That is what Pat Buchanan wrote in this article where he talks about Dick Cheney, Obama, and national security. While I respect Pat Buchanan for being one of the few conservatives in the mainstream media, I disagree with two points he made in this article. The first is regarding Barack Hussein Obama II (the president of the United States). He writes: “Barack is not into ideology. He is into Barack.” This is not correct, Obama is both highly ideological and highly “into himself.” The “into himself” part is pretty evident from his actions and speeches, like for example when he “re-enacted 9-11” in order to get pretty pictures of his new plane. The ideological part is evident in everything he has been doing. Take into account his overt policy of wealth redistribution, his overt embrace of foreign America-hating tyrants and domestic terrorists, and his overt efforts to treat enemy combatants nicer; how are these things not based on a far left ideology? Obama’s every move is defined by finding the most politically expedient way to implement his radical left ideology, in that sense he is somewhat pragmatic and not some raving lunatic foaming at the mouth. To simply dismiss him as an egotistical, young politician is to ignore the ideological coup d’état that has been carried out on this country. Who could ever imagine that the President of the United States would be personally consorting with people that openly advocate the destruction of America like Bill Ayers,? Who could ever have imagined the President of the United States openly supporting a system of wealth redistribution in this country which was founded on the principle of personal liberty? Pat Buchanan is just plain wrong in thinking that Obama is only about the fame.

The second issue I take with Buchanan’s article is the fact that he is convinced that Al Qaeda will strike again within the United States. Let’s be clear, America has been winning the war on terror. As long as America keeps going on the offense against the terrorists, an attack on US soil will not be likely. We have good soldiers out there in the field. We have satellites peering down at every Afghan goat herder on the ground. We have analysts listening in on terrorist chatter from all over the world. We are prompting foreign governments to disrupt the finances and operations of terrorist organizations. While it is certain that Al Qaeda is planning another attack, it is by no means certain that they will be successful. To suggest otherwise is fear-mongering and is a slap in the face to all of our service men and women out in the field. The only thing that will make another attack probable is if we stop our operations against the terrorists or appease them in any way. A weak foreign policy is the terrorist’s best friend and this administration is looking awfully friendly.

-AG

Speaking of Obama making friends… I am adding the song “You’re my Best Friend” by Queen.