This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."
"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom"
"We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society ... Learn the language!"
"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture."
"We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us."
"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.
"This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."
"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voting the same truths!!

In light of current events and the head-butting that's going on countless issues between Conservatives and Liberals in America and across the globe, I became curious and searched the internet for insights into the minds of Liberals. Being a staunch Conservative myself on most issues (see my Profile), I find the psychological makeup of the Radically Liberal mind to be a mystery, and I would imagine Liberals feel the same about Conservatives.

Some of the more simplistic conclusions I've made based on the professed beliefs and ravings of Liberals are that they are, in general, delusional, wishful thinkers who outright refuse to ackowledge the realities of life. They believe that "Anti-Anything That Might Be Traditional or Confirm the Power of the United States" is a viable political philosophy and that this stance proves that they are significantly more socially advanced than those who hold dear the values and morals that are the bedrock of the our country.

I am confounded only by the underlying nature/nurture basis for these tendencies. Not being a psychologist, I have trouble expressing these things in a somewhat clinical and succinct way. If I were to distill my feelings into a single, clumsy sentence, it would be that "Liberals felt excluded and discounted as children and now feel the need to pump their egos by feeling superior to others through the classification of anyone of a lower socio-economic class as inferior and in need of their Omnipotent assistance."

You may agree or disagree, but I would encourage you to read the blog at the following link before commenting on my little rant.

http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/ebeltt_20040805.html

The UN "talks" about Iran's nuclear enrichment program are very discouraging. The UN has a pathetic record of impotence, failing to back up resolution after resolution with real action, as we saw in the past with Saddam Hussein's WMDs in Iraq. (While we farted around with UN resolutions, Hussein had plenty of time to move his WMDs into Iran and other neighboring countries.) I think the United States is hamstringing itself by dealing through the UN structure with non-allied nations. The other "allied" nations of the world do not have the interests of the US at heart, and have a pacifist political world view, putting us all in danger while the storm of madmen gathers. Constantly worrying about our "image" in the world is all part of the hand-wringing people-pleasers who happen to be in positions of power in the US and in the world. These folks need therapy, my friends...serious in-depth exploration of why they feel the need for everyone to like them at all costs...even at the cost of their lives and the lives of their fellow American citizens. Thank god we have professional soldiers to do what needs to be done in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in other countries overseas if the need arises. Every single, solitary one of these miliary people VOLUNTEERED for military service. They have taken an oath to defend our country in any way that our leadership deems necessary, within the boundaries of our moral and legal code.

It is my opinion that the US should do exactly as we did with the Iraq war; take charge of our own destiny and that of our true ally Israel by blowing Iran off the face of the earth, as Adhmadinejad has plainly said Iran's goal is for Israel and its allies.

It is incomprehensible to me why the world refuses to fight fire with fire. As we continue to hold "talks" with Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and others, their forces are gathering against freedom-loving countries. Meanwhile, we just sit here passing "resolutions" which aren't worth the paper they're printed on. Instead of fighting fire, we're playing with it.

I'm 37 going on 80 according to my husband, but I'm proud of my practical nature because I mix it with a healthy dose of humor. We laugh a lot at my house, due to a combination of my husband's playful sense of humor, my dry sense of humor, (we GET each other, though, for some reason) and our 4YO and 1YO boys' antics and blossoming friendship, which is possibly the cutest thing of all time to watch. My husband and I have very different views on politics, but we love each other just the same and value each other’s opinions. He is not a blogger, will never be a blogger, and will never understand why anyone would feel the need to have a blog. I love him and appreciate his acceptance of my new pasttime. I periodically go on "News Diets" just to detox my brain from all the negativity and gravity of the individual, local, nationwide, and worldwide issues that we all face every day. Sometimes, just the minutiae of daily life is hard enough.

My general political positions on most major issues:
*Pro-life (against abortion AND against capital punishment);
*Pro-parental notification for abortions for underage girls)
*Pro-border enforcement AND prosecution of corporations that hire illegal aliens, no new Congressional bills needed);
*Pro-tax reform (replace with national sales tax and abandonment of the oppressive and unfair progressive and overburdening tax code);
*Pro-welfare reform;
*Pro-school vouchers;
*Anti-discrimination against all people (Homosexuals, Handicapped, Women, Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites);
*Anti-national/universal healthcare (quality of care will go down, and the only ones who will still get the best care will be the wealthy);
*Pro-mandatory life sentences without parole for sex offenses against children;
*Pro-war on terror, including NSA wire-tapping, data-mining, alternative questioning methods of foreign combatants, and profiling of men ages 18 to 45 of Middle Eastern descent;
*Pro-Iraq war as a strategy for establishing a vantage point in the Middle East to manage dangerous and worsening unrest there;
*Anti-United Nations, which is a roadblock to U.S self-determination and self-preservation;
*Pro-parental determination of educational materials and subject matter for their own children;
*Pro-animal welfare (not vegetarian, but humane treatment of livestock during their lives and humane methods of slaughter. Also, organic growing methods for fruits and vegetables, and hormone/antibiotic free management of livestock for human consumption.);
*Anti-global warming alarmists (I believe that the Earth goes through periods of climate change naturally and has for billions of years before mankind arrived.);

I consider myself a free-thinker who supports and opposes a wide variety of issues, not just along party lines. I consider myself a Progressive Conservative. I welcome and encourage dissenting opinions from others and look forward to exercising my Stay-At-Home-Mom brain by supporting arguments with facts and intelligent debate. There are just so many issues and daily events that I feel strongly about, that I finally decided to join the Blogger World, although I do so kicking and screaming.

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