Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Seventeen – Dissention With-in the Ranks

“Be careful of the feet you step on today, as they may be connected to the butt you have to kiss tomorrow”. Military Saying

All in favor of water boarding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi say Aye, all opposed?

In our relentless search for truth and knowledge, Thoughts of Obama from Bama has concluded the only sure fire way to obtain the truth from our illustrious Speaker of the House about what she knew concerning CIA Enhanced Interrogation Techniques briefings she attended is to strap her to the nearest available board and commence with the generous pouring of water. This public water boarding should be televised during prime time so the whole country can see if the person who is constitutionally designated as third in line to the Presidency is worthy of our trust or condemnation.

During the course of the last several weeks, Madame Speaker has given at least five different versions of what she was told by the CIA. Her recollection of events has been so inconsistent and unsubstantiated not even her fellow comrades at the New York Times are buying her story. In an effort to clarify her position, the Speaker held a press conference last week that turned into one of the most bizarre public spectacles witnessed in these parts in a long time.

Visibly shaken, Speaker Pelosi fumbled, mumbled and stumbled her way through a performance that had her supporters run like a scalded dog for cover. Shuffling back and forth from behind the podium; attempting to stick closely to her notes but frequently losing her place; speaking with irregular and nonsensical inflection; constantly making frantic arm and hand gestures; and shrieking like a Howler monkey Ms Pelosi’s might as well have had “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” tattooed on her pointy little forehead.

In addition to all of her previously mentioned antics the Speaker stated the following:"We were not, I repeat, were not told that water boarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used. What they did tell us is that they had some legislative counsel -- the Office of Legislative Counsel opinions that they could be used, but not that they would”. "Further" she said, "the point was that if and when they would be used, they could brief Congress at that time...My experience was they did not tell us they were using that, flat out. And any contention to the contrary is simply not true." When asked point blank if the CIA had lied to her the Speaker of the House, the third highest ranked official in the US Government, literally two heartbeats away from the presidency, responded by saying the CIA lied in the past, is lying in the present, and generally makes a habit of it. To quote her directly, "They mislead us all the time".

Understandably, the CIA doesn’t take to kindly to false accusations like lying to Congress, which is also a criminal offense, and has pushed backed hard. To his credit, CIA Director Leon Panetta, released a statement suggesting these techniques were most certainly discussed and the Agency’s briefing notes taken at the time along with other participant’s notes and recollections support their position.

Panetta, reasserted the agency's claim verbally a few days later stating they told congressional leaders about the use of such methods during a closed-door briefing in September 2002. In support of his employees Panetta went on to say, "It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress, our contemporaneous records from September 2002 indicate that CIA officers briefed truthfully on the interrogation of Abu Zubaida, describing the 'enhanced techniques that had been employed”.

Considering the fact that Pelosi and Panetta go way back, including their days as democrat congressional colleagues from Communist Headquarters West, California, and Panetta’s Democrat pedigree, including his tenure as Clinton’s Chief of Staff, this fist public sign of dissention with-in the ranks of the Obama Administration and Democrat Congressional leaders is a most encouraging development. Panetta’s public admonishment of Pelosi, which ironically could not have happened without presidential approval, will surely empower and encourage moderate and those few remaining conservative leaning Dems to reject the president’s more radical, leftwing, Socialist, extremist policy initiatives and programs. (Basically his entire agenda)

The rumblings of additional dissent can already be felt in the Senate, where Democrats have blocked the president’s Executive Order to shut down Gitmo refusing to fund yet to be determined alternatives promised by the White House. Additional voices of dissent have also been heard on both sides of the isle on the subjects of Cap and Trade, Card Check and unsustainable deficit spending.

Who do we have to blame (Thank) for the growing dissention between and with-in the three pillars of the Obama Administration - the Presidency, Democrat controlled Congress and media elite? None other than the President of these here United States himself, Barack Husain Obama.
The Presidents’ tone, positions, policies and demeanor have all contributed to the discontent and dissention that is spreading like kudzu through the halls of Congress and West Wing of the White House. Conducting himself in the manner of a third world Banana Republic Despot, the President has aggressively pursued the criminalization of his predecessor’s policies and actions with hopes of discrediting and even imprisoning his political rivals. A classic Socialist/Marxist/Leninist revolutionary tactic he must of picked up while hanging with his political soul mates Fidel, Danny Ortega and Hue Chavez.

Releasing Top Secret classified CIA documents for no other reason but to politically embarrass W, Cheney and other Bush administration officials is not only inexcusable but has also provided aid and comfort to our Jihadist enemies. Leaving the door open to prosecute these folks for war crimes and initially agreeing to release incriminating photos of alleged US interrogation abuses (although he has reversed his position on this issue, for now anyway, under the threat of being water boarded himself by his own military Chiefs of Staff) has further empowered and encouraged his fanatic, left wing, Socialist comrades to act irresponsibly and with total disregard of our country’s best interest.

President Obama’s champion in Congress, someone he still publicly endorses and embraces, the person who is spearheading the bloodless coup on the Hill to transform our great Republic into a communal; socialist; secular progressive; passivist; third world country; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, either needs to produce the evidence supporting her accusations that the CIA lied or resign and rejoin her comrades back at the commune in San Francisco. As this would be an act requiring honor, integrity, and courage any movement on her part in this direction is highly unlikely.

Ms. Pelosi owes the CIA, her colleagues in Congress and “We the People” an apology and a letter of resignation for lying about matters of national security and for advocating her boneheaded, radical, socialist agenda. If she doesn’t go quietly we always have the option of finding a board and turning on the faucet just to provide a little incentive to motivate the Speaker to do the right thing.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes