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 Worth repeating: Roosevelt on immigration
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 Immigration demonstrations alarming
It’s official; I’m no longer a registered Democrat. Nor did I have any desire to return to the Republican fold where I spent most of my life (until GWB was nominated). As it turned out, I couldn’t register “Independent” in Colorado, so I am now officially “Unaffiliated” — UNA on my voter’s card. True, I’ve … Continue reading Officially unaffiliated
Fox News just aired a short discussion about schools suspending students because of what they (the students) posted on myspace.com. The question was whether schools had the right to do this. The schools were acting within their rights if the activities occurred at school using school computers. The report, however, indicated that the alleged offenses … Continue reading School authority stops at the curb
I prefer the local take on Colorado teacher Jay Bennish’s remark comparing President George Bush to Hitler. The national networks have quoted him out of context, failed to mention that his is an honors class in “human geography,” and implied strongly that the student walkout was an indictment when in fact it was, for the … Continue reading Freedom of speech; let him teach
