Yesterday the Air Force flew the spare "Air Force One" very low over the south end of Manhattan, accompanied by a couple fighter jets. People on the ground were horrified, flashing back on watching those two 747's flying into the World Trade Center towers in 2001.
It seems that someone thought this would be a good photo-op. The FAA was notified and approved this flyover. Even the NYPD was informed, but they were told not to tell the public about it. Not even Mayor Bloomberg knew about it beforehand.
Many people on the streets in lower Manhattan ran in panic, anticipating another terrorist attack.
Some butthead in the White House admitted to approving the event and said he was sorry. Obama, of course, knew nothing about it. He was caught so off-guard, he failed to link this event to the Bush administration.
And may I ask: What kind of photo-op were they going for? Something like, "See, here's what it would look like if Air Force One was hi-jacked and crashed into lower Manhattan. See the fighters? Pretty cool, huh?"
What the hell?
If the police were notified in advance, why were they not allowed to inform the public? I mean, what kind of a reaction did they expect? Did they think no one would notice a 747 and two fighters screaming over one of the most densely populated areas in the USA? Particularly with its recent history.
Same thing with releasing the information about so-called "torture." Obama releases the memos -- proving primarily that the Bush administration did seek legal counsel before they went through with it -- and says he's not going to prosecute anyone for it.
So, why did he release the memos in the first place? Kinda like finding a pair of dirty thong panties in your brother's laundry bag and hoisting them on the flag pole. I mean, what is the point?
Obama doesn't want a congressional hearing or investigation about the memos. I wouldn't either, if I was him.
1.) He's only inviting the same from whomever wins the presidency in 2012, and I seriously doubt that they will be Democrats. And I think they will find plenty of dubious back-room deal-making to crow about;
2.) Nancy Pelosi and maybe a dozen other ranking members of congress from both parties were fully briefed -- about 30 times -- about the "enhanced interrogation techniques" and they raised no objections to them at the time. After lying about being briefed, Pelosi, looking like a deer caught in the headlights, told newspeople there was nothing she could do... Funny, though, how since then she's found the superhuman ability to wave a magic wand and anihilate the health care industry in the USA.
And Arlen Specter is changing parties. Gee, what a shocker. His move is not on principle, however; rather, because he thinks he has a better chance of winning in his district. Oh well, old Arlen probably doesn't want to give up the "cafe-style" health care benefits avialable to members of congress -- and which he and other Democrats are going to deny to every other American citizen ('course, illegal aliens will continue to qualify for them.) I hope the voters in his district are smart enough to recognize that no matter what party label Specter sticks on his forehead, he's still the same old addle-brained weak sister.
These people are some pretty sorry buggers. Frat-boys -- irresponsible, reckless, shortsighted, ignorant, putting on a show for each other and offending everyone else -- and damn proud of it too! They're intoxicated with the idea that they can actually get people to drive them around in Air Force jets, that they can trigger public panic, that they can force their simple-minded and sophomoric programs on hundreds of millions of people. Gee, what a rush! Hey, Ma, watch this!
What next? Obama and the Cabinet speeding along the interstate in a stretch limo with their bare butts hanging out the windows?
What a photo-op that would be.
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