Admiral Willard should be awarded a medal, if one exists that adequately recognizes gallantry in the face of idiocy, for his ability to keep a straight face when confronted with Johnson’s disjointed, largely incoherent and definitely moronic scenario complete with hand signals and body language. What more pointed and profound response could he possibly have made than his “We don’t anticipate that”?
The people of Georgia, and to a lesser extent the entire national population, definitely have a problem. Hank Johnson is a shining example of the kind of Democratic leadership that brought us Obamacare, and will doubtless soon bring us several million new and fervent Democrat voters through amnesty for illegal aliens. It seems inevitable as the only way a president — whose approval rating, according to the latest CBS poll, plummeted to 44 percent after Obamacare was signed into law — could possibly salvage a bid for a second term. A related and equally significant indicator of the public mood lies in the latest approval ratings for House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: 11 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
Should we reasonably assume that Congressman Johnson may not have both oars in the water? That he may not be playing with a full deck? Could it be that the lights are on but nobody’s home? How many more like Congressman Hank prowl the corridors of Capitol Hill in search of someone to read important documents for them and to them?
One thing is for sure: courtesy of the Internet and millions of hits on the “Hank” video, a bunch more people now know there is indeed a Guam and that it’s an island someplace in the ocean. Admiral Willard briefly touched upon its status in the grand scheme of things as well. Though meaning well, his description of Guam as “the farthest west territory that we own and this is part of our nation….” was only partly correct.
Speaking as a representative of the federal government, he accurately noted that Guam is “the farthest west territory that we own….” His (certainly forgivable, given his struggle to not succumb to hysterical laughter) reference to Guam as “part of our nation” was inaccurate. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled — in the so-called “Insular Cases” — that Guam as an unincorporated territory is a possession of, but not a part of, the United States, license plate logo notwithstanding.
While admitting that Congressman Hank has temporarily cornered the political buffoon award, let it not be said that Guam lacks its very own bizarre, and perhaps equally media-worthy, forays into the legislative twilight zone. Some of the more interesting are the Toll Booth bill, which would provide for toll booths at every federal facility on Guam to collect money from those entering and leaving; the Road Kill bill, which would criminalize inadvertent collisions with stray dogs and cats on Guam roadways (exemptions are apparently envisioned for goats, pigs and the occasional water buffalo); and the pot bill, which would legalize the manufacture, sale and use of marijuana on Guam (as we understand it, medical necessity isn’t a factor).
Perhaps coincidentally, all of these loony-tunes proposals were advanced by legislative Democrats. It seems that Congressman Hank has competition after all.
DAVE DAVIS
Yigo, Guam
