The Anchoress Muses on JFK Terror Plot, Bush, Reagan and Thompson
Her thoughts on the JFK Terrorist plot and the likely response from the left blogosphere is spot-on:
I think the left has a very amusing take on all of this: There is no such thing as terrorist plots - they’re just Bush constructs meant to raise his poll numbers.
See, if a terror plot is thwarted, it’s because it wasn’t really a serious plot, it was just a haphazard idea that would have gone nowhere, and Bush is wrong to pimp it as news. In fact, the news broadcasts shouldn’t even be reporting on it, because it’s just Bushian propaganda.
But if a terror plot succeeds, it’s either because Bush wanted it to succeed - to acquire power and take over the country - or it’s because Bush wasn’t paying attention, because he’s an inept moron.
Let’s pray none of the plots succeed and we won’t have to see the finger of blame being pointed toward the White House.
She then answers those who question her on Reagan’s immigration “solution” over 20 years ago.
I think Reagan was a realist, but when he declared amnesty he should have done something about security and enforcement 20 years ago, which only highlights that the problem is of illegal immigration long standing and that no president knew how to tackle it.
I also think that people change. Are you the same person you were 20 years ago? I’m not. You can’t tell how anyone - or any immigrant - is going to turn out 20 years after you admit him to the country. So what, then? Should we just disallow all immigrants because someday, in 20 years, one of them might become a terrorist?
Someday, in 20 years one of them might become something great, too.
This was in response to someone stating the Reagan immigration bill gave citizenship to one of the JFK terrorists.
This little tidbit from the Anchoress has me wondering. I don’t see Fred Thompson as being slick, but we’ll only know that if and when he actually gets into the contest.
So far, all I see in Thompson is that he’s too slick by half, capable of playing with people’s heads, and that he’s fond of cigars…in all of that, he reminds me more of Bill Clinton than Ronald Reagan.
I must admit with the way he has been playing around with announcing or not announcing his candidacy he seems to be playing around with our heads.
He’s no Ronald Reagan and anyone who expects him to be is going to be disappointed for those who loved Reagan and for those who hated him.
By the way, tomorrow is the third anniversary of the death of this wonderful man. The third anniversary of the day he was set free from the bondage of his own mind being destroyed by Alzheimer’s.
Written by ~J~
The Anchoress Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 12:30 pmVisit The Anchoress
J - that video response to Michael Moore of Thompsons…slick. Bill Clinton would have loved it and would have done it himself had youtube existed. Which means they’re both smart, too. But slick.
~J~ Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 7:13 pmVisit ~J~
Can’t argue with that, A.
Cal Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 8:29 pmVisit Cal
You might want to research the process you have to go through to ignite jet fuel. You might find that these men were idiots just like the pizza delivery men that wanted to attack the base.
I don’t think it has anything to do with the left or right. The point is that homeland security should have known and told us that this plan was a farce.
~J~ Says:
June 4th, 2007 at 9:06 pmVisit ~J~
Already checked it out, Cal, and found that it can be capped off and not necessarily spread any further. This doesn’t mitigate what their intent was though.
Guss Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 5:33 amVisit Guss
I’ll bet you that after or before the next Democratic debate that there will be another terror plot exposed. This is getting old. Like the boy that cried wolf.
Guss Says:
June 5th, 2007 at 5:35 amVisit Guss
We are turning into a bunch of cowering cowards. Come on people. We are Americans. Act like it.