Obama's 9/11 Moment?

So much for the "Post 9/11 Mentality."

A Christmas Miracle indeed.

For the Fort Hood apologists out there, make no mistake: there is no such thing as an "attempted" act of terror. This young, misguided individual has sewn terror into the hearts of Americans even though it would appear obvious that his plans went awry. Before I continue, I would like to applaud the heroism exhibited by the passengers who helped take this guy down. It is people like you that make America great.

As for the President, It would be very unwise of him to simply brush this off. As if his inclination to apologize for America's exceptionalism and his epic failure to maintain protocol didn't make us appear weak and amateurish already...This is a crushing blow to the international perspective of our homeland security. We have demonstrated to the world that we are vulnerable. If you want to save our international image, calm the distressed public, and silence the critics, then CRACK DOWN ON THIS NOW! Make it explicitly clear to everyone living in America and elsewhere in the world that America will never allow such a potential threat to penetrate our security EVER again.

Analysis?

Why is it that the President has a odd way of being "away" when events of this kind of magnitude play out? Can't help but to be reminded of this.

Also, why am I starting to see a pattern of the government knowing information ahead of time and not acting on it? Here and here.

The US government is dangerously becoming closer and closer to becoming synonymous with "Incompetent." If it does not nip this in the bud immediately, expect there to be a backlash brought on by the public. The feds should feel darn lucky that nobody died and should respect that reality. One of the main accomplishments of the Bush Administration was securing America from another act of terrorism on our soil after 9/11. President Barack Obama, though he loathes to acknowledge this accomplishment, surely took it for granted anyway. That is, until the Fort Hood slayings and now this Christmas Day debacle. The Bush Administration used its success in national security as a crutch in the face of a domestic fiscal crisis, and so has President Obama. With this crutch gone, what does this President have to show for himself? A Nobel Peace Prize?
Fantastic.

Exit Question: Bush was reading "My Pet Goat" when he first heard word of the attacks on 9/11. Any guesses on what President Obama was skimming through on Christmas? I believe a few passengers are entitled to a late Christmas gift from the White House for saving the President from having this be the face of his irreversibly atrocious public approval rating.

I've heard word that the President is not going to cut his "vacation" short. So in that case, Mr. President, take care and hang loose.
Aloha.
-V4F