Homeland Security Watch

Comment by Mark Chubb

January 21, 2010 @ 9:37 am

What, no iambic pentameter?

Lawyers for leaders … an understandable error. They themselves make it all the time.

Comment by Philip J. Palin

January 21, 2010 @ 10:17 am

The Henry VI trilogy culminates in Richard III. Along the way many leaders — good and bad, wise and ignorant — appear and depart usually with flowing of blood.

I perceive in Chris’ wit a dire warning, which I hope is heard better than Queen Margaret’s charge against Richard. I envy his humor, it helps us hear.

I will add an earnest bit: Toward the end of Richard III opposing armies meet at Bosworth Field, Richmond (later Henry VII) leading those opposed to the tyrant addresses his soldiers:

Then, if you fight against God’s enemy,
God will in justice ward you as his soldiers;
If you do sweat to put a tyrant down,
You sleep in peace, the tyrant being slain;
If you do fight against your country’s foes,
Your country’s fat shall pay your pains the hire;
If you do fight in safeguard of your wives,
Your wives shall welcome home the conquerors;
If you do free your children from the sword,
Your children’s children quit it in your age.
Then, in the name of God and all these rights,
Advance your standards, draw your willing swords.
For me, the ransom of my bold attempt
Shall be this cold corpse on the earth’s cold face;
But if I thrive, the gain of my attempt
The least of you shall share his part thereof.
Sound drums and trumpets boldly and cheerfully;
God and Saint George! Richmond and victory!

Leadership involves recognizing, honoring, and galvanizing a wide range of motivations. Richard’s unhappy rule depended on dividing, but — after much death and hardship — Richmond was successful in unifying.

Comment by Desert Dweller

January 21, 2010 @ 12:19 pm

It’s interesting that lawyers and leaders are not synonymous for Shakespeare. Spare a lawyer because they cannot lead. Imagine if that were reality today. Many of our government “leaders” would just be sheeple.

Comment by William R. Cumming

January 21, 2010 @ 3:55 pm

IMO the death toll if all the leaders were to be killed would be very very low. Clearly the words political leadership are in fact the ultimate oxymoron. Power to the people.FRom my reading of Shakespear and promise to myself to do the collected works before I am done, I did learn that Shakespeare firmly believed power is never given nor shared but taken. What that means I do not know for the future of the American polity but it does look as though REPUBLICANS and DEMS should fear the wrath of the independent voter over the next few elections. Again my belief that long term realignments underway and difficult to see the end point while in the “Malestrom.” The Massachusetts result should create a disturbance of the force of those who think incumbency will protect them.

Comment by Claire B. Rubin

January 21, 2010 @ 4:34 pm

With all the major issues going on, please stick to business and provide fewer literary references.

Comment by christopher tingus

January 23, 2010 @ 9:40 am

In a meeting over five years ago with Chinese officials and businessmen here in Scott Brown country, Beantown – the bluest of Blue – or at least what the Democrats up at the State House truly believe as Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi and the Massachusetts State Senators think better of themselves than those who have entrusted them to serve as public servants, well the Chinese told me – Chris, our offcials are scientists and engineers, your leadership are lawyers, now, Chris, “Who do you think will do better in leading the world – your politicians, or we, who have existed far many more years than the new born USA!”

The Europeans must take AQ and Taliban seriously and keep a close eye on anyone and anything suspicious…the next attack will happen on European soil as the German led EU/Vatican will go head to head with the terrorists –

Here in the US, you bet we sent a message of clarity to the national and state-wide void in leadership – we’re disgusted – we’re disgusted with the MA/DOR and its indifference to the taxpayer and citizen who has rights, State and US Constitutional Rights – taking folk’s driver’s license for an income tax issue, a license unrelated to income tax issues, a necessity to family especially if one truly owes monies to the DOR determined by the court, not the MA/DOR and its politics – a license which enables people to function, to buy groceries, get meds – liens to property, levy of bank accounts and all this only after a court hearing where the individual may have content to appeal, the court can garnish wages if so determined monies owed to the Commonwealth -

I bring this into conversation for the depiction of what has happened to government bypassing Rights of the individual, State Senators ignoring people’s, taxpayer rights – here in the Beantown and folks like Pelosi and Frank, it seems that they truly believe that they know better – they know far less than they claim including you, Mr. President, – stop the politicizing and making Teddy Kennedy some icon – give us a brake Mr. Pres – creat jobs, jobs, jobs – most of us out here are satisfied with insurance, yes, some tweaks, however you misspent the tax dollars – we need monies to go into mass transit, renovating, rebuilding, making train service somehow compariable to the Europeans – creating jobs and you Mr. President, the Federal Reserve, the good ‘ol boys of Wall Street who know how to write out bonus checks, but cannot find for me $1billion+ in check writing to fund – profitable – waste water and water purification projects which I lead with a collaborative effort of US and Canadian companies to help Africa, so many projects, so many $50million $250 million projects – I reiterate – profitable and no one can find the time or interest in writing a check for humanitarian projects where the monies would be well spent giving kids a “clean glass of water” and there is a return on the money – but heck, who cares about Afria – when we don’t give a damn about our own wonderful and most charitable people and Republic – hope for so many dwindling as the dollar becomes devalued and we, bankrupt, continue Mr. President to politic when in fact, stop the politics, take the smirk off Nancy Pelosi’s face, realize the healthcare legislation is dead and we didn’t want it, we want you to create jobs, not talk about it, telling us you are going to “fight for us” -do the job…get the job done – fix the transit system – there’s plenty of jobs to create there and we should have a much better system -

Homeland Security – as I have said to AQ and the Taliban in writing numerous articles – the Europeans are your real adversaries and it is the German-led EU which you should talk to and resolve some of your issues, if not, the EU seeking to become the dominant player in the Middle East, will soon begin to knock on your door in a resounding way, not anything like WE, the Americans who truly care about people as it is we who have always been the beacon of hope against the despair you offer -

God Bless America!

God Bless you Mr. President, for your administration principal task, jobs, jobs, and more jobs, if not, our bankrupt state of the union will plave all in much peril and a depression….

It is all about jobs, not healthcare!

Christopher Tingus
Harwich, MA 02645 USA
chris.tingus@gmail.com

*As far as Haiti, the logistics folks are doing a good job, however leading a collaborative effort of US and Canadian companies having portable water purification systems, the ability to transport 200 sq. ft. homes for shelter, etc., from my conversations w/White House/State etc, too much bureaucracy – let’s get in there and never mind what the world thinks as the US military knows how to get the job done as we know we are not trying to take over Haiti, WE are there to offer our compassion, our heartfelt hope and kindness, our valued skills and one day, we will leave and wish the Haitians as all other people our clasp in hand – our friendship!