http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/26/video-northwest-253-passengers-tell-of-thwarted-terror-attack/
I caught the last of an interview with John Bolton on FOX. There was a reference to Janet Napolitano’s comment that the security had done its job. Of course Bolton, who is one person with common sense inside politics, pointed out that the only thing that saved the plane was the failure of the device to detonate. He said if she thought that was a success he would hate to see what her idea of failure was. It was funny and true. She is one of the most incompetent people I’ve seen that has made it as far as she has in politics. At some point the “Peter Principle” should kick in, no matter what profession you pick. Admittedly, politics carries a far lower bar than any real job. (Al Gore is an example of the serious lack of qualifications not getting in the way.) There is no other way to explain people like Frank, Pelosi or Reid holding their positions for as long as they have. Politics also explains why they aren’t in jail, but that’s for another time.
Ever since Janet has been on the national scene she’s made one mistake after another. As my wife put it, “She says what she is told to say.” Translated that means Napolitano is a useful idiot working for the Obama administration. She is controllable because she lacks any real desire to be anything other than a grateful recipient of the opportunities being a useful idiot offers. Honestly, at what point would a normal person go “Hey I don’t think labeling veterans as possible domestic terrorists is a good idea.” Really. But she tried to defend it, before she hammered into an apology by about everyone living in the country, including some lefties. Why would Obama put someone so incompetent in a position of so much power? Easy. One less thing he has to worry about as he proceeds forward with his agenda. The last thing he needs to happen when he labels someone a terrorist is to have his “terrorist expert” go, “Oh, no they aren’t.” He wants her to say what he wants, when he wants. After that, her job is to flummox the department by driving it into the ground with mindless PC agendas and leaderless efforts.
Read the book. Hell, read Mao.
Update: Michelle Malkin adds her thoughts:
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/27/the-myth-of-the-poor-oppressed-jihadist/
Update 2: Now it seems that Gibbs and Napolitano are going for the big brass ring- They are blaming Bush’s policies for the failure. I have only one thing to say about that. If she had spent half the time she spent on denigrating veterans and tea party goers on reviewing policies she would have had a better handle on this.
Update 3: Now the mantra is the terrorist seemed to act alone and was not part of a bigger plot. Here again, the Obama administration must think we are in Communist China where facts are rewritten to suit the leaders. Let’s be honest, how stupid do they think we are? Really? The fact the kid was wearing custom made bomb briefs alone proves it was part of a bigger plot. I mean, come on, I get the whole “prevent the backlash against Muslims thing that Bush started to prevent an internal civil war. But Obama isn’t doing it for a good moral reason, he’s doing it so he can stand up and still claim he is the chosen one that will stop terrorism by his presence alone.
When Gibbs, Napolitano and Obama talk on walkie-talkies there call signs have to be Idiot One, Idiot Two and Idiot Three. Or maybe, Mo, Larry and Curly.
Here is another post. A man claims he saw a well dressed man help the suspect onto the plane, even though he had no passport. Hmmm…. How’s that acting alone not a bigger plot claim now Mo?
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/12/flight_253_passenger_says_at_l.html
