HOLD THAT HOLDER – AT 7:09 P.M. ET:  They just can't help themselves.  It must be an emotional thing.  Attorney General Eric Holder appeared before the House Judiciary Committee today, and did his Alice in Wonderland act regarding terrorism.  From The Hill:

Under direct questioning from(Congressman Lamar) Smith, Holder also refused to say whether “radical Islam” motivated Shahzad or terrorists in general.

“There are a variety of reasons why people have taken these actions,” Holder said. “I think we have to look at each individual case…radical Islam could have been one of the reasons…there are a variety of reasons why people do these things.”

Oh please, oh please.  Enough of this.  It is disgraceful.  Of course radical Islam is the key factor motivating Muslim terrorists.  It's the one thing they all have in common.  The refusal to acknowledge this is based, of course, on Obama's desire to "reach out" to the Muslim world and show it "respect." 

Well, there are right ways and wrong ways of showing respect.  And this administration is doing it the wrong way.  There are plenty of people in the Muslim world who would cheer an honest description of what we're up against, so they can separate themselves from these extremists.  We're seeing here the culminating of four decades of political correctness in our universities and even our press.

And this:

“Our national security policy should consist of more than relying on dumb bombers and smart citizens,” said Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the ranking Republican on the panel. “Sooner or later, a terrorist is going to build a bomb that works.”

COMMENT:  It will be sooner, rather than later.  And it might contain radioactive materials.

May 13, 2010