Pork: The Other Pandemic Flu?

Admittedly, we've seen this movie before, only with feathers. I only hope this time next month we aren't all under quarantine, but this is a political commentary site so let's toss around what an actual pandemic means in a political sense, especially in a Statist administration and congress.

I certainly can sleep at ease knowing Janet Napolitano is on the job protecting us all from flu-carrying right wing extremist running about in the dark. Perhaps those crazy religious nuts who still believe in the "tired old ideas" like state's rights and balanced budgets created the super bug in their hatred of a black president, or perhaps it was those scary veterans coming back. The very idea of someone actually volunteering to fight for their country is certainly an unsettling thought, such a violent nature could very well want to harm all those they volunteered to protect.

In keeping with their promise to never waste a crisis, perhaps the Obama administration could use a pandemic to gain the needed support for universal healthcare, affordable healthcare, enthusiasia, whatever they're calling it these days. With only so much vaccine to go around, federal healthcare guidelines would help healthcare providers and patients know when they are past their usefulness to society, especially in pandemic crisis where the weak must make patriotic sacrifices for the rest of us.

If the Statist are really feeling giddy they could push for increased global cooperation to stop the pandemic. Sovereignty would only get in the way of handling the crisis. The world of course could not risk independent nations actually acting in their own self-interest ahead of the global community's needs. We would all need to look to a new world system of cooperation and unity and set aside any obstacales such as individual liberty or independence in order to save the collective human race.

The possibilities are endless. We can all only hope such a horrible crisis never comes to past, and I am sure all the Statist completely share my sentiments.

Political Pageantry: Dissent only flows in one direction

The ideology of tolerance is showing its impotence when asked to actually allow dissenting opinion. The culture wars leaked that into the Miss USA pageant highlight this fact of life. One has to wonder why ask a question in the first place if there is only one answer that will not deduct points from your score...could it possibly be an attempt to garner buzz for the gay advocacy lobby? To the judge's disgust, what happened instead is a new cultural icon was created for the pro-marriage movement, and a very good looking one at that.
It serves them right. How arrogant and narrow minded to demand only one response to a charged question. And the defense of the judge's actions is well, she should have known what to say since several judges were gay or supportive of that particular viewpoint. So we want the winner not to say what they believe but be politically savvy enough to say what is necessary to get ahead?
I think this issue is deeper than the gay marriage sidetrack. It goes to women's rights. Women are now only allowed to claim achievement and success if they say what their bosses want to hear. There is no women's empowerment, only empowerment of what is politically correct according to our lords of tolerance. Miss California didn't deserve to win because she was a dumb bitch who was naive to say what was in her heart and soul and regurgitate the collectivist dogma the judges and all the vanity of Hollywood demanded.

The lords of tolerance obviously only allow us loyal subjects to hold views in line with their own. The answer to tyrnanny is therefore not tolerance, the death of such intellectual decay is only pure, unbridled liberty. This same attitude was on full display in the formally opposition left's dismay at having anyone demonstrate against their Statist policies for the citizenry's lives. There can only be protest against those deemed intolerant. There can only be freedom when tolerance is cast off, leaving only a free minds and honest hearts on full display.

What Iranian threat?

Today the Russian ambassador to the US made the statement that Iran was not a real threat to the United States, at least as far as he could see anytime in the near future. My first reaction upon hearing this was to chuckle and roll my eyes as this sounds like classic, quotable Russian doublespeak. However, after some thought I do believe the ambassador is right. There will be no Iranian troops in Florida anytime soon, and Iran is quite a ways away from being able to launch an ICBM all the way over to the East Coast. It would be quite easy to pass the Iranian situation off to the UN Security(or lack thereof) council. If Israel feels compelled to use military means to stop Iran, let them go for it. Even with a full-blown middle east war, American soil will not be in jeopardy. In fact, Mexican drug cartels pose a much greater threat as far as incursion on American soil goes.

But that's not the point.

Iran is a threat to United State's interests, not actual land. A hot war with Israel and probably other Islamic nations would no doubt draw in American troops in Iraq and even Afghanistan possibly.

The US could possibly lose priceless strategic leverage gained by placing a pro-American democracy right smack dab in the middle of the well, middle east. Even if war does not break out in the aftermath of a nuclear-armed and capable Iran, its power in the region will grow exponentially. Smaller sunshine Arab states that are currently mostly friendly towards the US and the west will be sucked into the new Iranian sphere of influence. Much of the area used to be under Persian control anyway, the changing of the guard could bring a historical sense of deja vu to the locals.

So the question remains, why did the Russian ambassador say such a thing? Why is Russia so reluctant to support the EU and US's clampdown on Iran at the UN? Why is Russia not willing to halt economic and militaristic support to Iran even as its elected (although admittedly puppet) President says anti-semantic things on a regular basis?
Because, my dear reader the only way Russia can grow its own influence is to diminish the United States. That is true in Eastern Europe, that is true in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Korean Peninsula. Russia is surrounded by an invisible fence of American interest and assets. Let us hope the new President choses not to let the bear out of its cage.