Wow, it's been an eventful few weeks! Never a dull moment lately. Let me begin with the last part of the title. A tragedy is usually defined in literary, poetic or other dramatic contexts. OK, we can include a plane crash, fire or other accident. If Obama wants to stretch the definition, I could include that electing him in 2008 was a tragedy, followed by the catastrophy of doing it again in 2012. The current state of our economy and jobs market supports me. But to use "tragedy" to describe a premeditated act of terrorism, directed at innocent civilians by dedicated Muslim fanatics whose aim is to kill as many Americans as possible and disrupt our way of life, is supremely offensive and insulting to the intelligence of the people. The left and their accomplice media were always quick to point out 9-11 occurred on Bush's watch. They never seemed too troubled by the numerous Al Qaeda hits during Clinton's eight years. Well, we've had Ft. Hood and this latest massacre on Obama's watch. There weren't two more because of dumb luck. The underwear and Times Sq. bombers were too inept and failed, thank God. Obama called Ft. Hood "workplace violence" and struggled to call Boston terrorism. There's already talk of a cell of 10-12 involved. I wouldn't be surprised if that mysterious 19-year-old Obama wanted to secretly deport this week is part of it.
My friends, these are not confused kids. The younger brother (I'll call him "Joker") went back to his dorm room, a party and tweeted a photo of a dead woman for all to see. These are sociopath monsters who have no empathy or remorse. He placed the bomb next to a young boy for maximum carnage and outrage. It's hard to believe a President who speaks Arabic and has called the Muslim call to prayer "one of the most beautiful sounds" doesn't comprehend the basic concept of what this is. It can only be PC denial on Obama's part. Even Bush sounded stupid when he called Islam a beautiful religion. Wanna see how beautiful it is? Go to www.religionofpeace.com. They outline the many attacks on American soil by Islamic terrorists since 1972. America is under attack and it's not gonna end with Boston. We have to change our tactics. I don't think we'll hear any more remarks by Obama or Biden like Bin Laden's dead or Al Qaeda;s finished.
It's ironic, I became a US citizen only 2 years younger than "Joker", at 17. It was the greatest day of my life, up until my wedding day. I love this country like no other and owe everything I am and have to its greatness.
So, pardon me if I have no room for rationalization or forgiveness for these monsters.
As usual , the wizards of smart are falling over their feet, trying to come up with a solution. More surveillance, more cops, more, more, more... All these are only reacting after the fact. We dentists would fail miserably if we treated dental disease that way. Take this case of these 2 brothers. The eldest took off to Dagestan (or whateverstan) for 6 months then returned. This was not a cultural exchange or giving out free immunizations like DWB. The place he went to is a terrorist hotbed and chaotic, to say the least. He went to get trained and further radicalized. We have cells (of which these brothers are likely a part) operating all over the nation. Despite all that we've supposedly learned about how terrorists infiltrate and destroy our society, we're still stuck on stupid. The govt. knows when you drive through a red light or list a tax deduction they don't like. But they don't know how many foreign students are here, if they're enrolled in schools or if they're even going to classes! Until we crack down and grant no visas to anyone from terror sponsor nations, this problem will continue. We also need to heavily monitor Muslims in America, yes, I said Muslims in America.
When Danish, Puerto Ricans or Vietnamese commit mass terrorism, I'll include them. For the last decades, it's been Muslims. Not every Muslim is a terrorist but every terrorist is a Muslim. We've been swallowing the placebo that if these Muslims grow up in America, they'll eat cheeseburgers, curly fries and apple pie-thus rendering them incapable of anti-American sentiments. Islam is a sick cult and the Quran, as Winston Churchill correctly pointed out, is the Mein Kampf of theology. Don't tell me I'm wrong when we've had "honor" killings by zealot Muslim fathers right here in America. It's also disgusting the amount of power and sway groups like CAIR have over our govt. and media. Remember the great series, "24"? The terrorists were Islamic until CAIR started to complain. Suddenly they were Yugos or Africans, it was ridiculous. But, while Hollywood may walk on eggshells when it comes to criticizing Islam, no such limits exist for Christianity. We've even had members of the Obama cabinet equating Christians to terrorists, even declaring more fear of them than of Islamic jihadis. I was in dental school when Cuban groups protested in 1983 over "Scarface" and the negative stereotypes it cast. But the real life Mariel thugs were exactly like the movie, so many of us told them to be quiet. Pam Bondi set up a Medicare fraud office right here in Miami because most of the fraud that goes on in FL is by Cubans and other Latinos based in S. Fla. Good for her! It's not complicated, we either profile or perish.
As usual, the left was going bonkers in their openly aired desires that the monsters responsible for Boston be white. What kind of demented self loathing is it that possesses these morons to be so antagonistic to their own country? They did get it right, semantically speaking. Chechnya is near the Caucuses. When I saw the type of pressure cooker bombs being used, I knew it was Islamic terrorism. We've seen this pattern of delusional desires gone astray every time there's a shooting in the US. But in those cases it's partisan- the shooter must be militia, KKK, Aryan Nation or Tea Party. Wrong again. The Aurora, Tucson and Sandy Hook killers were all Dems. The Unabomber was a registered Dem and even the Colombine duo were sons of activist liberal parents. What amazes me is the blatant lack of restraint or caution with which toadies like Chris Matthews and other liberal talking heads will blurt this stupidity out on national TV. They know there are too many ignorant, distracted people who might not bother to follow up on these false claims. They also feel there's such an ideological divide in this polarized nation (wasn't Obama gonna fix all that?) that they can say whatever they please and their followers will carry on like good drones. For what it's worth, CNN and PMSNBC got clobbered in ratings this week. It is clear to me this chess game will never end. We took care of airports, they go after marathons. Now they'll have stricter security at marathons, what's next? There are too many soft targets in a free society and we may have to choose between an occasional mass carnage or living in a police state. Compared to pre-9-11, we already do live in a police state and it's kept us no safer. Targeting the key demos is the answer, and even that's not infallible. What concerns me is the message all of this sends to terrorists worldwide. They were able to lock down a major US city, shut off cell phone access and have everyone in a panic with only 2 young guys. It also concerns me that Big Brother sees how easy it is for people to cooperate with these impositions any time there's a crisis.
Now to guns. I was shocked to hear the police radios the other night when the cops located the Boston pair. They were all asking for a rifle and no one seemed to have one! This was 3 nights after the bombings, Boston was in a state of siege. How could police be so under equipped? The left predictably tried to morph this event with the need for more gun control. Yet it's always liberal cities in blue states with the strictest gun laws that get hit. The gun debate has hurt the Left lately but they seem determined to keep stepping in it. The only reason Obama blew up (no pun intended) over the failed Senate vote was obvious. He wanted the bill to pass in the "reasonable" Dem controlled Sen. then fail in the "extreme" GOP House. Problem is there are some libs whose states are right of them and they're scared to death of the upcoming elections. I think as Obamacare continues to tank, Barry will become more radioactive. More and more Dems will bail on them.
It's gotta really grate on Obama's narcissistic ego. He'll burn or toss anyone (even from his party) under the bus once he's used them. But they're supposed to fall on their swords for him, no matter what. We will see an increase in Dems who choose to be career politicians, rather than Obama martyrs.
Finally, some dental news. We were in Tallahassee recently for DDOH. I was accompanied by Beatriz Terry, Cesar Sabates, Mike Eggnatz, Laurie G-B and Pepe Mellado, in his first visit ever. I was pleased to find that 3 of the local freshmen representatives we helped get elected are in healthcare committees and either sponsoring or supporting our bills! None of them have healthcare backgrounds but I told them you never know where they'll assign you for committees. It looks like the non-covered services bill is finally gonna pass. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is the year. I also have a Senate & House sponsor for next session to draft bills to address the teaching permit issue. It's clear to me the BOD will not push this. In fairness, they don't make laws, they enforce them. I told all of you this was only gonna be solved via the legislative route and it will be.
