THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume IX, Issue # 152, August 15, 2007
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
THE MISSING COMPETENCE FACTOR
AMONG DEMOCRATIC HOPEFULS
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2008, PARTISAN POLITICS, & THE GLOBAL ISLAMIST JIHAD AGAINST THE U.S.A. &
THE WEST: THE TERROR WAR, AMERICAN HOMELAND SECURITY, & THE NEED FOR STRONG & EFFECTIVE
PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP DURING THIS TIME OF GREAT DANGER TO THE AMERICAN NATION & ITS ALLIES -- WHAT
CURRENT JOCKEYING AMONG TOP CONTENDERS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION REVEALS:
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS' LACK OF COMPREHENSION OF THE NATURE OF THE ISLAMIST
ENEMY & THEIR INABILITY TO LEAD AMERICA IN FACING & DEFEATING THAT DEADLY ENEMY -- THE DISASTEROUS
RESULTS THAT WILL OCCUR, SHOULD EITHER HILLARY CLINTON OR BARACK OBAMA BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
FULL STORY:
America is passing through a deceptively dangerous time. As a result of the diligent efforts of those agencies devoted to
the security of the homeland, no major attacks have been carried out within our borders during the six years that have
elapsed since September 11, 2001. The unfortunate side effect of this is that many are dangerously interpreting the
outward appearance of calm as a signal to let down their guard.
Current jockeying among presidential hopefuls is highly reflective of this situation, particularly among Democratic Party
would-be candidates. For these people, competence in performing their fundamental duties of office takes a back seat to
the politicking and pandering needed to seize the office. Worse yet, recent history has shown that such people regard the
workings of the nation as nothing more than a large game board on which to roll dice and play games.
If the current tenor of Democratic campaigning is any indication, the entire field of “top tier” candidates is made up of
mindlessly ambitious individuals who are not only unscrupulous, but completely lacking in the basic competence needed
for this critically important job.
In particular, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have, in recent days, displayed an alarming lack of comprehension as to
what the nation needs. In its place, they offer the sort of platitudes which attest to their belief that the American people
are easily deceived by smooth but empty rhetoric.
To assert that their campaign tactics have thus far been inept and irresponsible is to grossly understate the problem.
While a badly run political campaign may conceivably indicate nothing worse than poor public relations, the specific
nature of the Clinton/Obama blunders gives evidence of something far more ominous.
America, in this precipitous time, simply cannot afford to entrust its future to people who are so arrogant and
ideologically obsessive, yet concurrently blind to the consequences of their actions. With militant Islam continuing to
metastasize throughout the world, Iran on the verge of achieving nuclear capability, and the multiple looming crises in
Asia, a few careless false steps by our government will most certainly yield disastrous consequences. This is not a time
for amateurs to be playing games.
Nevertheless, by their own words, Hillary and Obama prove that they are willing to take any stand, say virtually anything,
or deny every past statement in order to reap some political gain. Worse yet, both are doing so in an extension of the past
political patterns they have exhibited. Consider just a few examples.
In what appears to be an emerging pattern of “off the cuff” statements that generate enormous and unexpected backlash,
Barack Obama postulated that America might see fit to attack Pakistan, while pursuing “diplomatic” resolutions to the
growing tensions with the Syrian or Iranians. Making matters worse, he has since characterized the American operation in
Afghanistan as “air-raiding villages and killing innocent civilians.”
It may have been sufficient for him to offer such drivel when he was an Illinois State Senator (where he acquired the bulk
of his political experience), but, clearly, he has no concept of the inevitable aftershocks of even speculating on such
possibilities as a presidential candidate.
The Pakistani government reacted swiftly and sternly, which is understandable, given that, with the treacherous
participation of Democrats, America has developed a reputation around the world of flippantly attacking other nations for
no good reason. Is it any wonder then that the citizens of Pakistan might be alarmed by such a possibility?
Though Pakistan’s leaders likely do not believe Obama’s words to indicate an eventuality of war, they inarguably recognize
the effect such mindless speculation by a prominent political player will have on their citizenry. Thus they were compelled
to counter the statement in very vocal and unequivocal terms.
As to the remarks concerning Afghanistan, once again a Democrat has characterized America’s prosecution of the terror
war in a manner that can only bolster the standing of its enemies. No doubt Obama’s fraudulent description of American
military action is being incessantly repeated throughout the region as a rallying cry for those who intend to continue the
fight against the “Great Satan.”
Not to be outdone, Hillary Clinton is still alternately offering her vows to stay in Iraq forever or pull the troops out tomorrow,
based not on any rational military strategy, but rather on the expedience of the moment. When a potential commander can
ascribe to two diametrically opposed plans of action in such a short period of time, it is clear that neither has been
developed out of any heartfelt conviction, but, instead, as a matter of political expediency.
Despite any particular interpretation of Hillary’s comments by either her political opposition or the sycophantic media, the
image that emerges among militant Islamists worldwide is one of confusion and contradiction.
Clearly, if such a person acquires the reins of U.S. national leadership, she can be circumstantially manipulated. Such was
the case throughout the 1990s, when Bill Clinton responded to the ever growing terrorist threat with meaningless exercises,
designed not to deal with the terrorists, but rather to impress the viewers of the nightly news. Yet such games cannot be
played indefinitely without eventually harming the nation's interests.
While a certain amount of latitude might be granted to the candidates at present, given that each is furiously attempting to
outdo the other in the eyes of the voting base, neither Clinton nor Obama have to date displayed any understanding of the
ramifications that their political contortions might yield, both now and in the future, on the world scene.
Can Americans expect anything but disastrous results if either Clinton or Obama goes from playing such games on the
campaign circuit to playing around with the nation’s future?
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition:
Elections, PACs, & Political Parties
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
Islamism & Jihadism -- The Threat of Radical Islam
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Middle East -- Arabs, Arab States,
& Their Middle Eastern Neighbors
The Middle East & the Problem of Iraq
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The Problem of Rogue States:
Iraq as a Case History
American Foreign Policy -- The Middle East
International Politics & World Disorder:
War & Peace in the Real World
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Terrorism & U.S. Homeland Security
Islamist Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.A.
Osama bin Laden & the Islamist Declaration of War
Against the U.S.A. & Western Civilization
Islamist International Terrorism &
U.S. Intelligence Agencies
Counterterrorism & U.S. National Security
U.S. National Security Strategy
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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