News Flash we're at War...Belly Up to the Bar

In a Democratic-Republic the root for political courage of our leaders comes from the collective courage and will of the electorate. So, when the people are divided, distracted or otherwise engaged, the "Leadership Acumen" of our governance suffers.

On occasion, we are blessed with leaders who due to their own inner strength of conviction and calling inspire the masses to a great cause, but that is not the norm. If I was a great mathematician I could graph-out the elastic limits of the political will in relation to the collective will of the masses, but suffice to say the relationship exist none-the-less. Perhaps a Gallop Pollster to handle that for me.

I heard President Bush tell us yesterday that we are "at war with Islamic fascists". Well, that is a clarifying statement that requires action. If we are at war with "Islamic fascism", then it is time for the people to galvanize and take the appropriate and self-sacrificing steps towards defeating the common enemy. Our nation has risen to such occasions in the past and now with this clarity of mission we should;

1) Deploy sufficient forces around the mountainous region of the Pakistan/Afghanistan border and encircle Bin-Laden and his cronies. We no longer need to fear the stability of Musharif's hold on power as this is WAR and it is time to engage and defeat our enemies. At least this will delineate between those with us and against us.

2) We can no longer send dollars to regimes that use those dollars to finance the enemy and do harm to us and our Allies. Hence, we must embark on a true mission of energy independence, not to protect the environment and stem global warming, but to ensure the economic and strategic health of the nation and to dry up the revenue stream of our enemies. Yes, there will be pain as we transition, but this is WAR and we must galvanize ourselves and focus on the mission at hand. No doubt Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron and Arco will hear this call to action and step up to aid during this time of WAR.

3) We must secure our borders as one of the enemies tactics is to do harm to us with random acts of terror. They aim to cross our borders and use our various ports of entry to bring death and destruction and fear to our people and harm our economy. Yes, some of our businesses will be inconvenienced, but I am sure they will step up and support the nation during this time of peril. After all this is WAR and we must sacrifice to serve the greater good...Vanquishing our enemies. The divisiveness of partisan politics will be cast aside and the Democrats will abandon their open borders/amnesty plan and cede to the patriotic task at hand. They could at least defer the border argument for a time when we aren't on a WAR footing. Of course, the President will sacrifice his own personal view that the borders should be open as this is good for his businessmen/supporters. However such ambitions must give way to the nations’ safety. After all we are at WAR.

4) Now for us,...We should look to our grandparents as the example of how to prioritize during a time of world conflict. Tom Brokaw's "greatest generation" knew how to defeat a common enemy. So, if it isn't too much trouble, can you put down the Big Mac, set the X-Box on pause, unplug the ear buds to your I-Pod and let President Bush know you have the courage that will give him the courage to DO WHAT IS NECESSARY? By the way, we probably only need about 60% of you to do so…the rest of you can go back to your important activities.