Scampering back to Washington — “hotfooted” or otherwise — would have been the worst possible thing that Obama could have done. It would have created a climate of frenzy and panic and thus helped to terrorize the country even more — which, one might want to recall, is the goal, by definition, of Terrorists. The fact that Obama doesn’t hysterically run around like some sort of frightened chicken with his head cut off every time Al Qaeda sneezes — or swagger to the nearest camera to beat his chest and play the role of protective daddy-cowboy — is one of the things I like best about him. As for Armao’s “point” about how Janet Napolitano probably took it easy because the “boss was away” — and her belief that Terrorists will strike more on holidays if Obama isn’t affixed to his chair in the Oval Office, as though he’s the Supreme Airport Screener: those are so self-evidently dumb it’s hard to believe they found their way even into something written by one of Fred Hiatt’s editorial writers.

What this actually illustrates is that many people are addicted to the excitement and fear of Terrorist melodramas. They crave some of that awesome 9/12 energy, where we overnight became The Greatest Generation and — unified and resolute — rose to the challenge of a Towering, Evil Enemy. Armao is angry and upset because the leader didn’t oblige her need to re-create that high drama by flamboyantly flying back to Washington to create a tense storyline, pick up a bullhorn, stand on some rubble, and personally make her feel “safe.” Maureen Dowd similarly complained today that Obama “appeared chilly in his response to the chilling episode on Flight 253.”

That’s because Obama reacted as though this is exactly what it actually is: a lame, failed attempt to kill people by a fractured band of criminals. It’s not the Cuban Missile Crisis or the attack on Pearl Harbor, as disappointing and unfulfilling as it is to accept that. It merits analysis, investigation and possibly policy changes by the responsible government agencies — not a bright-red-alert, bell-ringing, siren-sounding government-wide emergency that venerates Al Qaeda into a threat so profound that the President can’t even be away from Washington lest they get us all. As always, Al Qaeda’s greatest allies are the ones in the U.S. who tremble with the most fear at the very mention of their name and who quite obviously crave a return of that stimulating, all-consuming, elevating 9/12 glory.

When my government takes from me, by force, and gives the work of my hands to another, it is evil. It does not matter how altruistic the cause which they support with my dollars may be, the fact is the money was taken against my will, and spent in opposition to my wishes. Our Founding Fathers would be ashamed of this President and the entire bunch of whores in Washington, who sell us out in exchange for their own pet projects. In answer to the post, I say, keep Obama on vacation, and send Congress with him!

Sorry for that oversight.
and how did my name enter this post? No problem.
I did want to jump on the thread and agree that president Obama should take a very long vacation.
The same applies to every member of the US Congress and the CA Legislature. If they go home they won’t be spending creating more debt for our grandkids or creating thousands of truly important? Bills.

Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43, NEVER look back, unless you are heaping praise on them or otherwise rewriting history, ex. Mary Maitlan is now claiming Bush 43 “inherited” 9-11.

Carter and Clinton (and now Obama) are the ROOT of ALL EVIL and everything bad is the fault of Democrats.

Just follow these simple rules and you too can live the fantasy.

It still doesn’t make it right for Obama to take… a vacation!

Bush 43′s, vacation days;

487 days at Crawford, Texass
490 days at Camp David
43 days at Kennebunkport

Making him the all-time Presidential Vacation King! With a WHOPPING TOTAL of; 1,020 DAYS ON VACATION or 35% of his presidency, and that doesn’t even include his DAILY BICYCLE RIDES that he took every afternoon for hours at a time. I seem to recall a certain “incident” in 2005 when a plane invaded White House airspace and the Capital was EVACUATED and Bush WASN’T even INFORMED about it because he was busy bicycling. Can you imagine the OUTRAGE if that had happened on Obama’s watch?

Vern, your efforts are appreciated, but there seems to be no shortage of stupidity and ignorance on this blog (or for that matter, in the US) just keep fighting the good fight.