The Smallness of Some Politicians

Shaking my head over Sarah Palin and others ignoring the role the President and Administration had in the take down of Osama Bin Laden. Yes, the Intelligence Community and the Military were the "feet on the ground" and they deserve unbounded accolades and kudos, to be sure. However, to ignore the role that President Obama and the Administration played in this event is tantamount to putting your head in the sand and shouting it isn't so, it isn't so, it isn't so, much like the "birthers" continue to do with the "Certificate of Live Birth" issue.

There is a "status update' going around on Facebook which encourages others to repost that it was the Military who got Osama, not the President:

"Let's be clear on this: OBAMA did NOT kill Bin Laden.  An American soldier, who Obama just a few weeks ago was debating on whether or not to PAY, did.  Obama just happened to be the one in office when our soldiers finally found OBL and took him out.  This is NOT an Obama victory, but an AMERICAN victory!!  Repost if you agree"

There is so much that is factually incorrect with this paragraph that I cannot begin to debunk it here because my focus is on the 'intent' of the message.  It is a blatant political slap at the President housed in a "pro American", "pro Military" guise.  It is mean-spirited, childish and demonstrates a level of ignorance that I hate to admit resides in this country of mine.  No thought - just copy and paste, easy, peesy and dumb.

Nothing happens in a vacuum; it took tenacity, power of conviction, decisiveness, and leadership to authorize the on-going search, guide the administrative process, to give the orders and place everything on the line. President Obama had the decency to call and tell President Bush about the event and mentioned Bush's role in the eventual take-down of Bin Laden during his announcement on Sunday night. President Bush and Vice President Cheney had the decency to congratulate everyone connected to the event, including President Obama. 

So why in the world would Sarah Palin and her followers display the pettiness and the derisiveness they are displaying with their current attitude?  A "three inch fish" may be "bait" where you come from, Sarah Palin; but where I come from you are an opportunist with a chip on your shoulder as big as Half Dome.  You have no business even thinking about being President of this country since you appear to have no ability to apply decency and diplomacy in your every day life.  Any President of this country needs to display those traits clearly and unabashedly.  You are out of your league.