President Patsy? Dr. Bob Johnson For Congress!

I am supporting Dr. Bob Johnson as the Congressional candidate seeking  Jack Kingston's seat as Jack tries for the Senate seat vacated by Sen.Chambliss.

Bob is a fiscal conservative,a Constitutionalist, a self made man who practices his faith,  a practicing physician who spent many years in special branches of our military, a humanist and an ecologist.

Bob is tough, not likely to be pushed around  and an independent thinker. Physically he reminds me of the wonderful pugnacious James Cagney who won an Oscar for his portrayal of George M Cohan in " Yankeee Doodle Dandy."

Bob understands, as did the astronaut who stepped on the moon and declared, everything begins with one small step. He also knows the press, media and elites will cast him as an impractical  radical for wanting to reconnect us with our Constitution. 

Because of his age, Bob intends, when elected, to serve a limited term of eight years and would press for legislation lengthening the term of Representatives to four years,  two consecutive terms and would bar a candidate running again until four years have elapsed.

Like myself, he believes government has become an amoebic mud slide that is destructive and, if allowed to continue, will consume our freedoms.  Thus, he would seek to eliminate entire departments starting with The Department of Education and sharply curtail The Department of Energy and duplicate legislation.  He favors a single tax rate with no deductions knowing that much political power comes from offering special interests special deals and relief.

Bob believes Congress should be subject to its own laws. 

Yes, Bob is refreshing, he is clear eyed and knows the limitations of his thinking but believes heading our nation in another direction is more than worth the effort and must begin.

He sees what is going on in Syria as a Civil War and states  'we should not inject ourselves' and I know he is a strong supporter of Israel but I have not explored what he would do to prevent Iran from going nuclear but I intend to engage him on his thinking on that subject.

Finally, like myself, Johnson believes Obama has proven an unmitigated disaster and that Mencken was right when he wrote an article in The Baltimore Sun, July 26,1920:"As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron."  

Bob sent this e mail to me: "Dick- you are a wonderful ally and I truly hope that we become good friends! I dearly enjoy your postings although, I confess, there is always more than I can digest. I do pick through them. God Bless and your support means a lot to me!"  My response: "Thanks our bond will grow.  Me"

As the campaign moves forward, I believe Bob will prove himself a very worthy competitor. He is new to politics and decided to run for the right reason - he is concerned about the direction of our nation and is selfless.

His theme is: "New Voice, New Vision, Right Choice."

I urge you to get to know Bob, support him with a contribution and your vote.

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Is Obama a half-a loaf president?

The point of this question, though the jury remains out, is that I believe Obama will accept less than he demanded according to his own  red lines he drew in the sand with respect to Syria and even more so with respect to Iran.

There is nothing in Obama's character, history or actions to suggest he is tough other than his contempt for Republicans and anyone else who stands in the way of his socialist leaning agenda.

Obama is clever, politically savvy but he is not tough.  He is a patsy who has proven time and again he can be rolled.  

Yes, he uses government to clobber opponents and detractors but that is the act of a thug using a big club. Without the power of government and the clout of his arrogant Attorney General, Obama is a pushover.and Putin, Assad and Iran know this.  To make matters worse, he has generally been wrong time and again.

These same three adversaries  also know something else. The U.N. is the arena  where they have the greatest leverage over America and that is where the action will take place and Obama and America are most likely to be gored.  Stay tuned!  (See 1 below.)

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The PC'ers have even cleaned up football: 

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Dick

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1)Assad's U.N. Partners

Syria's chemical weapons declaration is far from complete.

After over two years of doing nothing to stop Syria's civil war, the U.N. Security Council has finally agreed on a plan for Bashar Assad to surrender his chemical weapons. The U.S. and its allies as well as Assad's patrons in Russia hailed a diplomatic breakthrough at Turtle Bay, but this resolution still does nothing to hasten the conflict's end.

The resolution adopted on Friday evening obliges the regime in Damascus to fully declare its arsenal of chemical weapons and to dismantle them by the middle of next year. It commits Syria not to share its mustard and sarin gas stocks and other munitions with friends at Hezbollah and elsewhere

If you choose to believe in the power of arms control over rogue actors, this is progress. But for realists the early signs aren't good. Last weekend Syria submitted its declaration of its chemical weapons and delivery systems. The declaration hasn't been made public but our sources say it isn't complete. The Syrians disclosed 32 sites, while U.S. intelligence believes there are about 50.

Some of the munitions are mobile, and while the Syrians did admit to eight such mobile sites, the Syrians hid them when President Obama threatened to bomb in response to the August 21 sarin gas attack outside Damascus. The U.S. and Israel have a good idea of what the Syrians have and may still be hiding. The trick will be to compel Assad's cooperation.

The resolution's most notable weakness is its lack of teeth. There's not a word about holding anyone in Syria accountable for last month's or the 13 or so other chemical attacks. As for compliance with the disarmament clauses, Assad can breathe easy.

Under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, the Security Council can approve punitive measures such as sanctions or air strikes if Syria doesn't comply. Except that's not in this resolution. The British ambassador at Turtle Bay called it "binding and enforceable," and America's ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power warned of "consequences for non-compliance."

But read the fine print. Assad can play cat and mouse with inspectors or even launch another chemical attack. The only U.N. recourse is to call another Security Council meeting. Then we're back where we started.

Russia has vetoed three resolutions intended to sanction Assad since 2011, and the Obama Administration was reluctant to act without U.N. approval even before this agreement. Assad knows the threshold for American intervention is even higher after President Obama asked Congress for permission to strike Syria but then grabbed Russia's diplomatic lifeline rather than act on his own.

The U.N. deal caps a successful few weeks for the Syrian dictator. He faced down the world's last superpower. His regime may or may not have to give up its chemical weapons, but he's bought himself time to continue to use Iranian arms and Hezbollah fighters to defeat the opposition. With U.S. Tomahawks taken off standby, Syria's fighter jets and helicopters have been redeployed against the rebels. Conventional weapons have killed the vast majority of the more than 100,000 dead in Syria.

Administration defenders say this chemical deal may be a diplomatic bridge to a larger Syrian peace. A negotiated peace is desirable, but it's hard to see how sparing Assad from the fear of a Western attack will make him any more likely to negotiate. He and his Iranian patrons think they can win.

As for the Syrian opposition, they see all of this as an Assad victory and a Western betrayal. Earlier this week, 13 rebel groups broke with the Turkish-based, moderate Syrian Supreme Military Council and are expected to align with the Islamist fighters affiliated with al Qaeda. Far from leading to a larger peace, the chemical weapons diplomacy seems to have radicalized both sides.