Finality

The sign is up.  The “For Sale” sign has gone up in front of our house as the week long cleaning binge culminated with two hours of photos and diagraming by a young man from the real estate agency.  The last thing he did was emplace the sign in front.  It’s strange how as simple an act as that can illicit such emotions.  My wife and I watched from the family room as the sign went up. While this was a decision we both agreed with, the finality of announcing to the world brought a crashing sense of reality. 

Powerful Sign

It had more of an emotional wallop than either of us was prepared for.  It’s asking price or we’re staying.  Since those emotions are directly in line with the BFA’s stated position we broke cover and indulged in some very non-keto ice cream from nearby Ronnie’s.  Buddy was happy to just be out of the kennel for an extended time.

I watched the news last night and saw what has to be the absolute nadir of Obama’s abysmal foreign policy record.  He actually went in front of the media and said, “We have no strategy for dealing with ISIS”.  While this will play well with his progressive apologists and certainly the Cantankerous Friend – it is, in fact, an abject lie. 

ISIS has been around for more than a year now as a recognized threat.  From the time I spent in the Pentagon I know the planners there have a series of comprehensive strategic options prepared that encompass all aspects of America’s might, not just military.  Yet we have the commander in chief stating, we have no strategy.  For those of you who do not understand (or choose not to because of progressive bias) our president just announced to the world that he is incompetent.

The Great Ditherer

I find this “head in the sand” approach to foreign affairs strange in the man who ordered the Bin Laden raid.  Has Washington truly consumed him?  At a time when the world is screaming for leadership we have this.  The despots of the world must relish this rare opportunity, unseen since the Carter years, of such hesitancy from the banks of the Potomac.  Russian troops are streaming across the border into Ukraine precisely because of the dithering approach of our leader. 

I’m not one of those guys that harken back to the past and say we have no future.  There is an innate strength of spirit in this land that is unrivaled.  The Great Communicator knew this strength lay dormant at times.  A very good friend posted a version of this video of him which seems prescient when applied to the situation in the world today.  I only bemoan the fact we have two more years of leadership vacuum while the very real problems continue to fester through lack of attention.  The price in blood that will eventually be required goes up each day.