Test Passed?

It’s been barely 24 hours and the mainstream media is already fawning over the rescue of a captured American sea captain by President Barack Obama … err, by U.S. Navy Seals.

But since it was “The One” who gave the “go” order, the credit is not surprisingly piling up at 1600 Pennsylvania.

The Associated Press, in fact, has practically awarded the President the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism.

… President Barack Obama’s “no drama” handling of the Indian Ocean hostage crisis proved a big win for his administration in its first critical national security test.

Obama’s quiet backstage decision to authorize the Defense Department to take necessary action if Capt. Richard Phillips’ life was in imminent danger gave a Navy commander the go-ahead to order snipers to fire on the pirates holding the cargo ship captain at gunpoint.

For Obama, the benefits were instantly clear: an American life saved and a major victory notched against an increasingly worrisome scourge of the seas off the Horn of Africa.

Good God. We didn’t know the AP swallowed like that.

Look, the only reason the Navy was in a position to pull off this rescue (five days after the fact) was the heroism of the hijacked ship’s crew.

Faced with an imminent threat on their lives and their cargo, they took immediate and decisive action, whereas the Navy sat on its ass for nearly a week, presumably waiting for the President to grow a pair.

When he finally did, it was three simultaneous sniper shots … boom, boom, boom. Which makes you wonder what took so long.

Hell, a few days prior to the “rescue” this guy jumped out of the boat and was on his way to safety and the Navy didn’t act – which we’re guessing it’s kinda hard to do absent a “go” order.

Here’s what the first mate of the Maersk Alabama had to say, courtesy of the LA Times:

“We would like to implore President Obama to use all his resources and increase his commitment to end this Somali pirate scourge,” he said, reading from a prepared statement. “Right now there are still ships being taken, right now as we are standing here. America has got to be at the forefront of this. It’s time for us to step up and put an end to this crisis.

“It is a crisis. Wake up!” he said. “This crew was lucky to be out of this with every one of us alive. We won’t be that lucky again.”

True that.

And while Obama the hero is certainly talking tough against the pirates (i.e. “we’re going to continue to work with our partners”), the proof of his “heroism” will be in the pudding.

Meanwhile, the only people who could possibly view this as a victory for the president are all the sissy D.C. reporters hopelessly under his spell. Oh, and all the sissy liberals hanging on their every fawning word.

It’s a victory for America, alright … the part of America that doesn’t rely on a government “go” order.

The rest of y’all just get back to schlobbing Obama’s knob, mmmm-k?

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