The new Secretary of State is reportedly pursuing a proposal to raise money for danegeld, er, that is, a pension fund for jihad terrorists who promise to stop murdering people. Israel National News states that Rice “has proposed a $100 monthly allowance to terrorists who agree to lay down their arms and retire or find another profession. The money would be part of a $350 million package deal announced by U.S. President George Bush this past week.
I have to agree that this would be a stupid plan even for the typical State Department appeaser. Even if poverty were the cause of terrorism (which it’s not), welfare programs have proven to not be a solution to poverty. One must also wonder what Rice thinks of all of those Islamic immigrants in Europe living on the dole and supporting jihad.
The Defense Department’s new personnel rules will jettison parts of a civil service system that for decades have meant steady pay increases for civilian workers and several layers of protection against arbitrary firings or discipline, according to a Pentagon briefing for Congress yesterday.
All you need to do is put the new system to a vote of civil servants and then fire the ones who vote “no.” Then you don’t even need to implement the new system.
— David Cohen