President Obama as King Henry II

For John, BLUF:  If you are a true believer, a hint from the boss is sufficient.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

OK, so the source is Red State Blog, but still, there is a certain historical truth to this argument.

Obama went on the campaign trail in 2010 and told supporters to “punish our enemies.”  The IRS did just that.  The need for specificity or explicitness was unnecessary, just like in 1170.

The year 1170 you ask?  Who can forget the famous line,

Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?

The ruler was Henry II and the target was the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas à Becket, later to become Saint Thomas of Canterbury.

And we have the lineage.

While not a line that any jury would convict on, many people have gone off and done dumb things based upon what they thought the boss wanted.

And for those of you who think that this will bring down the President, our historic example tells us that while Henry II did penance, he kept the thrown.  And the murderers were not tried, let alone convicted.

Regards  —  Cliff