When I read about the airstrike in Pakistan that killed 18 (including “five foreign militants,” AKA “terrorists”, and I suppose 13 “others”), I thought oh no, something is wrong. With Obama as our President no “others” are supposed to be killed in these episodes. How could this happen?
Then I had another thought, which is that with the successful airstrikes over the past few months, we must be getting much better target-identifying intelligence in the region. And how many of these targets can there be? After yesterday’s successful mission, can the eliminaiton of Usama bin Laden be far behind?
Now I would be delighted to see Usama captured and another blow struck to al Qaida. But wouldn’t that be a stick in the eye of Mr. Bush, and a huge coup for President Obama? Wouldn’t it vindicate the softer, gentler action against terrorism that he has proposed?
Based on this line of reasoning, I will venture a prediction: UBL will be eliminated or captured within six weeks.
Come up with your own predictions and consider this an open thread.
Steve Maley
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
Arizonans, Please start a Recall McCain campaign
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 3:49PM EST (link)and, short of that, what COMPLETE CONSERVATIVES have begun campaigns to overthrow him for the ticket in the Primaries!?!? A single candidate must be rallied behind by then so as to NOT scatter votes but concentrate as many of them behind that single challenger to McCain.
Also, I hope you AZans are all writing McCain and asking him to RETIRE IMMEDIATELY!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Not gonna happen.
mbecker908 (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:21PM EST (link)1. There are no Republicans with statewide name recognition other than Jon Kyl. I would bet that 2/3 of the state couldn’t name our Republican replacement for Janet.
2. Thanks to the migration from California, AZ isn’t all that conservative.
3. JD Hayworth’s name has been mentioned as a primary opponent. He’d get massacred. JD’s had his 15 minutes of fame and he’ll never get elected in AZ again. People generally don’t like him personally. The only real “conservatives” around, guys like Shadegg or Flake, wouldn’t get 25% of the vote in a primary. They aren’t really known outside their districts (which are significantly more conservative than the state as a whole) and they couldn’t keep up with McCain’s money raising ability. Plus, we’d probably lose another House seat.
4. There is no democrat with statewide name recognition who will offer McCain any competition in 2010 unless Janet resigns and moves back to AZ (she’d have a reasonable longshot). Thus, McCain would be free to spend his megabuck campaign fund on a primary battle and nobody could match his money.
5. There are exactly two media markets in AZ: Phoenix & Tucson. The newspapers in both markets would support McCain in the primary and the AZ Republic (Phoenix) would likely support him in the general while the Tucson Star would likely support any pseudo-Marxist.
John McCain will be a US Senator representing the DC Beltway for as long as he wants to be. Just like his kitten Lindsey Graham.
couldn't let me dream awhile, could you (nt)
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:29PM EST (link).
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Believe me JLD...
mbecker908 (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:55PM EST (link)Seeing McCain get tossed would really make my day. I’ve lived in Phoenix since ’93 and I’ve never voted for McCain in a statewide election. I absolutely detest the SOB.
Reality is a hard handmaiden.
There has to be somebody!!!!!
Kayla Friday, January 23rd at 9:29PM EST (link)Is there not some rich conservative business man in AZ who could challenge him?
There has to be somebody!!!!!
Kayla Friday, January 23rd at 9:29PM EST (link)Is there not some rich conservative business man in AZ who could challenge him?
Pray the AZ Cardinals win the SuperBowl... then....
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:28PM EST (link)maybe we can get Kurt Warner to run for the US Senate! I think he just might be willing to Serve his Country in the name of the Lord against the False God Obama!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
In a word... No. nt
mbecker908 (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:36PM EST (link)That would be wonderful...
liberalrepublican (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:08PM EST (link)If it happens with in 6 weeks, clearly, GW Bush deserves the bulk of the credit.
But if Bin Laden is swinging from the end of a rope, I don’t care if who gets credit.
It will be a great day.
“Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. … including extensive freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market or mixed economy”
Consider the motion seconded
DRP Friday, January 23rd at 4:43PM EST (link)Frankly, I don’t care who gets the credit. If Monica Lewinsky and Lewis Farrakhan come riding into Kandahar with bin Laden hogtied in the back of their Prius, more power to them.
That's one mental image I don't want to ever see again..........
Kenny Solomon (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:14PM EST (link)……unless Monica’s in the blue dress, that is.
Cheers !
LMAO,
Wayne (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 7:06PM EST (link)wow, what an image.
I’ll take “How long did the O keep UBL on ice” for $1000 Alex.
“Hell, these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal, and took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain’t s–t”. Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC, Deputy CG, First MEF
And if Bin Hiding, I mean Bin Laden, is caught
JustLeaveMeAlone (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:11PM EST (link)or better yet, killed, will it be found that the intelligence leading to his targeting came from Gitmo and those nasty torturers there?
And since we are now a nice and ethical nation again (try not to gag), should we capture Sheik-Been-Hiding, will we sit him in a nice comfy armchair, pour him a nice single malt, and ask him politely, if he isn’t too tired or anything, to have a chat with us?
Personally, I hope now that we are enlightened, ethical, and nice, that we just kill the M*F* outright and let Allah figure out what to do with his sorry a$$.
“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” Thomas Jefferson
It would not surprise me
izoneguy (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:21PM EST (link)if “Bin Laden” was “killed”. They will do some foresenics and claim that they got him. But we will never have 100% verifible proof.
Obama will pull crap like this. Bush never would. This is the change Obama was talking about.
The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.
Wow! An AE open Thread? Count me in.
Marcus_Traianus (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 4:53PM EST (link)I would just talk superfluously and nonsensically about the weather just to participate. But I will add something material to the conversation.
Obama will never be able to claim his policies resulted in the killing or capture of Obama. It has been the long road and Bush policies that resulted in determined, unrelenting pursuit. Just ask the guys overseas how long this has been part of their objectives. I doubt the retort will be “since January 20th”.
Pre-election, Obama preached starting a war to pursue our goal of killing terrorists inside Pakistan. He then demurred and dissembled- big surprise.
Bush preached steady, measured engagement of Pakistan with increasing pressure inside the border post Musharraf. That opportunity only arose due to his departure and the turmoil ensuing after the Bhutto assassination. Something about slow and steady wins the race comes to mind.
Now we have the Commander in Clown suit claiming OBL sucking up an LGB as a victory? Hardly, we gets the prize for being the ACLU-Terrorist Advocate in Chief for his opening act GITMO insanity (I hope they move them into Chicago-BTW) and suspension of trials for WTC perp’s and other assorted killers. SUre- want to bet they have buttons that say Yes, We Can”?
“Both of our political parties, at least the honest portion of them, agree conscientiously in the same object—the public good; but they differ essentially in what they deem the means of promoting that good. One side believes it best done by one composition of the governing powers; the other, by a different one. One fears most the ignorance of the people; the other, the selfishness of rulers independent of them. Which is right, time and experience will prove.”.Thomas Jefferson
I beg to disagree
Beaglescout (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:19PM EST (link)Obama is claiming the results of the surge for Democrats who forced a change in strategy. I think you underestimate the degradations the media are willing to suffer at the whim of Obama in order to support the Marxist vision they believe he will carry out.
Obama will claim everything good that happens now for himself, and will blame every problem and setback on George Bush and/or Rush Limbaugh. No media weasel will call him on it, because he is special.
“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
Prediction: Michelle will say something dumb again
icbm (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:07PM EST (link)That’s the best I can do with the predictions section of tonight’s open thread
She’s not quite as bad as Kerry’s wife, but she certainly has her moments.
I predict that Hillary Clinton will not last through the full term and that Obama will throw a cabinet level person under the bus within the first 12 months
JSobieski (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:10PM EST (link).
My rules of the road for primary season.
Rule #1: Vote for YOUR first choice in the primaries
Rule #2: Vote for the R in the general.
Rule #3: Don’t let anyone convince you to violate Rule #1 or Rule #2
Rule #4: When in a center-right argument, reaffirm Rules #1-#3–it will help us all to get along better.
Rule #5: If you are using the language of the left, you probably aren’t furthering conservativism
Rule #6: The priority is issues first, candidates second, and supporters third. Nobody is bigger than the issues. Conversely, if you spend your time focusing on supporters, you are wasting everyone’s time.
STOP THE MADNESS!
A reduction in the rate of spending increases is NOT a cut!
In-state tuition for illegals is NOT amnesty!
Requiring someone to pay their medical bills is NOT an individual mandate!
Reducing tax rates is NOT a tax increase!
Let's hope that person is Eric Holder and it happens much sooner than 12 months........ nt
Kenny Solomon (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:15PM EST (link)Hoping and predicting are different things
JSobieski (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:20PM EST (link)For some reason, I think Obama will be loyal to Holder. A President who worked as a lawyer wouldn’t take his attorney-general pick lightly.
If we are going for hope, I hope Obama is visited by the ghosts of Washington, Lincoln, and Reagan
My rules of the road for primary season.
Rule #1: Vote for YOUR first choice in the primaries
Rule #2: Vote for the R in the general.
Rule #3: Don’t let anyone convince you to violate Rule #1 or Rule #2
Rule #4: When in a center-right argument, reaffirm Rules #1-#3–it will help us all to get along better.
Rule #5: If you are using the language of the left, you probably aren’t furthering conservativism
Rule #6: The priority is issues first, candidates second, and supporters third. Nobody is bigger than the issues. Conversely, if you spend your time focusing on supporters, you are wasting everyone’s time.
STOP THE MADNESS!
A reduction in the rate of spending increases is NOT a cut!
In-state tuition for illegals is NOT amnesty!
Requiring someone to pay their medical bills is NOT an individual mandate!
Reducing tax rates is NOT a tax increase!
I keep hoping I'll wake up from this nightmare
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:20PM EST (link)and the Repubs in the Senate will have miraculously grown a pair – and start doing their jobs by successfully thwarting the Holder nomination.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO
I'm with you, EPU. I had a long, busy day and came to the net for
janis (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:50PM EST (link)news and commentary as is my habit. Yet there is nothing here for comfort, no small victories in sight, just desolation as far as the eye can see. Spent the afternoon playing with, and hugging, my 2 and 4 year old grandchildren. Then I come here and feel a boatload of guilt and despair for what they will inherit in the years to come.
We must fight, there is no other choice. And now we must find leaders who know what that word means. To me it means “by any means necessary, no quarter asked, no quarter given.” It occurs to me that those who have fought so hard for freedom over the past 7 ;years are the ones most likely to lead us in this fight. They did not fight for the freedom of those in other countries just so they could come home and find their own homeland in ruins. Besides, with Obama as their new CinC, I’m expecting retirement in record numbers. Much as we need their experience in the field, the field is now here.
Bin Laden is already
Justin_Case (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:19PM EST (link)pushing up daisies.
The audio tapes we have been hearing the last couple of years are performed by the Arab version of Rich Kirby.
Won't happen
Ed54 (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 5:30PM EST (link)UBL has had 8 years to perfect his tradecraft and OPSEC. We’ve been hunting him with Preds for most of that time. If he hasn’t screwed up yet, odds are not likely that he is going to start.
He’s like a rodent in the ground. He’s not coming out unless we somehow radically change the environment to flush him out. That’s what it’s going to take: a big-picture change in the FATA like a decisive invasion by Pakistani troops or a large-scale guerilla warfare campaign waged from across the border. Short of that, UBL stays in his burrow and dies of natural causes. And figure the odds that Obama makes that happen where Bush failed.
“If all men were just, there would be no need of valor.”
- Agesilaus
Or he's already dead
Raven (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 8:40PM EST (link)Can’t forget that possibility…
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Bingo, Raven.
Achance (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 9:00PM EST (link)He’s been dead since Tora Bora. Wouldn’t be surprised if his head is in a jar in Crawford just so GWB can enjoy a good laugh at the stupid s@#t BHO and his weenies say about it.
In Vino Veritas
The bin Laden capture prediction is going against the odds
6eorge Jetson (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:48PM EST (link)Osama Bin Laden to be captured/neutralised by 31 Mar 2009
BinLaden
Dencal26 Friday, January 23rd at 6:58PM EST (link)If Obama got BinLaden in 6 weeks you can pass me some Koolaid cause I will be an Obamacan.
Obama and Osama...
CJB68 Friday, January 23rd at 8:17PM EST (link)Obama will still be issuing executive orders that effectively make another 9/11 (or worse!) possible; Osama’s been pushing up daisies since ’02 (per Justin_Case) but his gang’s going to still be playing hide-n-seek in some caves at the Pakistan/Afghanistan border until our boys are called back home.
Delusional and Arrogant. The Modern Democratic Philosophy.
Obama: Quit Listening to Rush Limbaugh if You Want to Get Things Done
speciallist (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:52PM EST (link)It’s only been 2 days….holy cow, this could be funnerer than the primaries!
President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.
“You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.
Of course, this means war
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 10:58PM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
Heh, GC
DONTREADONME (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:01PM EST (link)You ever come across that looney toons gremlin slamming the block buster bomb with a mallet. That would be appropriate for the Obama’s invoking of Rush Limbaugh.
Daffy Duck still lurking about with beak backwards
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:17PM EST (link)I don’t recall the gremlin/Mallet
But Rush did refer yesterday to an Obama statement during the campaign that I have highlighted several times that he may use the “local content” reg to shush rush.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
Hey Money....hare it is!
speciallist (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:24PM EST (link)u da best man - thanks - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:27PM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
DonTread!!...lol...this is great!
speciallist (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:28PM EST (link)lol
Great Stuff...
DONTREADONME (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:31PM EST (link)I had a picture of that little guy in my lab. He explains all of the Global Warming miscalculations.
'llist found it! - agreed - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:29PM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
'llist found it! - agreed - nt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:29PM EST (link)Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
“One man with courage makes a majority.” – Andrew Jackson
Oh, I don't think so
woodsman (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:08PM EST (link)I’m not turning Rush off for him.
proving one thing we all thought
Beaglescout (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:12PM EST (link)Q: How do you know what is the right thing to do?
A: Listen to what Obama says and do the opposite.
Bipartisanship is surrender!
“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
I like the answer
woodsman (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:19PM EST (link)My mom always said I did that naturally any way, so it takes no effort on my part to do the opposite of what The One wants!
Let's just pray that he doesn't turn Rush off for us.
Praying (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:16PM EST (link)n/t
No!!!11!1!!1!1! The Bilderbergers are coming
Obama was right, in a way
scottbomb (Diary) Friday, January 23rd at 11:18PM EST (link)If they listen to Rush and take his advice, Obama can’t get anything done.
www.HowObamaGotElected.com
“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of ‘liberalism’, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.” – Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948