BloggeRhythms

As bad as things are going for the incumbent's administration, today they're turning further for the worse.

 

Michael R. Gordon of the New York Times reports that on Sunday it seemed that Secretary of State, John, Kerry, was establishing absolutely nothing in his efforts to help resolve the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

 

Kerry tried to urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to embrace an “immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” while the two sides pursued a more lasting agreement. However, both sides “seem to be dug in this time, with Israeli officials appearing dismissive of Mr. Kerry’s push for a weeklong cease-fire in a way that few American secretaries of state have faced.”

 

And that leads right into comments made by Bill Clinton’s wife, who claimed on CNN yesterday that she was the “designated yeller” when dealing with Israel as Secretary of State.

 

In making a “not so veiled contrast to President Obama’s often strained relationship with the Israeli leader,” she “touted her ‘good relationship’ with President Benjamin Netanyahu.”

 

Going on to say, “I’ve known Bibi [Netanyahu] a long time and I have a very good relationship with him in part because we can yell at each other. And I was often the designated yeller. Something would happen, a new settlement announcement would come and I would call him up, what are you doing? You’ve got to stop this.”

 

Now, to really get the gist of her comment it’s very important to clearly understand and dissect her words. Because while trying to impress her prowess by demonstrating how close she believed she was to Israel’s Prime Minister, at the same time she’s informing readers that her primary responsibility was prohibiting Israel from doing whatever it was attempting to do at the time. And, from the emphasis placed on her questioning of Mr. Netanyahu’s actions it appears that this was something she did quite often.

 

Therefore, since the administration continually prohibited or changed the Prime Minister’s actions, one would suspect it’s no wonder Israel's fed up with the way they've been treated in recent years. Which is also why they’ve little use, if any, for the bumbling Kerry or his boss at the present time.

 

Then, citing a further example of administrative bumbling, FoxNews.com reports that “The leaders of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees are planning to unveil a tentative deal on Monday on legislation meant to improve veterans' health care and tackle the litany of scandalous problems at the VA.”

 

While the plan is expected to include the leasing of 27 new clinics and the hiring of more doctors and nurses, it also makes it easier for veterans who can't get prompt appointments with VA doctors “to obtain outside care.” Because, “At the heart of the department's problems have been long wait times and falsified records covering up the delays.”

 

Thus, this is another case where it’s important to point out that most of the problems within the VA were caused by incapability and falsification on the part of government employees. And, furthermore, the solution is letting outside, private providers deliver needed services which they’ll undoubtedly do far better, much faster and likely at much lower costs.  

 

And, as if it was needed, another example of governmental ineptitude surfaced today, also according to FoxNews.com, as follows.

 

“The Pentagon has been unable to locate more than 40 percent of the firearms it has provided to Afghan security forces at a cost of $626 million, according to a report by a government oversight agency made public Monday. 

 

The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) states that the Defense Department's two information systems that track weapons sent to Afghanistan are full of errors. That has sparked fears that at least some of the weapons may be available on the black market, with militants among the potential purchasers.”

 

So, these three items today clearly illustrate that government in general, and this specific administration in particular are not only incredibly incompetent, but astronomically expensive too. Which is why sending the incumbent away for a month’s vacation may be a good thing for the nation economically.

 

Because, nobody here or abroad seems to have any use for him or his underlings, and therefore he won’t be missed at all. And compared to the huge amounts of money wasted when he’s around, a few million in vacation expense will give taxpayer’s a financial break they can really use right now.

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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