that wasn’t just rhetoric– US naval build-up in the Gulf and the promotion of an admiral to head US forces in what has been a land war– so far– is an alarming development: the only movement forward outlined in the Prez speech was a march on Tehran.

Image in my head this morning: neurotic pre-teen breaks into the gun cabinet, carries guns to school and shoots whomever he thinks ‘deserves’ it, fills his empty soul with the headiness of gun power and of being ‘the star’ in the news, authorities finally surround him to stop him, he reacts by wanting to discharge all his ammo before they can stop him.

It’s become more understandable to me why Poppy Bush broke down in tears when he spoke about his youngest son Jeb’s ability to handle defeat graciously…when compared to his first born son George’s inability to exhibit any of the virtues of a good character or the courage to accept responsibility, I’m certain — as a father of two sons myself— that the realization of being a failed parent must be extremely painful to Poppy Bush. They say that real men love Jesus, but I think that real men accept their responsibility and admit to their mistakes.

Did we commit an act of war? On whose authorization? Where does this fit in with the War Powers Act, for our military to commit offenses of international law to provoke a hostile government?