U.S. Forces Rescue Two Hostages From Somali Pirates

Reading today about how the U.S. Forces pulled of a  Rescue of Two Hostages From Somali Pirates, I could not help but feel a small sense of pride.  The Seal team travled some 8.000 miles, then under the cover of darkness parachuted down to carry out their mission,  It required dozens of members of the Navy Seals, and orders from the president, to rescue an American and Danish aid worker held by pirates in Somali for over 3 months.  All of this was unfolding at the same time that President Obama was set to deliver the State of the Union address.
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Good work US Seals!
The military has clearly been serving our interests at home and around the world with a series of successful missions, each worthy of a film script.


It's a mistake to give all of the credit to President Obama, but as Commander in Chief, clearly he deserves some praise. In part because I have no doubt that those dedicated to making him a one-term-president, would blame him for any military mishaps. If memory serves me correctly, those on the "Right" placed the responsibility for the helicopter crash, during the attempted hostage rescue, squarely on the back of President Carter.

Bin Laden, Kadafi, now this daring rescue; all go to show the world the US Military is the best in the world, and we have a President with the judgment and skill to know how to best use their talents.

Bain Capital Private Equity

Six months ago, who would have thought that Mitt Romney would have his time at

Bain Capital viewed as a negative in the Republican Primaries .

Yes, we recognized that the Democrats would raise questions about his track-record of taking over companies, dismantling them, selling off the assets while pocketing tens of millions for him self. But to see the charge raised by his fellow Conservatives, is a bit surprising.

As an interesting side note, in a few months, the biggest movie of the year will show up at over 6,000 screens. That film the Dark Knight Rises, is the third of the 3 Batman films down by Nolan. It is also a film that features the super villain "Bane".

This can give a whole new meaning to "I work for Bane."

I'm not sure, but I find it difficult to believe that my son was the only person to connect the two.