Bin Laden and looking at 2012
I watched with the rest of the nation Sunday night as we learned that Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces in a town just north of Islamabad, Pakistan. My group, All Patriots Media, was hearing rumors about Bin Laden’s death before the announcement by the major networks, but the confirmation really made it hit home. The man who masterminded 9/11 is dead. I don’t celebrate his death, but I shed no tears for this murderous scumbag.
The death of Bin Laden may indeed unify the country. Certainly, there can be no doubt that our military is the best in the world. That Navy Seals may be the toughest men on earth. And I would be remiss to not say “well done” to President Obama for allowing the operation to commence. It is a sentiment that has been expressed by near everyone across the nation.
Yet, how can I believe the unifying of the nation will last? I would love it to. I would love to be able to see the country move forward in the recognition that there are evil people who must be dealt with, that America is exceptional, that freedom and liberty are better than tyranny, that the American ethic of never give up, of personal responsibility, of love of country would become the watchwords of the nation.
But the real world stops for no one. Even in the President’s address to the nation, I found his words to ring somewhat…not hollow, but shallow. It was about him, not about the troops. It was about him, not about the nation. I will be watching it many more times over the next few days, analyzing it. And it is stunning how stark the contrast is between his words and those of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. I am not a fan of hers, nor her policies, but her speech on Monday morning was, in a word, presidential. It was a speech that extolled the strength of the military, the greatness of the American people and that we are an exceptional nation.
And soon, the feeling of some type of closure will subside, and the realities of a nation will resume. We are a great nation, and I love this country. But we are a nation in massive debt, a nation that refuses to protect its borders, a nation that is moving too far to the left via Obamacare and the Dodd-Frank legislation. Bin Laden is dead, and I hope it means the nearby end of terrorism, but it changes nothing about the reality of our nation and the election of 2012.
Obama Must Not Win!
***UPDATED*** Barbara Walters proves the point. The race for 2012 is back on the front page.
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