End the Stupidity

It was with great sadness that I learned this past week that my campaign manager, Angus Hollis, had passed on. Like me, Angus was a rescue pup, and he proved that through hard work and training, anyone can achieve the American dream – even in tough economic times. That’s because for him, the dream wasn’t about McMansions, millions in the bank or the fame of notoriety. His dream was based on the simple things of life – a loving family, food in his dish and a run in the park.

True to his Scots heritage, Angus was no-nonsense. He could instantly size up the measure of a man and didn’t put up with people trespassing on his liberties. He also was rather impatient when it came to all things stupid. I can just hear what he would say about the following:

STUPIDITY #1: Soon after identifying the man behind the attempted Times Square fire bombing, DHS put him on the no-fly list and alerted only the domestic airlines. Arf! The guy is from Pakistan, has traveled to Pakistan numerous times in the past few years and – I would hazard a guess – didn’t usually fly the friendly skies of American airlines. This one should have been a no-brainer.

And did you catch the spin? In a media briefing after the arrest, Attorney General Eric Holder claimed Faisal Shahzad was taken into custody at JFK Airport in New York as he attempted to board an Emirates flight to Dubai. It was only following numerous media reports to the contrary that government officials admitted Shahzad was already on a plane headed toward the runway before the feds caught up with him. So much for building confidence – and integrity – in our government.

STUPIDITY #2: The administration refuses to “profile” extreme Islamists or call them terrorists, but DHS, in an intelligence assessment released last year in conjunction with the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, had no problem profiling what it considers right-wing terrorists. And who are these terrorists? Veterans, pro-lifers, people who hold to the Second Amendment, those who believe in states’ rights, workers who are concerned that the U.S. is losing its manufacturing sector to other countries, homeowners who have lost their homes and anyone who opposes the president’s stance on big government and immigration, according to the DHS assessment. (I can email you a copy if you haven't read it.)

STUPIDITY #3: The president and a slew of unions, organizations and various government officials have condemned Arizona for its law to deport illegals because of the growing violence along its border. The state had appealed to the federal government to fulfill its constitutional mandate to protect the borders, but DHS didn’t want to go there.

Meanwhile, DHS imprisoned hundreds of Haitian earthquake refugees because they were undocumented. The refugees were brought to the U.S. by our military in a compassionate effort to get them medical care or unite them with families. Instead of medical care, DHS provided them with handcuffs and a cell. (CNN)

And here’s the kind of stupidity we get from our “entertainment” industry:

STUPIDITY #4: Comedy Central recently censored a South Park episode because it made light of Mohammed. The network didn’t have a problem with the show’s incessant jabs at Jesus, Catholics and Jews or the occasional pokes at Mormons or Scientologists. Now Comedy Central is seriously considering a whole series, JC, to spoof Jesus. (CNN)

I’m Joey. I’m running for Congress because I think it’s time to end the stupidity.

Joey's Take: No Catch & Release Here

Sorry 'bout the late post. This running for Congress can sure eat into a dog's time. While I've been hard at it, "Bobama" is chillin' in Martha's Vineyard where they've welcomed him with T-shirts proclaiming him the "new dog in town." Excuse me while I roll my eyes.

I don't want to sound like I've been eating sour grapes, but I don't want all my would-be constituents to taint me with Bo's pampered lifestyle. Remember, I'm a red-blooded working dog. You won't catch me vacationing in Martha's Vineyard a) because I can't afford it and b) I wouldn't be welcome amongst all those bluebloods.

Enough vacation talk. There are some real issues facing our nation. No, I'm not talking Cash for Clunkers, the economy or even healthcare. One of the biggest issues confronting our country remains security. Arf! Remember 911? Now, don't let the liberals tell you I'm just trying to scare you into voting for me. That's just their PC way of saying that anyone who doesn't vote for them is a) stupid, b) easily swayed, c) ignorant of the "real" issues, and d) part of that angry, out-of-control, town hall mob.

But even the president and his minions are sweating the security scene a bit now that Scotland -- an ally?! -- has implemented a catch-and-release policy when it comes to terrorists. In a letter to Scotland's government this weekend, FBI Director Robert Mueller said its release of the Lockerbie bomber would give comfort to terrorists all over the world. "Your action," he wrote, "makes a mockery of the grief of the families who lost their own on December 21, 1988." (Source: Daily News)

Despite our public show of outrage and the wagging of fingers at the hero's welcome Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi received when he arrived in Libya last week, Eric Holder -- with the president's blessing -- is instituting his own be-nice-to-terrorist fishing policy. Today, he announced that he's opening an investigation into the interrogation techniques the CIA used on the men behind the 911 and USS Cole attacks. From now on, the FBI -- not the CIA -- will do terrorist interrogations, and they promise to be really, really, REALLY nice while asking questions. (Source: CNN)

Holder's announcement not only will give comfort to the terrorists of the world -- it will have them dancing in the streets. And, to paraphrase the FBI's Mueller, it makes a mockery of the families who lost loved ones on the USS Cole in 2000 and in the attack on the U.S. Sept. 11, 2001.

If this kind of wrong-headedness continues to win the day, security will be issue No. 1 by time the elections come around next year.

I wish I were just trying to scare you into voting for me.