Berkeley blinked last night, deciding to soften a council resolution to kick the US Marine Recruiting station out of town. Was it common sense, pressure by real Marines who spoke before last night's marathon council meeting, or the threat to cut off Federal Funds to the City of Berkeley?

It was probably the fear of losing Federal funds. Even Socialists need money, and since Berkeley already bleeds its citizens to a turnip complexion, the loss of milk from the Federal tit trumped principles.

KCRA 3 in Sacramento outlined the arguments in coverage this morning. A Marine who made the push to Baghdad described his comrades in arms as brave men and women fighting to spread freedom and democracy, something he thought Berkeley held in high regard, not mercenaries fighting for money or a free education.

The next clip showed a typical white liberal woman railing against the lack of freedom for poor people of color who are uncontrollably tempted by the offer of job security and free college by those dastardly Marine recruiters, located conveniently near the high school.

Why do white liberals think they are so much smarter then people of color or less money? Such racism is embedded in the white liberal psyche. Maybe the brown people don't think they need white liberals to protect them.

Though it is farfetched to think there could be an invasion on American soil, Berkeley makes itself a perfect target. If the Jihadis invaded and landed in Berkeley, one can imagine the US Marines at the Albany- Berkeley city limits waiting to repel them while thousands of Prius and Volvo station wagon driving Berkeley residents are slaughtered.