As I’ve suspected from the start, the military wizard in the White House has found a way to back out of his empty retaliation threat to Syria. By delaying an order to commence some sort of long range missile attack, he bought enough time to have others bail him out, using the excuse that seeking Congressional agreement is best rather than simply going ahead by himself.
While the scenario’s pretty much a farce, although perfectly in keeping with what one would expect from a political hack, I mention it again today because of the support the revised plan has received from John Kerry, Secretary of State.
Kerry told “Fox News Sunday” that the incumbent’s decision about seeking support from Capitol Hill and the public will give America the legitimacy of a “full-throated” response.
In defending the decision, Kerry said, “Our country is much stronger when we act together. I think this is a smart decision by the president, a courageous decision.”
I mention this because Kerry’s endorsement seems to me like Moe being pleased because Curly or Larry agreed with a conclusion he’d reached.
On another subject, one that continually irritates me greatly, I had another thought about the huge negative reaction to the incumbent’s new health care tax.
I find it truly amazing that the bureaucrats involved in this fiasco understood practically nothing about the subject, yet constructed the tax anyhow. And only now are they learning, after the fact, about what a miserable job they’d done in almost every aspect of the legislation.
But, even odder than that, they seem genuinely surprised by the negativity, especially among businesspeople.
And that’s what got me to look up the phrase: “Necessity is the mother of invention.,” whereas it seems perfectly appropriate in this case.
According to Wikipedia, “The English proverb means that difficult or impossible scenarios prompt inventions aimed at reducing the difficulty.”
The description says, “The author of this proverb is not known but, sometimes, the proverb is ascribed to Greek philosopher Plato. This phrase was familiar in England, but in Latin, not in English. In 1519, headmaster of Winchester and Eton, William Horma used the Latin phrase "Mater artium necessitas" in his book "Vulgaria".
So, way back in the early 1500’s the English understood that when facing difficult situations, intelligent people seek and find ways to fix, circumvent or elude the problems in any way they can. Yet, this troop of bozo’s in DC still hasn’t figured that out 494 years later. Which is why, I guess, they’ve chosen their career paths whereas intellect and capability aren’t exactly their strong suits.
And, in the same vein, I think it would be wise for those unions pushing for significant increase in the minimum wage to have someone recite that phrase to them also, except for those whom can read on their own. Because, necessity will stimulate the growth of automation beyond belief in the fast food business, thereby eliminating countess thousands more jobs.
That’s it for today folks.
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