High Ground Underground

The photo of a Syrian Kurdish refugee boy washed up on a Turkish shore has brought attention to, and shock over, the massive refugee flood fleeing ISIS and heading for Europe, at any price. Just another consequence of the rest of the world’s lackadaisical response to the ISIS advance and horrors. This is what happens when the U.S. doesn’t want to be the world’s policeman – there are no police, and the thugs are running amok. The Left’s anti-authoritarian (at least anti-police) leanings also seem evident in the notable lack of the Obama administration’s public expressions over the rash of racially motivated U.S. police assassinations. They are outspoken at the drop of the hat when a black thug is killed by a policeman, even before it’s clear there was no racial motivation for most of the highly publicized cases that form a false narrative for the “Black lives matter” movement. There are several million refugees or displaced persons (homeless within Syria , Libya, I

GOP Debate Round 2 I attended a debate party Sept. 16 in Torrance. The GOP field has great depth, and several good choices. Just as in other races, it is not to the swift. Trump, & more recently Carson, have taken early prominence, but I think we we've now begun to see them fade. Trump took a beating. Strong performances by most others, but I think one star that continues to rise (as I anticipated in earlier blog posts as more get to know her) is Carly Fiorina. After graduating to the firs t tier debate group, following a commanding performance in the last 2nd tier debate, Fiorina held her own in the clash of the CEO titans with Trump. And she passionately and smartly articulated some timely wisdom. She repeated the need for stronger leadership to buck the status quo & logjams of decades. I liked the show of strength she would counter Putin with, and the Ayatollah -- actions speak louder than words, especially to them. And I liked her imagery of lady liberty an