I find it amazing sometimes how I start the week writing about one thing and end up posting something altogether different from when I started. This week was no different! I may still post that article later but with the election in the U.S. looming larger on the horizon with each and every passing day, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to point out the hypocrisy of the left.

In a previous post, I mentioned how it was reported here in the Japanese media that Sarah Palin is a gaffer and hurting the McCain campaign (click here). Of course the Junior Senator from Illinois running mate, noted plagiarist and serial gaffer Joe Biden, has thus far been given a total pass by the media. The recent Japanese media silence on the matter only confirms my beliefs.

But all that may have changed just recently when the hero of our story stepped on his own privates again in public! Our hero, Senator Biden, admitted at a fund raiser over the weekend that if he and the Junior Senator from Illinois are blessed with a November victory, and America is so cursed, America will very likely be hit by a generated outside threat! Our hero didn’t allude to exactly what kind of threat but noted that there were several possible scenarios.

The mainstream media did it’s best to ignore the story for as long as possible. The media here in Japan is still silent on the issue. If it weren’t for the alternative media, most Americans outside the venue of that speech would have never heard of this threat. If the Junior Senator from Illinois fawning press clippings thus far are to be believed, “the oceans will cease to rise, our planet will be healed and all the countries of the world will love America again!" Such a threat should be outside the realm of even the remotest of possibilities!

If such a possibility is outside the realm of the conceivable, where did our hero get his information? Well, we do happen to know that both campaigns transition teams did, only recently, receive the intelligence briefings from the Bush Administration. This is standard practice. With an election like this, too close to call, it only makes sense that the next administration, whom ever that may be, will have the latest information. But then the question has to be raised, why did he divulge the information?

What we also know about our hero is that he is a blow hard and apparently in addition to being a serial gaffer, he may also be a serial liar! Either that or he is just one of those people who no matter what and for whatever reason just cannot keep a secret. With the hero of our story, more likely than not, its probably all of the above!

After 30 plus years in the U.S. Senate, our hero is the consummate Washington insider. In addition to enriching themselves with multimillion dollar land deals ala Harry Reid and alternative campaign financing ala Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, we know that Senator’s deal in information. For members of the U.S. congress, in addition to sweetheart deals from lobbyists for Fanny May and Freddie Mack, information is the coin of the realm. We also know that Senator's, like Pat "Leaky" Lahey for example, like to leak information to stay in the news. Usually the jucier the better, at least it seems that way in most cases.

The really disturbing thing to me is that our hero, possibly the next Vice President of the United States, having received such intelligence, quite probably sensitive if not “Top Secret” in nature, would divulge or even hint at such a possibility in public, let alone private. Having served in the military and having once had access to such information, I can assure you that if I experienced a similar lapse in judgment while in uniform, I would most likely have been the unhappy recipient of an immediate Courts Martial. In many cases, divulging such information is not simply a lapse in judgement, it could even be considered treasonous! Is this the kind of man we want just one heart beat away from the presidency?

The attempted cover up by the press over his alleged "lapse in judgment" only solidifies the case of bias levied against the mainstream media. It was two full days before most outlets even mentioned the statements. One outlet in particular, NBC, went so far as to only air those parts of his lapse in judgment that sounded positive to our hero’s campaign efforts and totally ignored the damning statements until hounded by the McCain campaign to release the statements in their entirety and provide full disclosure.

I could go on and on with example after example to make my case against the mainstream media. The plain cold hard truth is that the vast majority of mainstream news outlets are in the bag for the junior Senator from Illinois. Why else would such lies about the real cause of recent the financial meltdown (talk about your October Surprise) be disseminated as fact and cover given to the real culprits, leaders of the Demagogue Rat party?

Fortunately there is hope out there. Searching far and wide, we were able to find one honest journalist left in the country. The man is a democrat and former supporter of the junior Senator from Illinois. Don’t take my word for it. I encourage you to read two of his articles posted (here) and (here). There is simply just too much at stake for you to pull that lever this November and be uninformed. This race is going to be a lot closer than what the mainstream media is telling us.

Less than two weeks out and this race is turning on a dime. Actually we should make that two of them. One dime was dropped by the junior Senator from Illinois when he accidentally got honest and revealed his economic plan for the country to a lowly plumber from Ohio whom we all have come to know as simply Joe the plumber. The other dime was dropped by his own running mate, our hero, who quite coincidentally also happens to be named Joe.

If you believe what you see and hear in the mainstream media, the election in the U.S. is over and the junior senator from Illinois has won it. From what I’ve seen on television, the press in Japan is pretty much excited about the prospect. After all, this will mark the moment when the sea levels begin to fall and the planet will miraculously start to heal.

In Okinawa, home to a major contingent of U.S. military personnel and a large number of U.S. bases, the interest is also quite high. Many who I’ve engaged with on the internet forums pertaining to the subject are convinced that this means the end of the “alleged” new bases, soon the U.S. military will leave their island paradise and all lands that have been appropriated for U.S. military use will be returned.

Before anyone gets too excited, let me remind you that the world’s economy has been brought to the brink by social engineering in the U.S. Congress. By creating policies and laws that made it virtually unlawful not to loan monies to people who otherwise couldn’t qualify, the Congress of the United States along with the Carter and Clinton Administrations have brought the Capitalist system to the brink of collapse. The recent bailout attempts, in countries around the world (not just in the U.S.) have compounded the problem by putting the very foxes who threatened the chickens in charge of the coop.

Furthermore, Obama and his minions intend to raise taxes in order to pay for more social engineering, not just in America but around the world. Common sense tells you that when people have less of their own money to spend, they will do their best to hold on to what little they’ve got. This means less money circulating in the economy purchasing goods and services. This means lower profits to businesses both large and small and at a minimum, means slower if not a complete halt in job growth.

The socialist solution will be to create make work projects to expand infrastructure. Just like the “New Deal” under FDR, in the “Raw Deal” of an Obama Administration, we’ll see the economy driven more by the government instead of the free market. But government has to have money in order to create such projects. In an economic down turn such as we are on the verge of, that probably means borrowing more money. If so, where will they borrow it from?

If the government prints more, that means inflation, if they borrow more, that means more debt (either foreign, national or both) or they can tax the people even more which means even less money in the domestic economy chasing goods and services than before. If the Obama team chooses the latter, and it’s a very good bet that this option is high on their list since that is what they say they will do, the economy will be further stifled. Can you say Jimmy Carter II? Is there anyone else out there as old as me who can remember the “misery index?” Heaven help us all!

So now you’re probably asking me, what the hell does all this have to do with the situation here on Okinawa? Lots! First of all, Okinawa isn’t even on the presidential radar screen. It’s a speck on the map that is only valuable to world security as a result of its strategic location. From this location, America can quickly respond to regional threats. For the Japanese, it serves as a buffer zone to protect the nation’s southern flank. Sadly, Okinawa is for the most part an afterthought to both the American’s and the Japanese!

So when it comes to changes on Okinawa as a result of an Obama victory, here’s my predictions of the probable outcomes.

-Regarding the reduction of U.S. troops here, no change.

-Regarding the proposed closure of the Marine Air Base at Futenma and the construction of the “alleged” new base at Camp Schwab, no change.

-Any other miscellaneous issue you can think of regarding the presence of U.S. forces in Japan, no change.

In short, for the people of Okinawa, don’t get your hopes up that an Obama presidency means the answer to your prayers. Senator Obama probably doesn’t even know where Okinawa is let alone the problems you face. He will be saddled with a lagging economy caused by the very policies he and his party espouse. With a great deal of luck, he may avoid turning a major market correction from a potential recession into a major economic depression. If you were betting on an Obama presidency as being your hope for salvation, you bet on the wrong horse and you made the mistake of listening to the talking heads in the media.

There’s still hope. The division in the electorate is a whole lot closer than the Democratic Party Propaganda Ministry officials, aka the mainstream media are telling you! The heavily skewed polls being released now are beginning to tighten just as they always do. Both Gore and Kerry were up at this point in past contests.
Even with all he has going for him in this election, the Junior Senator from Illinois hasn’t closed the deal. He fizzled toward the end of the primaries against Hillary and he’s showing signs of fizzling now. This election is going to be a lot closer than the media is telling us.

Lastly, should the undesirable thing happen and enough fraudulent ACORN generated votes put him over the top. We still have the teachings of great economic scholars like Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell to learn from and take that into the 2012 elections. Remember that it took a Carter to give us a Reagan.

Speaking for myself alone, I’m going to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Admittedly, McCain was not my choice for the party nomination. But like many of you, I’m going to hold my nose and mail in my absentee ballot today. An Obama presidency will be an abomination. Not just for the U.S. but for the world.