Noun
1.
cowpie – fecal matter of a cow
droppings, dung, muck – fecal matter of animals
The interesting thing about cowpies is this; ranchers, farmers and those familiar with the ranch/farm know what a cowpie looks like and thus they can avoid stepping in one. It is the “Easterners”, those folk who would fancy themselves as cowboys or farmers, who tend to step into a cowpie. Once they have stepped into one they, and everyone within smelling distance, knows it. The problem is this; it’s too late, they already smell to high heaven.
Of course there is another use of this not to pleasant word. In our common vernacular the word “cowpie” can mean that someone has stepped into a pile of, no, I mean they have unwittingly stepped into a mess of some kind. And that’s exactly what President Obama appears to have done, again!
There was, is, Egypt, and President Obama’s support for the overthrow of its government. As it turns out the government of Egypt appears to have been thoroughly corrupt. It’s leaders amassed great fortunes at the expense of its citizens. Score one for President Obama? Not yet! Egypt, it turns out, was a cowpie, and our President stepped right into it!
The “locals” in the region (akin to our ranchers/farmers) understood that the Presidents support for the overthrow of Mr. Mubarak, was a cowpie. The former leader of Egypt was only window dressing. They knew that the real power was centered in the Egyptian military. It still is. The military, out of which every leader of Egypt since Nassar has come out of, was and is the ruling elite. But the cowpies don’t end there. Many people in the know believe that, if, elections are held in Egypt, radicals will probably assume power. This would set up a confrontation with between the elected representatives and the military. It is still possible that the move for democracy in Egypt could be coopted by the Muslim radical factions. If the radicals succeed in winning a national election they could, theoretically, be in charge of the largest military force in the Middle East. A military that we Americans help to build, train and equip! Talk about a cowpie!
The next cowpie for our President is Libya. Remember when our President was espousing the need to “protect” Libya’s citizens from the likes of Gadhafi? The President gave the nod to use American forces to assist in NATO’s role in ousting Gadhafi and his minions. The President really stepped into this cowpie. If you follow my blogs, and I am quite sure millions of you do, then you may recall that I suggested that our government take a look at the men that made up the transitional government of Libya. It included a good number of our enemies and radicals. One would think the President, with his many advisors and spies, would have known what the future of Libya might look like.
Just today the leader of the transitional government has announced the following; Libya will be ruled by Sharia law. Translation? Women will now become second class citizens, none Muslim’s will be outcasts, and a dictatorship of religious leaders will take the real reins of power. I wonder if the President will be interested in protecting Libya’s citizens from their new taskmasters?
One final cowpie for the President. This one, though, is to be shared with our former President Bush. It has to do with Iraq. During the rule of Hussein the minority Sunni’s were in power. After his fall the new Parliament is clearly Shiite, the majority religious group of Iraq. This rift between the two dominant Muslim factions was the underlying cause of their civil war. Now, the cowpie, Iraq, led by the majority Shiite’s is being courted by Iran, a religious dictatorship led by Shiite’s!
Could our “Easterner” President have avoided these cowpies? No. Why? Because he has never lived on a “ranch or a farm.” He doesn’t know what a real cowpie looks like or smells like. So, like any true wannabe cowpoke he buys a pair of spurs, chaps, hat and a horse, but he still doesn’t know what a cowpie is.
Of course none of these cowpies would present a problem for our Presidents if they had enough sense to wean America off of its insane dependence upon Middle East oil! We need, I repeat, to drill here, drill now.
Hal
