Did Obama somehow intern for Neville Chamberlain?

Contrast Cheney and Obama’s reactions to the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day. Obama conveniently scheduled remarks three days after the event between golf and snorkeling in Hawaii despite complaints of how tiring it is to be President.  Had Bush done that, there would have been hell to pay.

Cheney is completely accurate with his analysis that Obama is busying living in Rainbow and Unicorn land:

“As I’ve watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. He seems to think if he has a low-key response to an attempt to blow up an airliner and kill hundreds of people, we won’t be at war. He seems to think if he gives terrorists the rights of Americans, lets them lawyer up and reads them their Miranda rights, we won’t be at war. He seems to think if we bring the mastermind of Sept. 11 to New York, give him a lawyer and trial in civilian court, we won’t be at war.

One year into his presidency, it’s obvious that this is not a man capable of making a tough decision. This is a man who wants to be a celebrity in the White House, not the Commander-In-Chief and protector of this nation. Ignoring problems does not make them go away. I agree with Ed Morrissey on Obama’s true aim:

In his statement, Cheney goes beyond Obama’s performance this week to make an entirely different point than just incompetence.  In fact, Cheney believes that Obama’s response fits a pattern that has a rational purpose, which is to move America away from a war mentality entirely and bring the effort against al-Qaeda into the law-enforcement realm instead.

Cheney is right about this pattern. By changing the perspective from radical-suicide-bombers-determined-to-destroy-us to misguided misanthropes, he can adjust the playing field to his terms. Surely it’s our fault the terrorists are angry. After all, Obama’s found a way to blame America for every other problem in the world.

Rather, Obama’s endgame is to turn America into a larger version of a socialized European nation. He can accomplish this by downplaying just how evil the bad guys are. “Golly, if they get Miranda Rights and are tried in civil court, just how different can they be from you and me?”

When Americans feel safer on defense and foreign policy issue, Obama can focus more on his domestic policies, which are traditionally a Democratic strength. As long as terrorism remains a viable threat in this country, Americans will demand a strong military and intelligence community. That’s funding that Obama doesn’t’ get to spend on health care, education or the Big Government Program of the Week. It also makes him appear weaker since even hardened liberals are questioning his response.

Quite simply, Obama thinks he can PR us out of a global war on terror. If he ignores it, the press ignores it and — at least  theoretically — the American people ignore it. Sorry, Mr. Obama. In this case, I don’t think even Nick Naylor could make the terrorists look warm and fuzzy.

Overall, last night was a big victory for conservatives. It’s nice to be back in a red state again.

Living in Northern Virgina, I’m most surprised that Ken Cuccinelli won the attorney general race. Cuchinelli ran as a staunch conservative. (He used a Gadsden flag as his campaign logo!) My lovely voting district in Alexandria went 70% for Creigh Deeds. My neighbors knowingly voted for someone who said he would support tax increases. That is mind-boggling to me. However, when you live in a re-vitalized, artsy neighborhood, it’s not unexpected.

I hope conservatives realize that we aren’t going to coast to victory next year. Unless Democrats remain clueless and continue shoving health care and cap & trade down our throats, 2010 will still be a difficult battle. Today, Ed Morrissey at Hot Air wrote about rapid fall of Obama:

Obama will still be president for another three years, but the mystique is gone. New Jersey just taught Democrats in Congress a big lesson — Obama can’t get them re-elected. Being the President’s “partner” on his radical agenda is not a winning position; it wasn’t for Corzine in what should have been a secure blue state, and it certainly won’t be in moderate or conservative districts and states held by Democrats in the House and Senate.

That is a huge blow to Obama and his agenda, as Democrats now have to consider unpopular bills for ObamaCare and cap-and-trade in an entirely new light. If they fall in behind Obama instead of listening to their constituents, they will find themselves in retirement after the 2010 midterms. That’s the big lesson, and it will not be lost on moderate Democrats.

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