An odd reaction to liberty

Liberal Democrats and the media were shaking their collective heads last week over President Bush’s liberty speech. Who was Bush to talk about bringing liberty to the far corners of the world when we have deficits here at home? Democrats and media talking fruit loops reminded me of the movie Amadeus when the count or whomever told Amadeus he didn’t like the music because it has “too many notes.” The Democrats and T.V. talkers didn’t like Bush’s speech because it had too much liberty. Yes, yes that’s it too much liberty. This is just how odd things have gotten. The hate Bush and whatever he might say crowd is now forced to condemn liberty.

Then to make matters worse, the anti-liberty crowd got unexpected help from the No. 1 terrorist in Iraq and chief be-header Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Al-Zarqawi joined the anti-liberty crowd and announced that democracy is "an evil principle” - a principle he declared war on in Iraq. This is sort of like Osama bin Laden endorsing Kerry just before the election. There is some help you ought to forego and even denounce loudly. Democrats should have/should denounce Michael Moore, bin Laden and al-Zarqawi. With friend s like these…

When the chattering classes were asking the question, “Why do they hate us?” after 9-11, it probably never crossed their small minds that for 50 years we have propped up Mid East lunatics because they have oil. That’s right, because we supported these silly emirs, dictators, kings, Caliphs etc. for oil while they went about brutalizing their people. We talked liberty while turning a blind eye to the brutality of the oil sheiks. You think that might have something to do with some of the frustration of the people in the Mid East? I am of the mind that our duplicity with regard to liberty is a lot more likely answer than funding for the poor. The lib answer to every perceived problem in the world is to throw/waste money on it. So we should throw money at oil rich satraps so we can buy some good will. The best hope for oppressed people everywhere is liberty, not a few million dollars of US or UN aid that will end up in the pocket of the oppressive dictator anyway.

Bush is exactly right. Liberals see the Bush speech as a prelude to war in Iran. Maybe it is. I doubt it, although while we’re there we might as well get it over with it. I think Bush’s speech was directed more at our “friends” than our enemies. The proof of Bush’s speech will be more in how Bush treats our liberty limiting “friends” than how treats the North Koreans, Iranians etc. The truly funny thing will be to watch Bush continue to beat the drum of freedom forcing knee jerk liberals to oppose the idea.