Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The joke's on us

Obama is apparently considering John "How to Marry Your Way to Success!" Kerry for Secretary of Defense.

What next? Michael Moore to take charge of the school lunch program? Eva Longoria appointed to the Supreme Court? Bill Ayers to head up the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

The other day, Bob Belvedere cited an observation from the late Jaques Barzun: "When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent." The recent election reflected heaping helpings of both futility and absurdity. The federal government, and a huge swath of the American electorate, can no longer be considered serious about their responsibility for the nation's future - which makes for dangerous times, indeed.

Unrelated update: Is there anybody in uniform who hasn't been sending emails to Jill Kelley?
In a new twist to the Gen. David Petraeus sex scandal, the Pentagon said Tuesday that the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who is said to have received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell, the woman with whom Petraeus had an extramarital affair.

Unrelated update II: Unpaid social liaising, illustrated.

9 comments:

rinardman said...

What next?

Hey, don't give'em any ideas.

JeffS said...

I suspect that appointing Lurch as SecDef is yet another way of President Zero giving our military The Finger.

As for the sex scandal, one of the posters at Ace of Spades said this isn't a love triangle, it's a love Pentagon.

Yojimbo said...


20,000 to 30,000 docs!

Remember that during this time period: An Army FOB was overrun with many killed when they received no support. That chopper with SEALs 6 and many others went down. Our embassy in Kabul, along with other agencies was attacked. A base was attcked with the loss of a significant percentage of Marine strike aircraft damaged or destroyed. Terrorist infiltrators in uniform killing Americans has increased dramatically. Our killed and wounded has increased dramatically over this same period.

Maybe the country should avial itself of some fine hemp from Paco Enterprises Fine Hemp and Yardarm subidiary.

Spiny Norman said...

How does one have the time to send 30,000 emails in 2 years? Sumpin' ain't right here...

rinardman said...

Rush: "We've got too many Generals taking orders from their privates."

To quote Paco: Haw!

mojo said...

I dunno, man. Broadwell looks like every crazy female officer I ever met, Kelly is a socialite, Petraeus is toast, and I'm wondering who the hell is supposed to be telling these mooks to holster their dicks...

Anonymous said...

Deborah Leigh said...John "Winter Soldier" Kerry was unfit to lead then, and nothing has changed. What a slap in the face to the military! He must not get this post!

This "Alice in Wonderland" scene is made crazier by the consideration of Ambassador Price (UN) to replace Hillary!

As for the Petraus "affair". Was Elmo involved? Everyone else seems to be.

Steve Skubinna said...

Um... as a DoD civilian, I'm pretty sure I could, er, step up to the plate. I mean, if it saves just one general or flag officer's career it will have been worth it.

JeffS said...

I already volunteered, Steve.

Someone had to.