I have been reading with great interest the words of Andrew McCarthy, Cliff May, Senator McConnell, the DNI, DIRNSA, and assorted Republican and Dhimmi politicians on FISA/PAA. I left out the President, as he has stepped away from the battlefield, and left the fighting to his subordinates.

I remain puzzled as to the tactics being employed by the crusaders for freedom [GOP] against the forces of evil [dhimmis]. The dhimmis appear to be winning the propaganda battle. I do not see an uprising in the hustings clamoring for the ability of President to collect intelligence on foreign nationals, on shore or offshore, as he sees fit to remain true to his prime directive to protect the people. It appears that the dhimmis have convinced the populace, with the willing assistance of the lefty media, that there is no danger in not having a revised FISA/PAA in place. Considering the deafening silence from the White House, the Pelosi dhimmis seemingly have won the propaganda war.

What is the normal American thinking about all this? Obviously, he/she is not very upset about the ‘intelligence gap’. There is no overt threat to the U.S. anymore, is there? All of this is just political maneuvering, the same nonsense we see every day in Washington, isn’t it? If there was a serious problem would not the President, who is charged with keeping me and mine in safety, have something to say to me, directly, and not through surrogates? Everything must be OK, then, ne?

All of the folks mentioned in para one have extensive experience in intelligence production, particularly  that derived from SIGINT.   Historically, the President has had the duty and discretion to direct foreign collection efforts as the need arose. The Congress thru legislation, now aided by the FISA Court, has severely limited the options of the executive to perform these duties. If, as screamed from the housetops, we are now hampered in the gathering of intelligence on the enemy [has the current administration ever, clearly defined the ‘enemy’ or defined the current ‘state of war’ that we find ourselves involved in] what are the options available?

A)     A)  Continue to march in the propaganda battle, hammering the hapless dhimmis for lack of patriotism, support of the troops, ad infinitum, all the while either continuing to collect everything we need, FISA or no FISA [probably getting anything we miss from our friends and allies in the WOT, as we have done in the past] and hope that the idea that the dhimmis are helping the bad guys finally resonates with the public. No word from the President other than some mention at a press conference.

B)     B)   Actually determine that there is a significant gap in the collection sphere, and have the President take action via executive fiat, directing the resumption of collection against foreign targets. This would require an address to the nation and cause great consternation in the dhimmi world.

I love (B). No doubt the dhimmis would hold impeachment hearings immediately [the President would address that topic in his speech, indicating that his personal legacy is not as important as protecting the peoples, etc, etc.] 

Here is what we get:

COMINT is resumed, we get as much intelligence as can be produced. The people win!

The dhimmis get their fondest wish fulfilled, impeach GWB. They are then trapped, similar to the Republican debacle of impeaching Bubba, fighting a ‘who is protecting America’ battle during an election year that features two dhimmi candidates who voted against, or who did not bother to vote, on the FISA/PAA bill in the Senate. Delicious! A trial in the Senate with the main focus on SIGINT for which most of the duffos are not even cleared to see.

The trial lawyers lose big time. No class action suits, no big house in North Carolina. [Don’t forget that Obamar is thinking of John Edwards for AG, but that is another story]

Will any of this happen? Doubtful. This is strictly a political battle between the Executive and the Congress, with the needs of the people not a factor by either side. The stakes are high, and the dhimmis appear to be winning.  Speaker Pelosi is gambling that nothing will happen to make her and the dhimmis look bad, and she is probably correct. The dhimmis have sent enough signals to the enemy to hold off until after the elections until ’we can talk’ that they are comfortable with their stance. The GOP, on the other hand, is out of ammo, and have proven they are incapable of mounting a serious challenge to Pelosi. This battle requires the presence of the CIC on the field. He is apparently not ready to risk his personal reputation for the needs of the citizens.

Stay tuned.