Simple Man Politics

Well as we all know President Obama is a consummate politician and he proved that again on Memorial Day. I must tell you that I actually applaud his effort at dodging the race card and doing so effectively.

We all know that as President it is his duty to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. However, very few people know about the ceremonies at both the African American Civil War Memorial, and the Confederate Civil War Memorial.

Apparently there was a petition from a group of about 60 professors asking the White House and our first black President to break with tradition and to not memorialize military members of the Confederacy because the Southern states supported slavery. This group also stated that the Arlington Confederate Memorial is a denial of the wrong committed against African Americans.

In true politician style fashion our first black President Barack Hussein Obama not only laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, but he also sent representatives to both the African American Civil War Memorial and the Confederate Civil War Memorial with wreaths for them both.

While sending a wreath to the Confederate Memorial is a traditional practice though not well publicized it is an unprecedented step by the President to send a wreath to the African American Memorial in Washington D.C.’s historically black U Street neighborhood.

I must tell you that I personally feel that any American who died in a war representing people of this nation including the War Between the States deserves to be honored on Memorial Day both white and black, Yankee, or Johnny Reb. For the record not only did whites fight for the Confederacy but blacks did so as well and they should be honored also.

That is all I have to talk about today, but tomorrow we will be discussing the national security challenges that Barack Obama is facing especially in light of both North Korea and Irans actions on Memorial Day. I hope you all have a terrific day CIAO4NOW!!!!!