Muslims Unite! Down with terrorism!

I rarely agree with anything NYT opinionist Thomas Friedman says, including some of the things in his piece Father Knows Best,  but he expressed something I was discussing with a friend just yesterday and anyone who agrees with me can’t be all bad.  He stated:

“…no laws or walls we put up will ever be sufficient to protect us unless the Arab and Muslim societies from whence these suicide bombers emerge erect political, religious and moral restraints as well — starting by shaming suicide bombers and naming their actions “murder,” not “martyrdom.””

IMO, until the 1.2 billion Muslims in the world get sufficiently outraged at the radical terrorists amongst them, and express that outrage through anti-terrorist activity and condemnation, then they can never be considered a peace-loving people who want to live with us rather than against us.

Friedman concludes, and I concur:

“Every faith has its violent extreme. The West is not immune. It’s all about how the center deals with it. Does it tolerate it, isolate it or shame it? The jihadists are a security problem for our system. But they are a political and moral problem for the Arab-Muslim system. If they won’t address this problem for us, I truly hope they will do it for themselves. Eventually, we’ll find a way to keep most jihadists off our planes and out of our volleyball games — but they will have to live with them.”

DEMS head for the door??

BREAKING NEWS, as they say.  I was not overly surprised when I read Senator Dodd Will Not Seek Re-election, Democrats Say in the NYT early this morning.  In addition to his many political problems he underwent prostate cancer surgery last summer, as I did in September.

However, when I next read the blazing front page headline Ritter to withdraw from Colorado governor's race in the morning Denver Post today, oooooh, I wondered what was up.

Are Democrats falling on their altruistic sword for the sake of self-sacrifice and the good of the people?  IMO they are usually willing to sacrifice others for their agendas but it is uncharacteristic to sacrifice their own political careers.  Of course I’m always willing to wish (political) death to these (Euro-Socialist) infidels, but is there a greater plot afoot?

I find it odd that Democrats, holding unprecedented power in national and state governments, would lose self-confidence so quickly and seek an exit.  I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but is it a Communist Plot (Euro-Socialist, actually) to approve all the current socialist agendas, such as the national health care mandate, and then make room for new Democratic candidates who can thus say “it wasn’t me that approved those things, you can trust me!”?

I for one will be staying tuned and watching this closely.

Be not complacent, any of you who still advocate individual freedom, self-responsibility, and the PURSUIT of life, liberty, and happiness.  It isn’t over until we Vote The Democrats Out Of Office.