BloggeRhythms 5/3/2011

There's a picture being shown on news shows, of the president and senior advisers watching the bin Laden take-down in real time as it occurred. The looks on their faces and body language clearly illustrates the tension, excitement and awe of what they see taking place. Hillary, most of all, appears to be spellbound, somewhere between shock and disbelief.

The group is naturally rapt, because they're watching 40 Rambo's executing one of the best run military operations to ever take place, including clandestine infiltration, seizure of invaluable evidence, hand-to-hand combat and gunfire live and in color. But the major difference between what they're seeing and Sylvester Stallone's heroics is that this show is for real.

Then there's the SEAL's escape back to their aircraft carrier, including the destruction of one of their own faulty copters. They blew up the questionably performing back-up bird, rather than leaving the technology and weaponry in potential enemy hands.

After safe return to their ship, the body of Usama bin Laden was washed and wrapped in accordance with his religious tradition, then the body was buried at sea.

So, from beginning to end, step by step, through every aspect of the operation, its performance was not only perfect, it was practically beyond belief.


However, in the world we live in, for politicians -incredible heroics and the riddance of the world's worst enemy isn't enough. And those anti to the administration have some kind of festering need to find fault, regardless. So this guy, Haley Barbour, Republican Governor of Mississippi, whoever he is, remarked that although the operation seemed a complete success, UBL's body should have been kept some time longer for review, examination and confirmation of death. He just couldn't keep his mouth shut, and spout his inanity later.

And that reminded me of a story about a toddler at the beach who crept too close to the water, and unexpected undertow in the shallows dragged him out toward the deep sea. Two burly lifeguards then leapt off their stand, dived in and fought the fearsome waves, finally saving and resuscitating the child by applying artificial respiration. When all was over, they handed the rescued tot over to his mother, who looked at them and said, "He had a hat."

So, I think that since Mr. Barbour's reaction is very much like that mother's, what he ought to do is take his hat, soak it in water and then, roll it into a ball and shove it into his mouth.

That's it for today folks.

Adios.