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Yet another case for tort reform
There was a tragic accident in Aurora, Colorado, two years ago. A toddler in an ice cream shop was killed when a pickup crashed through the shop’s window. Also killed were the driver and a passenger in the pickup. Now the parents of that toddler are suing the driver who caused the accident … and … Continue reading
There she goes again …
The CDC has identified seven cases of a new strain of swine flu in the US. Five of the seven appeared in San Diego, California, and two near San Antonio, Texas. It is the same flu strain currently sweeping Mexico City, where schools and universities have been closed. The World Health Organization has reported 800 … Continue reading
None so blind
I recently stumbled across a website called The Unapologetic Mexican which, as it turns out, houses an articulate but seething, angry reconquista (nezua, a US citizen by birth). Had I read the author’s bio prior to commenting, I’d have thought better of doing so. In an admittedly clumsy attempt to understand his post’s lack of … Continue reading
It’s tea time in Washington
My thanks to Writer Chick for bringing this video to my attention:
It’s a simple question
I’ve been browsing and got caught up again in the illegal immigration issue. I haven’t been there in a while. The subject didn’t get a lot of attention during last year’s campaign and President Obama seems to be concentrating primarily on the economy, as he should be. As a result, the issue seems to be … Continue reading
Panarin’s Disintegration: USA ends in 2010
Russian professor Igor Panarin, reportedly a very affable guy, is brightening the new year for his countrymen and women with his theory about the U.S. Referred to as Panarin’s Disintegration, it predicts the dissolution of the U.S. in 2010. According to the Wall Street Journal, Panarin, a former KGB analyst well known in the Kremlin, … Continue reading
McCain insists immigration reform will be ‘top priority’
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke yesterday to Latino leaders in Washington and, in answer to a question, assured them: “Immigration reform will be my top priority because we have the obligation to address a federal issue from a federal standpoint. I will reach across the aisle again and work in a bipartisan fashion. We will … Continue reading
Birdwatching in the good ol’ USA
Borrowed the following from friend Lumpy because I think it deserves the attention it’s getting as a circulating email. As analogies go, this one’s a 10: I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it is, as I filled … Continue reading
Should English should be required at the polls?
One of the big news networks ran a video earlier today that included a sign at a polling place — a multilingual sign. There were at least five different languages on the sign that said Vote Here. That raised a question: Should English be required to vote in a U.S. election? This country embraces an … Continue reading
New York State driver’s licenses are a joke
New York Governor Spitzer has decided recently that his state is going to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. The decision is wrong in so many ways that it boggles the imagination. Across the country, driver’s licenses are an accepted form of photo identification. A driver’s license is a valid “ticket to ride” in all … Continue reading
Bank of America, here’s my card
Okay, Bank of America, your new policy of issuing credit cards to people who don’t have Social Security numbers (read illegal immigrants) is totally unacceptable! Let ’em stay and help them to do it?! I went to your web site today to send you an email of protest, and guess what? I couldn’t enter my … Continue reading
Bush talks about illegal immigration
President Bush just finished addressing the nation from the Oval Office, having been driven to it by the current cacophony over illegal immigration into the U.S. He didn’t say much of anything new, repeating his old and well-known position on enforcement and a guest worker program, and a comprehensive bill including both. He started by … Continue reading
La Raza captures the flag
Seeking a little background information from the Hispanic side of the illegal immigration issue, I went to the La Raza website. My attention was drawn immediately to their display of photos from many of the recent, massive public demonstrations. I browsed from photo to photo, city by city, and — can you believe it? — … Continue reading
We call them ‘illegals’ because they are
In Tuesday’s Denver Post, columnist Cindy Rodriquez wrote that, basically, calling illegal immigrants “illegals” is incorrect and misleading and that they should, more accurately, be called “necessary workers” or “essential workers.” Feeling that her logic was seriously flawed, I sent her the following email: You were quite correct in your assertions that our choice of … Continue reading
Worth repeating: Roosevelt on immigration
Posted today by Lou Dobbs/CNN: The following is one of my favorite thoughts on the issue of immigration. It’s from President Theodore Roosevelt in a letter to the American Defense Society in 1919, 10 years after his presidency. —Lou Dobbs In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in … Continue reading
Immigration demonstrations alarming
In recent weeks there have been a number of large demonstrations against HB 4437, about to be taken up by the U.S. Senate. The bill would strengthen laws against illegal immigrants and those who aid or hire them, and build fences along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border. These peaceful, public demonstrations have brought out as … Continue reading
Come back, Colin Powell
Colin Powell appeared on the Jay Leno “Tonight” show last night. In short order, Leno was asking him about the Dubai Ports deal, the White House wiretapping, and other issues of the day. Powell, as always, was gracious and articulate. Without raising his voice or resorting to political rhetoric, he explained his positions in thoughtful, … Continue reading
Bush’s ‘temp’ could stay 6 years
I should have known it was too good to be true. That twinge of optimism I felt after President Bush’s speech yesterday was dashed within an hour. It seems his idea of “temporary” (as in “temporary worker”) is up to six years. No, no, Mr. President. Temporary should be more like two or three months, … Continue reading
Hallelujah, Mr. Bush
President George Bush just completed a speech on immigration, and he finally managed to say something convincing and worthwhile. In fact, he said a lot of things convincingly: he’ll stop illegal immigration; build physical barriers where needed; implement rapid deportation of all illegals we catch; not grant amnesty to illegal immigrants; require immigrants to abide … Continue reading
Illegal aliens are… illegal!
If they are allowed to stay in the United States, under any condition, isn’t the citizenship of every legal U.S. citizen devalued by that much? By definition, illegal aliens are… illegal. Why should they receive a single right or benefit of citizenship? Countless aliens have earned legal citizenship and the rights and benefits that entails. … Continue reading
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