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June 29, 2006
President Bush's successes
For all of his shortcomings on the economy and foreign policy (to name just two areas of deficiency that leap to mind), I still thank God that George W. Bush defeated Al "Mr. Junk Science" Gore and that French-looking husband of the pickle fortune heiress. Here are two recent reasons why, and both involve a concept anathema to liberals--protecting our national sovereignty.
Dubya's pick for UN Ambassador, John Bolton, and the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Robert Joseph, have essentially told the UN conference on global gun control on Tuesday to, in my words, screw-off.
Mr. Joseph was a bit more diplomatic:
"The U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of our citizens to keep and bear arms, and there will be no infringement of those rights....The United States will not agree to any provisions restricting civilian possession, use or legal trade of firearms inconsistent with our laws and practices."
And yesterday, thanks in part to Dubya's nominees, the US Supreme Court ruled that we don't look to foreign courts to figure out how our police should operate. On behalf a 5-4 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. wrote that US courts--and not the International Court of Justice--have the final say on how treaties are applied inside our borders. Not surprisingly, the liberal wing of the court said the ruling represented an "unprecedented" repudiation of a valid treaty and of the international court's interpretation of the treaty. Strangely, my copy of the Constitution says nothing about international court decisions being binding on us.
I'm all for kicking our president in the shins when he deserves it. But today I send out kudos to Dubya for putting John Robert Bolton, Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr., and John Glover Roberts, Jr., where they can do some good for our nation.
Posted by GadsdenFlag at June 29, 2006 10:51 AM
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