More on that New York flyover

It has now come to light that the administration did have the foresight to understand that their photo op would create panic. And they threatened sanctions against anyone who let the cat out of the bag.

Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and Air Force One to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they still ordered the photo-op kept secret from the public.

In a memo obtained by CBS 2 HD the Federal Aviation Administration's James Johnston said the agency was aware of "the possibility of public concern regarding DOD (Department of Defense) aircraft flying at low altitudes" in an around New York City. But they demanded total secrecy from the NYPD, the Secret Service, the FBI and even the mayor's office and threatened federal sanctions if the secret got out.

We're in a tough battle here. This is not unlike fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan - we're up against an enemy that refuses to play by the rules...any rules. Why would they want to create panic? They needed a distraction. The Messiah's bloated budget is on the agenda this week, and it includes the opening salvo of the attack on health care. If the media was picking apart the details of this ridiculous aerial stunt, and the public was alternating between laughing at the stupidity of the idiots in the White House and shaking their heads in disgust at the horror New Yorkers must have felt, no one would have time to complain about the budget to their Congressmen.

And it's been brilliantly successful. We've heard nothing about floods of calls or letters pouring into Washington. Between Obama's tricks and pandemic panic, who has time to worry about mundane details like a budget?

If we value our freedoms, it's time we learn how to multitask. This is what we're facing. Listen closely to what Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL...where else?) had to say earlier this month on the topic of health care.



Feeling a little ill? Trying to console yourself by thinking, "But Obama says he isn't planning on a single payer system!"? You didn't really believe that, did you?



There may be more than just this going on behind the smoke and mirrors. Some as yet unseen new form of fiscal torture specially designed for all of us by the Commander-In-Thief. These are very powerful people, with virtually unlimited monetary and personnel resources, and not a scrap of ethics between them. Wake up, America...wake up and fight, before there's nothing left worth fighting for.