Here is the photo of a true American hero.  It isn’t a photo that is being run 24/7 on NBC, CNN, CBS or even FOX News.

This is a man who, along with this family, volunteered to serve his nation in a time of war and paid the ultimate price on his nation’s own soil.  It is believed to be the first Islamist terror attack on US soil since 9/11.  And so far, President Obama has had nothing to say about the death of Pvt. Long and the shooting at the recruiting center.

Those who are honoring a doctor who aborted 60,000 fetuses need to see what a real hero looks like. 

The American Liberal mouthpieces on TV and the internet have not only ignored the Islamist’s terror attack in Little Rock, but they seem more upset about the murder of Dr. Tiller than they did about the attacks of 9/11/2001.

Army Pvt. William Long – RIP

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

When it comes to Democratic politicians, all but a few gay activists swoon when a politician in (or pursuing) power pays lip service to “gay rights” or “equality” or whatever is the gay leftist watchword of the day.  And while they may grouse and they may grumble when that Democrat with soaring rhetoric fails to follow through on his campaign promise(s), that failure won’t dampen their enthusiasm.  Recall how HRC refused to rescind its endorsement of Bill Clinton even after he signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996.

And now they’re all but tripping over themselves to sing President Obama’s praise despite that Democrat’s failure to follow through on his campaign promise to repeal Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell.  Even the unhappy Barney Frank, supposedly an advocate for gay issues, has been so captivated by Obama’s charisma that he’s defending his party’s plan to go slow (i.e., ignore) action on that promise.

Former Vice President Cheney frank remarks on gay marriage further expose the Democrat’s mealy-mouthed record on gay issues (“equivalent rights” anyone?), some, including blogress Dr. Melissa Clouthier, are wondering why gays don’t get mad at Obama:

President Obama knows [gay marriage] is a political loser. So do gay activists. For the greater good, gay activists won’t push the President. They will hypocritically maintain their silence. They will be willingly silenced by the President because it serves the Democrat’s purpose.

Is anyone astonished and appalled at the hypocrisy around this issue? We shouldn’t be. The Left has a long record of political expedience around this and other social issues. Remember President Clinton’s treatment of women? Yeah. And they love, love, loved him!

To the gay left, it’s not about ideas, not about principles, not even about gay people, it’s all about keeping Democrats in power.  And when those Democrats take power, all too many gay activists fawn on elected Democrats as do the mind-numbed peasantry in a monarchy no matter what abuse the monaarch heaps out.

At the close of this song, Deborah Kerr well describes how gay activists react to Democrats in power, always “bowing” and “kowtowing”:

When Pajamas Media asked me to write a piece on former Vice President Cheney’s recent reiteration of preference of a federalist approach to same-sex marriage, I decided to see what the various gay groups were saying about this good man’s recent comments. What I found should not be a shock to those who read this blog.  Indeed, it fits their pattern.  That pesky little (R) after a politician’s name renders him all but immune from praise (from gay groups).

Let me whet your appetite with a few paragraphs from that article:

Two weeks ago, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a speech at the American Enterprise Institute “on the serious and ongoing threat terrorism poses to the United States.” He defended the Bush Administration’s record in the War on Terror and took issue with some of the criticisms and policies of the current President.

It was a good speech, earning him high marks across the political spectrum, particularly among conservatives, eager to hear our ideas defended with such vigor and conviction.  As Cheney burnished his conservative credentials at AEI last month, on Monday, in remarks at the National Press Club, he showed that he does not toe the party line on all issues.  He once again parted company with George W. Bush, the man who tapped him as his running mate and in whose Administration he served loyally for eight years, on gay marriage.  The former Vice President reiterated a point he has made publicly at least since the 2000 vice presidential debate, that we should take a federal approach to recognition of same-sex unions:

I think that freedom means freedom for everyone.  And, as many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish. The question of whether or not there ought to be a federal statute to protect this, I don’t support. I do believe that the historically the way marriage has been regulated is at the state level. It has always been a state issue and I think that is the way it ought to be handled, on a state-by-state basis. … But I don’t have any problem with that. People ought to get a shot at that.

You can read the rest here.

With more than half of New Jersey voters disapproving of the job performance of Governor Jim Corzine, three-quarters of his fellow Garden State Democrats voted to give renew his lease on Drunthwacket, making the spendthrift former U.S. Senator their party’s nominee for this fall’s gubernatorial election.

While Democrats voted overwhelmingly for Corzine in their party’s primary yesterday, Republicans picked Chris Christie, a “former prosecutor who sent a parade of corrupt New Jersey politicians to prison” as their nominee.  Most pundits thought Christie had a better chance of ousting the unpopular Democrat (with approval ratings below those of George W. Bush) than did the man he defeated yesterday, former Bogota (New Jersey, not Colombia) Mayor Steve Lonegan.  Christie got more votes than Corzine and his two closest competitors for the Democratic nomination combined in a state where Barack Obama beat John McCain by over 15 points.

While it looks like Corzine is set to campaign against George W. Bush, given the mess he’s made of the Garden State, Christie will focus on making the state’s government smaller and returning tax money to citizens.  Should he campaign on thosse themes (which he addressed last night in his victory speech), the New Jersey Republican could show that our party’s core principles resonate with voters even in “blue” states like New Jersey.

His success could encourage other Republicans in the Northeast to run for office, helping bring the party back to life in a region where it once dominated, but has note done so well in recent years.

To be sure, Christie faces an unpopular incumbent, but that incumbent is unpopular for a reason, his policies.  And his high-spending policies haven’t been much different than another incumbent Democratic executive, the President of the United States.

It appears President Obama has to step up his reading pace if he wants to beat his predecessor in one particular measure: how many books a president can polish off a year.