Congress's piggy bank

Or maybe I should call this "Congress is piggy," whaddaya think?

The US has how-many troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, apparently just barely supported by the Comrade, who can't make a policy decision about Afghanistan. Ever hear of making a decision by default? That is, you vacillate and do nothing, and meanwhile the US and other forces in Afghanistan serve no other purpose but for target practice for the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

Have you noticed a big push in activity coming from the other side, Comrade? Notice the death rate among US soldiers and our allies has gone up this month? Think it might be related to your weakness on the issue?

In December, 1860, the slave states in the US began seceding. By the end of January, 1861, I believe something like 10 already had seceded and in February, 1861, as these states were forming the Confederate States of America, a couple more slave states pulled out of the Union. Abraham Lincoln wasn't even inaugurated as president until March.

Throughout this secession process, President Buchanan did very little. He issued a statement condemning secession. O-o-o-o-h, scary. For one thing, he didn't want to set a policy that Lincoln wouldn't want to enforce. For another thing, his Cabinet was full of southerners -- some of whom walked out as their home states rejected the Union.

The thing is, as the CSA organized armies and began building up defenses, the USA did nothing. A common assumption across the CSA was that "the Yankees won't fight." The CSA thought it could do anything with impunity, and it did. In my opinion, this is one reason the Civil War actually became so long and bloody.

See any parallels as the Comrade just doesn't know what to do, which way to go, while the Taliban steps up its own activity?

'Course, according to the Comrade's world view, everyone in the world really just wants to be friends, so what the heck do we have to worry about? According to his world view, there's no fundamental reason to fight anyone. More like we should invite them over a barbecue. Then there would be world peace.

The Comrade apparently doesn't have the guts to stand up for one side or the other -- reinforce and support our troops, or bring them home. He doesn't want to piss off anyone on either side. He might lose more love.

Yet his indecision doesn't make him attractive; it only makes him look weak. And makes the US look weak, and will only attract more and heavier attacks. "Yankees won't fight" and all that....

While this might look like some kind of half-assed Nobel-Peace-Award-oriented diplomacy to the Comrade, it only looks like opportunity to our ruthless opponents. And they may be right.

Meanwhile back at the Capitol Hill ranch.... several greedy pigs in congress are looting a defense bill that would fund operations and maintenance of US troops. Trying to get the names right.... Kerry, Inouye, Landrieu, and Vitter are hoping to peel off a few billion dollars designated for the military to build museums and other silly crap in their home districts. The Twit Sisters from Maine -- Snowe and Collins -- are trying to grab a few millions for "Humvee maintenance," so long as it takes place in Maine.

Good grief! $878 billion in the so-called Stimulus bill, and another $410 billion in pure pork a couple weeks later, and these hogs at the trough in DC are still rooting around for more. When unemployment is approaching 10% nationwide with very little hope for recovery.

Who the hell are these people and how did they get into office? Why have these rapacious slobs been given the authority to run my country? They very obviously are lacking not only the brains department, but also have no sense of ethics or honor. Kinda like robbing a corpse before it's cold.

H-m-m-m-m-m. What would Lincoln do?