Tradeoff

"I think it's important to understand that you can't have 100 percent security and then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience. We're going to have to make some choices as a society."

Barack Obama

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security, will deserve neither and lose both."

Benjamin Franklin

Just a few thoughts. First, the President's remarks are in keeping with his name--Barack Obama--B.O.--because everything he says stinks. Second, you don't see a lot of little kids running around with the name Barack, but you do see a lot of kids, including mine, named Benjamin. And yes, our son Ben was directly named for the great Founding Father. Third, I don't remember the American people ever asking for 100 percent security. I'll take 75 percent security if it means that our cherished freedoms and way of life are preserved. And lastly, just who is going to be making these choices, us or the multinational U.S. corporations?