The World As It Is

Apparently the Dems are crank-calling voters in the 10th Congressional District, going after Rep. Mark Kirk on Iraq, citing the need to protect America first. No recognition of what terrorist threats we already face in the US, and the efforts by terrorist sympathizers and worse to undermine our civil society. And when local police seek world class training, the liberals protest that. Tribune:

Dan Kenney, a teacher from nearby DeKalb, played like a prospective trainee, getting a tour of the facility. He later posted lengthy Internet notes of his clandestine visit claiming Blackwater talked of grand designs for warfare training. Blackwater officials confirmed Kenney's visit but denied any plans to train for warfare.

Kenney is part of a newly named opposition group, Clearwater, which is organizing a 160-mile protest walk from downtown Chicago this fall and is planning other demonstrations. One of Clearwater's leaders, a longtime Illinois peace activist who has taken the name Martin Hippie, stood before the Blackwater gates recently shaking rattles and meditating to ward off "the evil Blackwater spirits."

"To have an unregulated rogue war operator coming into Chicago's back yard is mighty creepy," he said.

This guy may be laughable, but there are plenty of Democrats around here who dismiss the threat. Chicago is bidding for the Olympics. We are a world class city, and we are a target. We need to be able to deal with the world as it is. Being prepared is only sensible.

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