A REMINDER OF THE WEIRD AGE OF OBAMA – AT 10:18 A.M. ET:  We recall with embarrassment how Field Marshal Obama presented us with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, after he'd been released from enemy captivity in Afghanistan, along with Bergdahl's parents, including his terminally weird father. 

Why, it was a great moment, an American soldier coming home, Obama assured us.  Yeah, if you were a profoundly left-wing president, it sure was a great moment.  But the military saw Bergdahl very differently, not exactly the hero toasted by the president.  From Fox: 

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is set to plead guilty Monday to charges he endangered comrades by walking away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 -- the court case wrapping up just three years after a stunning Rose Garden spectacle in which former President Barack Obama, flanked by Bergdahl's parents, triumphantly announced the soldier's release from captivity.

Bergdahl was released in May 2014 after a highly-criticized deal in which five Taliban terrorists were set free. At the time, Obama administration officials said Bergdahl had "served with honor and distinction."

The U.S. Army said Bergdahl asked to enter his plea before the military judge at Fort Bragg. The Associated Press previously reported that he's expected to plead guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.

It's not clear if Bergdahl, 31, has a deal with prosecutors to limit his punishment, or if he's simply pleading guilty in hopes of leniency from the judge, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance. The misbehavior charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the desertion charge is punishable by up to five years.

COMMENT:  Bergdahl's celebrated return was one of the lowest moments of the Obama administration.  And yet, I haven't seen a single word of criticism in the mainstream media.

October 16,  2017