I liked Obama’s speech tonight. I thought he did a good job of threading the needle between his Democratic colleagues, who want the Taliban to win, and the majority of Americans who want us to win. Of course George W. Bush is the reason that we are faced with this dilemma, and I thought Obama was quite magnanimous in not mentioning him by name, while making it clear that everything is his fault.
I caught a little bit of Chris Matthew’s show on MSNBC. He was wondering why on earth the President chose to deliver his address in “the enemy camp“, i.e., an audience of West Point cadets. An excellent question, I thought. Just another example of Obama’s endearing naiveté. All in all, a stirring call to temporary (as of July 2011) arms. I only wish my long vanished youth would permit me to answer it.
I think you need to settle down and smell the loving aromas that lurk in your kitchen and bedroom…
Killing for Peace is so passe!