It's no secret that I'm not a fan the individual who was elected President last November. I was no fan of any of the candidates who were running, but truly believed the choice America made was definitely a wrong one. He may be handsome, articulate and more intelligent than the average person, but that does not make him fit to lead this nation.

I maintain a a chronicle I call "Obama FAIL" because I believe his followers/supporters - which includes a large portion of the media - will do everything they can to cover up all his mistakes and refuse to accept his imperfections. I also do not want history to lose the record. Thankfully, both The Daily Show and the Colbert Report (where the image captures below are from) are willing to hold Obama as accountable as his predecessor. [NOTE: Is is sad that some of the best "journalism" comes from two comedy shows]

A theme of his campaign was "Change You Can Believe In", but many of his actions since assuming the mantle in January are better phrased as:

A prime example of this is his recent attempt to make it look like he has ended the "War On Terror". While I am also no fan of George W. Bush and the havoc he wrought on this country with his "War On Terror" and draconian Homeland Security initiatives, changing the name of it to "Overseas Contingency Operation" does a huge disservice to the American people. Obama and his cohorts are just using the slick marketing techniques they employed during the campaign to make it look like they are accomplishing something. (Comedy Central gives him a hand with some additional rebranding opportunities.)

At a former job, I used to assert that the motto of the IT organization was "Redefining Success One Project at a Time". I would like to congratulate BHO on a successful "Redefinition Accomplished":

The spambots (humanoid or programmed) found the drop us a note link/form a scant thirty minutes after posting it. Thankfully, some key Drupal modules do a good job filtering out the bad stuff and, even more thankfully, it manages to let really good stuff through!

Dennis Flynn, one of the most thoughtful people I know (he meets all the definitions) used it to give me two great links. The below is all him:

First up, an article by David Hitchens about an American soldier in Iraq, Mark Jennings Daly, who was killed in the line of duty. He was an exceptional young man, who understood both sides of the war, who felt compelled to serve in order to better the lives of common Iraqis. Daly cited the writings of Hitchens in his reasoning to join the armed forces and serve in Iraq, staing that “Writings by author and commentator Christopher Hitchens on the moral case for war deeply influenced him.” Hitchens was profoundly affected by the ultimate consequences of the young man's decision, and chronicles his experience in the article.

=>A Death in the Family (Vanity Fair)

Another article by Christopher Jencks is a review of Pat Buchanan's "State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America". It is a very lucid and well-informed analysis of the current immigration situation in the United States. His article is a must read for anyone who feels that this complex issue is important, albeit very political and difficult to get a good handle on.

=>The Immigration Charade (New York Review of Books)

[Maybe we can get Dennis to be a regular contributor? Start his own blog? The world would be a better place with his insights made public...]