Silent Night, Barry's Quiet

Silent night, Barry's quiet,
Rockets roar at Hamas' doors,
Israel invades the Gaza Strip
Hamas lobs more rockets quick,
Why is Barry so silent
On this issue of import(ance).

Seriously, folks, it seems odd to me that few in the MSM are asking why President-elect Barack H. Obama is willing to stomp all over domestic/economic policy but is incredibly deferential and oddly silent on foreign policy. Obama's answer:

"We can't have two administrations running foreign policy at the same time. Until I take office, it would be imprudent of me to start sending out signals that somehow we are running foreign policy when I am not legally authorized to do so."

So let me get this straight: it's imprudent to talk about foreign policy as president-elect, but it is perfectly fine to address domestic policy. On domestic issues, it's acceptable to have 2 administrations running at the same time. On foreign issues, not so much. Huh?

Chuck Todd from NBC, asked, "The situation in Gaza is getting worse out there, fighting's resumed this morning. When are you gonna talk about? What are you going to do about it?" That's when he got Obama's two administrations at the same time answer.

Odd that Obama feels legally authorized to not just send signals, but practically make demands about a $1 trillion+ stimulus package, especially when the country is facing a $1 trillion deficit. He is all over Washington twisting arms and pumping hands to get his domestic agenda going. Supposedly, the logic is the country's financial woes cannot wait until 12:01 p.m. January 20, 2009. His work -- his mighty mission -- must start now. Money must be allocated and printed and prepared to be spent. Money talks. Money greases the wheels of the economy. Gotta act today.

However, Palestinian and Israeli men, women and worse still, children are being killed every hour since 12/27/08 and Obama has not uttered so much as a peep about it.

Obama can utter a lot of statements about whether or not Roland Burris should be keeping his old Senate seat warm. Obama was against Burris before he was for Burris -- but what's a little waffling among friends.

It's OK to have 2 presidents on domestic issues, especially when it concerns money and Senate seats. But not when it involves human life.

Chuck Todd, NBC: "Are you worried that the Palestinians, though, are interpreting your silence in --" (here the president-elect cuts him off mid-thought)

Obama: "Chuck, as a -- you know, there are -- I can't control how people interpret, uh, what I'm saying, other than to repeat what I've said, and hope that they hear what I'm say, uh -- hear my message."

What message is that? You have not said anything, so what is the world supposed to hear from the sounds of silence. The only logical interpretation anyone can come to is that you support Israel's actions. Which it not a bad thing in my mind, except that Obama seems so terribly reluctant to actually say it aloud.

To be fair, Obama did continue his non-answer answer: "The silence is not as a consequence of a lack of concern. In fact, it's not silence. I've explained very clearly exactly what institutional constraints I'm under when it comes to this issue."

Gotcha! Silence is not silence when you speak to give a non-answer answer.

More change we can believe in, folks, straight from the president-elect's own mouth.

At least we now have a clear understanding of his priorities.

#1 priority: MONEY

Lowest, least, last priority: HUMAN LIFE