I have so much I want to talk about here but every day it seems some politician or the Administration comes out with such an absurd remark, thought, behavior, or opinion I simply have to respond. So the most recent distraction to holding the government and the military accountable for the terrorist attack on Fort Hood is politicians coming out and questioning how Maj. Hasan was able to purchase a hand gun and that again we need to revisit stricter controls on guns. The ever eloquent Chuck Schummer is leading the charge with his wondering out loud about how Hasan was able to purchase a hand gun. Good Lord Chuckie buy a clue. I know you are really not as totally stupid as you make yourself appear. What you need to understand is neither is the American public. Federal law requires a background check on any one purchasing a hand gun in any state! You are aware of this I hope. So the question really is this: Why was there nothing in Hasan's background check that would preclude him from purchasing a hand gun? He, after all, is an active duty Major in the Armed Forces of the United States! Oh. While we are on this topic let's not forget the top general of the army, General Casey, hopes a bigger tragedy, the "diversity" of the military, will not be a result of this (minor)tragedy (the terrorist attack that killed 13 American soldiers on an American base)!
The politicians, and I certainly include the idiot General Casey in this category, need to take some extra courses in taking responsibility and being accountable for one's actions or inaction. The Army and the FBI were both aware of Hasan's behaviors and his being in contact via email with a known terrorist in Yemen. Yet Hasan continued to be promoted, to Major no less. The line currently is there was just not enough evidence to move forward with any investigation. WHAT!?! An active duty Army Major in direct contact with a known Al Qeda terrorist is not enough reason to pursue an investigation? You have got to be joking right? The FBI, the Army, the politicians are taking this line because there are national security issues behind the cover up for Major Hasan right? They were letting this terrorist go because they were trailing and watching him to get to the top Al Qeda operatives right? I'm sorry but I just simply have to call bullshit all the way around! Everyone in the government from the top down completely blew this situation from the very onset and now no one wants to take responsibility or be accountable! Instead of owning the multitude of mistakes made, it is better and more convenient to try and avert the attention of the public for the need of stricter gun control. If we had extensive gun control, this tragedy would not have occurred. PLEASE! If all of the government entities and officials had done their jobs and been more concerned with national security and less concerned with political correctness, this would have never happened in the first place. If the government entities and officials had done their jobs in the first place, Maj. (terrorist) Hasan would never have been able to pass any background check and been allowed to purchase a hand gun.
My hope from this egregious and unnecessary terrorist attack is for every American citizen to finally understand the inherent danger of putting political correctness before our national and personal security. What is worse; to have a serious concern about an individual and not voice your concerns for fear of being labeled a bigot and having this person murder scores of innocent Americans or speaking out boldly against political correctness and voice your concerns? I would rather loose a job for "creating a hostile work environment" than have to live the rest of my life knowing my inaction and fear of the political correctness police cost even one person their life. I feel deeply for the individuals who encountered this terrorist and were afraid to come forward for fear of retribution from the correctness police. This time it is not your fault and you are not to blame. The appropriate agencies and individuals were aware of the terrorist and chose not to act. By speaking up in that environment you would have been criticized and cajoled. But let us all learn a valuable lesson here and ignore the political gibberish of people like Chuck Schummer and General Casey. Speak out boldly. Speak the truth. Do not let the bureaucrats control your better judgement and our national and personal security. As is clear in this situation, they are paralyzed in their rhetoric as it is and will continue to side step and blame rather than take the responsibility that is theirs and theirs alone!
Amendment 2
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
That's it. That's all there is to it. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Politicians opposing this right have tried for decades to come up with open ended interpretations of this amendment that would allow the removal or significant infringement on this right. An armed populace is a secure populace. An armed populace is able to defend against tyranny and those threatening the security of individuals and the nation. Don't be fooled by any political argument that this amendment is outdated or needing revision. The amendment was purposely put in place to safeguard society and our national interests. Had the government and the multitude of bureaucrats done their jobs concerning the terrorist Hasan, we would not be having this discussion at all. Political correctness plays a much greater role in the murders at Fort Hood than any issue of gun control. We have to start holding our elected officials and all the bureaucrat's accountable for their actions and inaction's and quit allowing them to blame and side step the real issues pointing at their overall incompetence. If any of us, regular citizens, performed our job duties as poorly and as ineptly as our elected officials, we would be terminated and standing in the unemployment line. Private industry doesn't accept excuses for poor performance. Why should we excuse our elected officials for their failures and extremely poor job performance? I have heard it said the only job in the country where you can be wrong all the time and still keep your job is to be a weather forecaster. Seems the politicians are in this category as well.
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