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For months now, Americans have been infuriated that 9-11 terrorist suspects may be tried in New York City. Not only is this in poor taste, but it places havoc in a city that already does not sleep. In a revolation, apparantly Obama has asked for Eric Holder to investigate other areas to try and convict the terrorists. Maybe, Obama is trying to save face? Forget it, it is too late for that.

In a bold move, Republicans are trying to block Federal funds to pay for the 9-11 trials if they are held in New York City. I didn’t know they had it in them, and I would not expect more. The whole entire Congress needs a reset button, no matter which party they claim obedience.

This is another example of how Obama has shown Americans just how idiotic he really is. No one with any sensitivity to NYC would even think of putting a terrorist trial there. If the slow revamping of Manhattan is not enough of a reminder, I do not know what is. Obama just does not understand that the World Trade Center site is sacred and hallowed ground. Placing a terrorist anywhere close to that area is an insult to those who died there. Even if Holder does not have the trial in NYC, Obama’s cowardly message has already been sent. Obama’s actions are like daggars in the hearts of the victims of 9-11-2001.

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For years I have been a traveling professional, spending my time in airplanes several times a week. In that time, I have peered out from the airplane window marveling at the sites. Looking at snow capped mountains thousands of miles above the earth while sipping on soda really puts the miracle of flight into perspective. What I didn’t realize was that the flight was more of a miracle than I knew. An alarming investigation published by USA Today exposes the bad state of repair our airplanes are in.

The first image to my mind is of angels flying in the sky guiding the wings of planes to their destinations. The thousands of flights that were airborne despite maintenance issues certainly had some guiding force to keep them from crashing. Luck alone could not have kept so many planes from meeting certain doom. At thirty thousand feet, there are no such thing as Atheists.

Most certainly, the sixty-five thousand flights that should not have flown are a fraction of the real number that are in need of repair. The investigation revealed that many of the repairs are done by untrained and uncertified staff with incorrect tools. This pretty much reduces the repairs done to nothing more than a jukebox side-smack delivered by the Fonz.

One can quickly scold the airlines. But, the FAA failed, too. The FAA allows the use of local uncertified cowboys to repair airplanes (if the repairs are approved by a certified mechanic). Mechanic unions complain that this sort of outsourcing is lowering the quality of work completed, and putting Americans at risk. I like the idea of certified mechanics – just not Unionized certified mechanics. Unions can breed apathy and complacency. A lazy mechanic that is certified is just as bad as an untrained mechanic in a sweat shop.

Meanwhile, the FAA will continue to act like it is doing something to help keep us safe. But, like a typical government agency it will only attempt to demonize the airlines. Forget about the fact that it is the FAA’s job to monitor and prevent such problems from occurring. The FAA is there to protect us, so when it screws up – well, it does not matter.

While agencies and companies battle over who is the bad guy, I will keep depending on my Angels. The miracle of flight is truly – a miracle.

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Oops. They did it again. America released enemy combatant al Qaeda members from Guantanamo and they tried to kill more Americans. If you missed the in-depth coverage from our elite state media, two terrorists released back in November 2007 were behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up the Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. They have been identified as Guantanamo prisoner #333, Muhamad Attik al-Harbi, and prisoner #372, Said Ali Shari. Our glorious government agreed to release the men after Saudi Arabia accepted them into “art therapy rehab.”

How stupid. Those art schools are full of liberal hippies. Thats like sending a pig into a river of mud.

Even more idiotic is the assumption that closing Guantanamo will keep America safer. Sending enemy combatants back to their terrorist soil will only ignite their efforts to cause harm to Americans by making them survivors of so-called American torture. They will regroup, reload and return to kill. Evidently, terrorists in Yemen do not honor Obama’s world citizenship. Terrorists do not get chill up their legs when hearing Obama speak, either.

How many Americans will die before the Obama administration acknowledges that we are at war? It will be many. The evidence can be seen in his commandment to his government pawns:

I’ve directed my national security team to keep up the pressure on those who would attack our country.

No, Mr. President. Do not put pressure on our enemies! We don’t know what that means, but don’t do it! Sounds too much like torture to me!

Wait a minute. If our security team can contact and put pressure on those who would attack us; then, why are they not locked up somewhere? Why are we allowing potential attackers to continue being a threat to America? That sounds like a security breach to me.

Obama will not get serious about security in the US until many Americans die. Terrorists will continue to attack the US until they send a clear answer to Obama. “Apology accepted, Mr. President.”

Update: Dick Cheney comments on Obama’s refusal to acknowledge we are at war with terrorists.

[W]e are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren’t, it makes us less safe.  Why doesn’t he want to admit we’re at war?  It doesn’t fit with the view of the world he brought with him to the Oval Office.  It doesn’t fit with what seems to be the goal of his presidency — social transformation — the restructuring of American society.

Update:  Dianne Feinstein:  Quantanamo prisoners should not be released.

Guantanamo detainees should not be released to Yemen at this time.

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The latest iteration of a great liberal idea, is this solar powered airplane.  Built by Captain Piccard (no I am not kidding), is this marvel of technology.  Ironically, it is called the Impulse.  Many of the Star Trek fans out there should recall that impulse speed is sub-warp speed.  For non-Trekies, that translates to slow enough to get nowhere.

Until Al Gore rides around the world in this thing, I will not consider it having any serious potential.  Maybe the technology could evolve to power a small private plane for entertainment.  So far, it appears to be great entertainment just like Star Trek.