"We have met the enemy & he is us!"

I personally am of the opinion that as of 12:01 p.m. this coming January 20th, the issue of water boarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques will be relegated to the "bleacher seats" of the National Liberal Left's stadium of issues.

With President George W. Bush having "left the stage" and the "Chosen One" occupying the Oval Office, I have a sneaking suspicion that the majority of those liberals who have portrayed this issue as one which typified their self proclaimed description of the Bush Administration as "mean and nasty" will set that issue aside knowing full well that if the Obama Administration significantly relaxes those national security measures set in place by President Bush which have kept our nation free from terrorist attacks since 2001, the blame for such attack(s) will rest squarely on the shoulders of the new administration with very little "wiggle" room to blame the previous administration.

Personal opinion aside, there are, of course, those liberals who are so far out in left field, that they no longer co-exist with the rest of us mere mortals who are, for better or worse, grounded in reality. Ms. Christina Freeland, managing editor of Financial Times" is one such liberal.

Ms. Freeland was interviewed by Joe Scarborough today on the "Morning Joe" show regarding our nation's interrogation of terrorists and it quickly became apparent that she had ventured into the deep end of the pool without her "swimmies!"

When asked if she would approve of 3 minutes of water boarding of a terrorist suspect in order to thwart a "Bojinka" type plot to bomb several major airliners with the resultant loss of thousands of lives, Ms. Freeland stated she would not. Mr. Scarborough, to his credit, told Ms. Freeland that she had no idea of what she was talking about and described her views on this issue as "sophomoric."

It is just this type of liberal left mentality that assumes the problems of the world can be addressed in a polite, politically and morally correct manner that will result in the deaths of many more Americans. And when those deaths do occur, the left's response will be to simply state that we must try and understand our enemies.

This foolish, and dangerous, liberal mindset always brings to mind the cartoon character Pogo who is often quoted as saying - "We have met the enemy and he is us..."