And there was no cause for this thinly veiled warning:…

The people who write these types of blog posts are just throwing things against the wall, hoping that something sticks, and that there are libnuts out there who will take a clue and run with it. It’s insidious, but in their world it works.

Were I to have the name of the author of that piece I would certainly hope that the right would not use the same tactics on me that the left used on Joe-the-Plumber. I would google my name and be frightened that some armchair-joe-the-sailor might glance a few entries down the list and confuse me with someone with the same name, but a horrible habit.

Good thing Conservatives have higher moral standards.

If there’s one thing that we’ve learned about Somali civilians over the past 18 years or so, it’s that they, like civilians the world over, don’t like having bombs dropped on them.

Exactly. That’s why we drop bombs and not gum drops. They don’t like it. It’s called negative reinforcement.

Yes, they were the ones who heroically defended their ship from a full pirate takeover, but it seems a little presumptuous for the crewmembers of the Maersk Alabama to be advising the U.S. president on anti-piracy policy.

Riiight. Like no one was ever “presumptous” enough to give George Bush advice on war policy in, say, Iraq. Like candidate Barry Obama who devised a timeline which, if followed, would have had us surrender in Iraq before the surge occurred.

Exactly what did the one do again?

The crew of the Maersk Alabama does actually know what it’s talking about — having been trained, through their union, no less, to thwart pirate attacks — but let’s hope Officer Murphy’s comments are not Wurzelbacher-ed into some sort of ubiquitous green light for pirate snipings.

Oh, I’d be absolutely fine with that. I like the idea of shooting pirates. I like it much better than a policy that promotes stealing ships and holding crews hostage. If it’s all reward and no risk, we’ll get lots and lots of it. If being a pirate gets you killed, there’s a much better balance in the risk/reward category.

Natan Sharansky, btw.

Yes, they were the ones who heroically defended their ship from a full pirate takeover, but it seems a little presumptuous for the crewmembers of the Maersk Alabama to be advising the U.S. president on anti-piracy policy.

Presumptuous? With how many pirates has The Precendent had personal contact? Should he want information from those who have come into contact with pirates?

Oh yeah, I forgot. He is The One – the all knowing. Blech.

Calling for American leadership on an important global issue is not exactly making false claims about a candidate’s tax plans..

For leftists, what Obama said apparently never enters the question. This is maddening. It’s worse than dealing with toddlers.