Count Me As Skeptical

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama recast the U.S. fight against terrorism as no longer a "boundless global war" but a targeted effort to dismantle specific extremist networks.

He said America was at a "crossroads" and should no longer see it as a "self-defeating" perpetual fight, but one that must at some point end, "like all wars."

Obama said "the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on a path to defeat,'' but its affiliates elsewhere pose dangers. He also touched on new overseas and homegrown threats, and explained publicly the use of drones against terror suspects overseas.

For some reason I'm not grasping this.  I do agree the perpetual war agenda is self-defeating, ridiculous and very costly.  But I fail to see how "affiliates else pose dangers" as a refocus of the war is any different in the long term, perpetually speaking of course.

No doubt the Obama administration has waged a much more effective war against al Qeada.  There's no comparing Bush's invasion of a country with nothing to do with 9/11 to Obama locating and killing bin Laden.  No comparison whatsoever.  With that said, the war on terrorism has never been a struggle of military might.  It's always been a struggle of thoughts, ideas, and modernization. Let's hope another refocus of this 12 year war is finally defined in such terms.

They Said It...

This week's account of normal everyday Republican patriot speech

• Republican Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros: “This is what is happening to our press! This is Obama’s America! It’s like the Soviet Union.  He said he would change the country. He said it. And a lot of people voted for him.  And if you see any of those people today, do me a favor, punch them in the face.”

• Republican Alex Jones: "of course there's weather weapon stuff going on -- we had floods in Texas like fifteen years ago, killed thirty-something people in one night. Turned out it was the Air Force."

• Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN): “For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat.”

• Republican Pete Santilli: I want to shoot [Clinton] right in the vagina and I don't want her to die right away

First Black President Jinx

In 1993 Republicans claimed there would be no way Bill Clinton would get re-elected.  Back then, Republicans argued, Dems had stolen the election by implanting Ross Perot-- and also because the Clintons were murdering people that disagreed with them.  When in 1996 Clinton easily coasted to re-election and had successfully turned the economy around, Republicans still claimed that he wasn't a real president and was going to destroy the country.  So, just like all good and faithful patriots do, they created controversy after controversy to bring down his presidency.  We all forget, they came very close to doing so.

Fast forward to today.  Very similar situations.  A Democratic president stuck to clean up the economic mess his very unpopular Republican predecessor left for him.  And don't forget the constant crying of Republicans calling him a fake president that wants to destroy America.  It's all very similar.  Just like in 1997, when Republicans couldn't win at the ballot, they sought to remove from office a popular president by creating scandal after scandal.  Except this time there's a problem.  Rush Limbaugh, the leader of the GOP, concludes it's impossible to remove the first black president of the Untied States.  This really has to throw a wrench in their plans.

They Stole the Election

Good ole fat boy Alex Jones.  He never lets me down.  He's easier to predict than the sun rising in the morning.

Jones during a phone interview with Gun-boy Lovers of America:

"They stole the election. That’s what I’m worried about, Larry,” Jones told Pratt. “There’s so much election fraud now. They’re about to legalize the 30 million illegals. But they know this is their last shot, because America is starting to wake up.”

Stole the election? Of course the Dems stole the election. That's the only way we can win. Obama did it by sending the IRS after right wing Tea Bagger groups and by skewing the polls, and by dispatching his Black Panthers to guard the polls, and by intimidating the media to not report anything negative.  Thank you Alex Jones for being so right all the time.

Presumably, the Dems wanting to legalize 30 million illegals is so we can guarantee our future dictatorship for years to come.  It's our only shot, like Alex says.  Because we all know the only people who vote Demcoratic are non-Americans.  Wheeee!!

Rand Paul Knows There's a Memo Somewhere

Rand Paul claims he knows there's a written memo somewhere containing policy to go after "conservative groups" by the IRS.

Sure the IRS applied extra scrutiny to conservative political groups seeking 501 status.  But they applied the same extra attention to liberal groups too.  They should to all political groups.

When asked how he knew of such a memo, Randy responded:  "I don't know if that comes from a policy, but that's what's being reported in the press and reported orally. I haven't seen a policy statement, but I think we need to see that."

By "press" he means Fox News, Drudge, and Alex Jones.  And by "orally" he means within Republican circles.  Let's face it, everything else is pure liberal bias under orders by Obama to not report anything negative.  There's a village full of idiots and Randy Paul is their leader.

Congressional GOP Has Known About IRS Tea Bagger Scrutiny Since Last July

"Republicans in Congress have known that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asked additional questions of some tea party groups seeking tax exempt status since last July, only recently raising the issue as a matter of controversy according to documents released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform."

It's also important to mention that many liberal leaning political groups were also targeted for extra scrutiny by the IRS.  But that's okay because liberal groups hate America.

Also, one huge item that is getting over looked in this whole mess is why and how can political groups be considered "social welfare" organizations by the IRS????  They can't.  A Tea Bagger group is in no way a "social welfare" organization that should receive 501 status by the IRS.  And neither is any liberal group either.  Their sole purpose for existence is political action.  None of them should ever get a charity classification by the government, ever.