Give me a freakin’ break!

What has happened to this country when personal philosophies cloud common sense, rational thought and simple reasoning?

I received an email from a near-relative the other day who was ranting about President Obama taking credit for Osama bin Laden heading due UP to meet that bevy of Muslim virgins. “The liberal news media doesn’t get it! Obama used information from President Bush to get bin Laden. Yet Obama doesn’t give Bush credit!”

Whoa! Back up. Of course, the collected intel from the past decade could have contained a germ or two of information that could have assisted in the location of the dirty little al-Qaeda coward. But let’s not forget that it was Obama who ramped up the search for bin Laden; it was Obama who told the CIA to make it a top priority to located the man; it was Obama who ordered the raid that resulted in him deader than a doorknob.

And, Tea Party wingers, it was Obama that Dick “Shoot Anything that Moves” Cheney praised for the mission, and that former President George Bush complimented for a successful mission.

Of course, the U.S. attack team carried out the mission, a mission that never would have been ordered if Obama did not give his explicit approval.

You don't have to like the man who is president of the United States. But have enough class to say “good job” when his order is responsible for the death of this country Public Enemy No. 1.

On that note …

In the U.S. the Freak-Out Alert is at an all time high.

In the past week, stupid people are leaving notes with the word “bomb” in restrooms of plans, stupid people are wandering off into subway tunnels causing major panic, bomb threats diverted plans, stupid people were arrested for videotaping TSA procedures at an airport ….

And the list continues.

Where are we going to get the message: Bomb scares are never funny. Testing a safety system is never a smart idea. Freakin’ out over an innocuous event is as dumb as a square bowling ball.

Be aware of your surroundings. Be cautious. But, above all, don’t go something stupid.

And, on that note …

Those that rant and rave about the security procedures at domestic airports, be thankful for the extra scrutiny. If they had been in place before 10 years ago, 9/11 might have been prevented.