On a day when the administration desperately hoped to calm America’s fears that a soft-headed, bumbling raft of politically correct peaceniks had taken over and fallen asleep at the national security switch, there wasn’t much to see in the White House other than bungling of previous bungles.
These guys could not even settle on a time for Obama to address the country without rescheduling four times.
When he finally did speak — in the late afternoon — Obama offered a crushing analysis.
Evaluating all the ways in which his administration failed leading up to the attempted crotch-bombing of a US airliner on Christmas Day, Obama declared it a “systemic failure.”
Yes, indeed.
Far more terrifying was how basic and fundamental these breakdowns were.
In the future, Obama said, “we must follow the leads that we get.”
You think?
“We can’t sit on information that could protect the American people.”
Seriously?
“We must do better in keeping dangerous people off of airplanes.”
You don’t say!
Is anyone else feeling a little less than reassured right about now?
Not that any of this should have come as much of a surprise.
It is certainly not the first piece of evidence that Obama would rather be liked in the world than pursue the tactics proven to beat this evil and unceasing enemy.
Go read the whole thing.
Hat tip to the wife for sending this one my way last week. My bad for not posting it then!