Remembering Kurt

Kamala Harris mourns death of Palestinians “tragically killed” in raid that rescued 4 Israeli hostages

The hostages were being held captive in so-called civilian homes, which in any sane world makes those prison guards as guilty as the rest of the Hamas terrorists. How did these “tragically killed” apartment dwellers treat their captives? Like this:

Rescued Israeli hostages were starved, beaten ‘almost every day’ in Hamas captivity: ‘Beyond comprehension’

And: Palestinian Journalist Who Kept Three Israeli Hostages in His Home Was Killed During Rescue Operation

Kampallawalla Ding Dong and her fellow lunatics may mourn the death of these awful people: I don’t.

And then there’s this somewhat related article.

In a commentary on Biden’s declining mental condition, the author resurrects one of my own father’s favorite quotes:

Gen. Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, a noted German military officer and opponent of Adolf Hitler [you can read a brief biography here], is said to have categorized leaders on their intelligence and industriousness, noting: 

"I divide my officers into four classes as follows: the clever, the industrious, the lazy, and the stupid. Each officer always possesses two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious I appoint to the General Staff. Use can, under certain circumstances, be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy qualifies for the highest leadership posts. He has the requisite and the mental clarity for difficult decisions. But whoever is stupid and industrious must be got rid of, for he is too dangerous." 

Biden, of course, has gone beyond just stupid to full-blown senility, but his scheduled replacement is seemingly still stuck on stupid and industrious, and that’s scary.