Disunited Dems
When you play the race card for political advantage, it is only appropriate that it come back to bite you in the ass.
The question now is how much more racial friction the Clinton campaign will gin up if its Hispanic support starts to erode in Texas, whose March 4 vote it sees as its latest firewall. Clearly it will stop at little. That’s why you now hear Clinton operatives talk ever more brazenly about trying to reverse party rulings so that they can hijack 366 ghost delegates from Florida and the other rogue primary, Michigan, where Mr. Obama wasn’t even on the ballot. So much for Mrs. Clinton’s assurance on New Hampshire Public Radio last fall that it didn’t matter if she alone kept her name on the Michigan ballot because the vote “is not going to count for anything.”
Last month, two eminent African-American historians who have served in government, Mary Frances Berry (in the Carter and Clinton years) and Roger Wilkins (in the Johnson administration), wrote Howard Dean, the Democrats’ chairman, to warn him of the perils of that credentials fight. Last week, Mr. Dean became sufficiently alarmed to propose brokering an “arrangement” if a clear-cut victory by one candidate hasn’t rendered the issue moot by the spring. But does anyone seriously believe that Howard Dean can deter a Clinton combine so ruthless that it risked shredding three decades of mutual affection with black America to win a primary?
A race-tinged brawl at the convention, some nine weeks before Election Day, will not be a Hallmark moment. As Mr. Wilkins reiterated to me last week, it will be a flashback to the Democratic civil war of 1968, a suicide for the party no matter which victor ends up holding the rancid spoils.
But let's face it -- the Democrats have lived by sowing racial division for the entire life of their party. They have made a fine art of it in the last few decades, convincing groups with diametrically opposed interests that they are all on the same side. Now the ethnic chickens come home to roost -- and may bring about a major realignment of American political life before our eyes at this year's Democrat convention.
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As Mike Matthews reported when it happened (as did many other places, but I like to highlight the local blogs that nail it quickly!), MSNBC's David Shuster was suspended indefinitely for saying that Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out in some weird sort of way" regarding her supposed contacting of "super delegates" on behalf of her mom's campaign. There's news that he actually was close to being fired on the spot for the comment. I think Shuster's comments probably were inappropriate, but that even a suspension is just plain ridiculous. The term "pimped" doesn't exclusively mean what it used to.
But consider: If Shuster can get suspended for that comment, and possibly even fired, what about Keith Olbermann? Olbermann has also apologized for Shuster, by the way ("David has been suspended and remains only for me to apologize without limit to President Clinton and to Ms. Clinton on behalf of MSNBC. We are literally, dreadfully sorry." "Literally, dreadfully sorry"?? Please, someone clean up my vomit! -- Hube); however, he used the very same term regarding President Bush and General David Petraeus back on Sept. 20!
Don't hold your breath. But like Shuster, I don't think Olbermann should even be suspended for his comments, but it surely demonstrates the clear double-standard: Against Republicans and conservatives, feel free to use whatever language you want.
Now we can debate about the issue of whether or not the use of the word "pimping" is appropriate in either case -- but I'm hard pressed to see how it is acceptable to use the term about a career military officer providing truthful information to Congress about a successful military policy while unacceptable to use it about a child acting as surrogate for a candidate, especially when that candidate for years has insisted that the child is not a part of their political life and is off-limits for any comments, much less criticism. After all, remember the outrage over this little SNL gem.
And even after Chelsea became an adult, the Clintons demanded that she be treated as apolitical. Now that Mrs. Clinton is making use of this "apolitical asset, is it not legitimate fodder for comment?
But when you suspend one "professional journalist" over the use of the term while promoting another as your network's biggest draw when he has used the same word (and worse) is rank hypocrisy.
But then again, this incident also illustrates Hillary Clinton's unfitness for office. Her little snit over David Shuster's words tells me that she is going to demand to control press coverage of her and her administration, and punish journalists who speak of her and her administration in ways she dislikes. Heck, that is a bigger threat to a free press than anything done by the Bush Administration, which didn't even prosecute journalist who violated federal law by disclosing classified national security information during time of war!
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A Touch Of Romance
Romance really does seem to have vanished from our society. All too often, the dating is about "hooking up" and getting physical. That strikes me as a tragedy -- for individuals involved and for society as a whole.
When I mention romance to my students in tenth grade, they don't get the concept. Some of the boys understand when I tell them that the girl they are with is much too good for them, and they need to start treating her that way. Some seem to get the point -- and the girls buy into that concept because they do want to be treated like a lady.
But even once you find that perfect mate, whether by fate or through a service like eHarmony, a relationship still needs to be nurtured with a dash of romance from time to time.
In my case, I like to leave little love notes for my wife. Maybe the screensaver will start to flash a romantic message. Other days there might be a hidden in a pill bottle her back is particularly bothering her. IÂ’ve even left a note taped around the dog's collar!
One of my ways of keeping romance alive involves a little bit of physical labor on my part – I push her wheelchair when we are out. If I cannot walk through the store holding her hand or go into a restaurant with her on my arm, at least I can provide her source of horsepower. After all, anything can be romantic if you make it so -- because there is Romance for Everyone if you wish to create it.
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Mitt Romney -- The Future Of The Conservative Movement
I'm glad to see this move by leading conservatives.
Some 50 stalwarts of the political right privately met with Mitt Romney minutes after he dropped out of the Republican nominating race to discuss the former Massachusetts governor becoming the face of conservatism, as Ronald Reagan became en route to his 1980 election win.
Participants said the group was not organizing against the presidential bid of Sen. John McCain, the party"s presumptive nominee, but only seeking to revive core values such as lower taxes, limited government and free speech.
"The purpose of the meeting was for him to announce his willingness to fight shoulder to shoulder with true conservatives from here on out," said political strategist Paul Erickson, who worked for Mr. Romney"s campaign. "He did just that."
In 1964, Ronald Reagan became the face and voice of the conservative movement in America with "the speech". His years as governor and work for conservative values eventually led him to the White House and immortality as one of America's greatest presidents.
Mitt Romney has the potential to take up the leadership mantle laid down by the Gipper as he faded into the twilight of Alzheimer's Disease. If he accepts this challenge, I predict that he will be our president one day -- perhaps in as few as four years.
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Mitt voiced a clear and wonderful vision for the future of America for true conservatives--where families are the strength of the nation and fathers take their place at the head of their families. He said "culture makes all the difference" meaning a culture based on morals, honesty, the work ethic, faith, and sacrifice for true principles, etc. He explained the destructive nature of pornography and how dependence is death to initiative. Also he explained the link between prosperity and security. We are thrilled and grateful there are still leaders around who understand and exemplify the very things that made this nation great! No one is a more perfect voice for conservatives! THANK GOD FOR MITT ROMNEY!!
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Eurotrash Liberal Predicts Obama Assassination"They" will assassinate him if he is elected.
If Barack Obama becomes the next US president he will surely be assassinated, British Nobel literature laureate Doris Lessing predicted in a newspaper interview published here on Saturday.
Obama, who is vying to become the first black president in US history, would certainly not last long, a black man in the position of president. They would murder him," Lessing, 88, told the Dagens Nyheter daily.
No words on who the mysterious "they" would be.
However "they" will do it and quickly -- but would be mollified if Hillary Clinton were to become president instead.
Constitutionally Correct Or Judicial Activism?
For a century, the use of the electric chair for executions has been accepted in this country. Yesterday a court in Nebraska ruled differently, saying its use constituted torture and violated the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Is it a proper decision rooted in the Constitution, or judicial activism?
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment, outlawing the electric chair in the only state that still used it as its sole means of execution.
The state's death penalty remains on the books, but the court said the Legislature must approve another method to use it. The evidence shows that electrocution inflicts "intense pain and agonizing suffering," the court said.
"Condemned prisoners must not be tortured to death, regardless of their crimes," Judge William Connolly wrote in the 6-1 opinion.
"Contrary to the State's argument, there is abundant evidence that prisoners sometimes will retain enough brain functioning to consciously suffer the torture high voltage electric current inflicts on a human body," Connolly wrote.
Ordinaily, I'd argue that this is a bit of judicial activism. However, is it possible that increases in our knowledge about the human body and the effects of electrocution have led us to the point where we now know that what once seemed to be a humane form of execution is in fact excessively cruel and amounts to torture? I'm willing to reserve judgment there, given that the opinion goes to great lengths to examine the scientific evidence on the matter. i do, however, struggle with whether it is the proper role of the courts to make that decision.
There is, of course, a simple, effective, and quick method of execution out there that I believe would meet any and all objections under the Eighth Amendment.
Properly modified, equipped with an ultra-sharp surgical steel blade and a hydraulic system designed to instantaneously separate head from body (and body from soul), it should meet any Constitutional objection to the method of execution.
There is a question as to whether or not this decision will make it into the Federal courts, because of the grounds on which the decision was made. The Nebraska Supreme Court didn't actually SAY the decision was based upon the US Constitution, but rather upon virtually identical language in the state constitution -- but then cited nothing except precedents interpreting th US Constitution. That might make taking this case into the federal courts a bit more tricky due to federalism issues.
The Problem Of Double Standards In Political Speech/Contribution Limitation Laws
I recently got into a bit of a debate with a Democrat over the issue of political participation limitation legislation like McCain-Feingold. Having been accused of “confusing money with speech” and “supporting the buying of elections”, I noted one of the fundamental inequities of the current law – namely that while cash and “in kind” donations are strictly limited on the assumption that a successful candidate will “owe something” to a campaign contributor who “expects something” once the recipient is in office.
However, let’s think about that for a minute. Setting aside the fact that support for such legislation betrays the low ethical standards of the proponents of such legislation, who recognize that their own willingness to be bought and sold for a few dollars cash. Let’s instead consider that such legislation does not take into account that volunteering for a campaign also constitutes the contribution of a thing of value (namely, the volunteer’s time and labor). After all, if the expertise of such an individual may be quite valuable – for example, a CPA who serves as an unpaid campaign treasurer. Why shouldn’t such an individual’s participation be capped at the number of hours that would bring their contribution to the contribution limit when valued at their standard hourly rate? After all, haven’t they effectively given the maximum contribution – and more – via their donated time and work? Can’t it be equally presumed that they “expect something” from a candidate who now “owes them” for this contributed time, work, and expertise? And what of paid campaign staffers, such as those from the Clinton campaign, who decide to forgo salaries in the interest of preserving campaign cash for their candidates. Aren't those contributions, in some cases exceeding the $2300 limit when combined wih cash contributions tehy may already have made?
What about speeches, endorsements, or commercial appearances by celebrities?
Don’t they have a high value, every bit as insidiously corrupting as a check? For example, how much does a speech by Oprah Winfrey cost? I don’t know, but I’d imagine that it would easily exceed $25,000 – if it doesn’t exceed $50,000? Shouldn’t Barack Obama and his campaign be required to count her appearances and speeches at events as in-kind contributions, given that Oprah’s product is Oprah? Moreover, if counted as such, wouldn’t that violate federal contribution limits in presidential races? What does Obama “owe” Oprah, and what is the something that she expects from him in return for her services, which are easily valued at well over ten times the legal contribution limit?
One would object, quite rightly, that subjecting Obama and Oprah to criminal or civil penalties for her political activity on his behalf would be fundamentally contrary to the First Amendment, as it would severely curtail her ability to exercise her rights under the First Amendment, despite the high cash value of this “in-kind” contribution. After all, her contribution is quintessentially American in nature.
But the reality is that the value being protected by the First Amendment goes beyond freedom of speech, press, and association -- it is the free and unfettered ability of individuals to participate in the political process, including by banding together to engage in speech on behalf of candidates. For some of us the most effective way is to give our time. For others it is the donation of needed materials. For still others it is their words. No form of contribution should be either privileged or limited, though reasonable requirements on disclosure and reporting are arguably acceptable. LetÂ’s make all Americans and their respective forms of contribution equal again by removing all artificial government imposed limits on such all-American activity.
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Good point. If a lawyer wanted to get his name out there by suing Oprah for her contributions to the Obama campaign using her normal rate for speeches as the amount of each contribution, and adding in Barbra Streisand, Will I Am, Scarlett Johansen, and a few other stars who are giving in-kind contributions that far exceed $2300 in value then it would put a point on the argument that McCain-Feingold is unconstitutional. As the left is the greatest beneficiary of celebrity promotion, this would have good results either way.
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WWI Blogging
I don't watch network news -- ever. however, I was hoping to see how NBC dealt with MSNBC's DavidShuster and the sh!t-storm over his "pimping out Chelsea" comment. The didn't. But I did end up seeing one of the most fascinating stories about blogging ever -- a voice from the distant past, digitalized for our edification and education.
This is part of a convergence of events around WWI that has taken place in my life over the last few weeks.
Right before Christmas, one of the men from our church gave me a copy of his father's WWI memoir, Argonne Days in World War I. I find it humbling to read the words of an actual doughboy, who constructed this memoir from notes kept in a book of scripture given him and his fellow soldiers by the YMCA.
As i'm working my way through the book, I am also preparing to teach about "The Great War" in the next couple weeks, so I am re-immersing myself in the ins-and-outs of the conflict.
And now I this fascinating website, composed of slowly unfolding letters of a British Tommy, William Henry Bonser Lamin, better known as Harry to his family and his mates. It makes for fascinating reading, nine decades after they were first written.
Mitt Romney – Patriot
I didn't get a chance to read over Mitt Romney's speech yesterday. Now that I have, I'd argue that this is the real money passage, the one that reveals the principles that led Romney to withdraw from the race for the nomination.
If this were only about me, I'd go on. But it's never been only about me.
I entered this race — I entered this race because I love America. And because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country.
I will continue to stand for conservative principles. I'll fight alongside you for all the things we believe in. And one of the things we believe in is that we cannot allow the next president of the United States to retreat in the face of evil extremism.
It is the common task of each generation and the burden of liberty to preserve this country, expand its freedoms and renew its spirit, so that its noble past is prologue to its glorious future.
To this task, accepting this burden, we're all dedicated. And I firmly believe, by the providence of the Almighty, that we will succeed beyond our fondest hope.
America must always remain, as it has always been, the hope of the Earth.
A presidential race should never be about what the electorate can do for the candidate – it should be, to paraphrase a president from Massachusetts, about what that candidate can do for the country as president. Mitt Romney recognized that and stood aside for that reason. He has not abandoned the principles upon which he campaigned, but he instead recognizes that the best way to see them carried to fruition is to allow an opponent to carry the banner of the GOP. That is a true rejection of the "Politics of I" in favor of the "Politics of We".
I respected Mitt Romney when I endorsed him a year ago. I supported him over the last year, even when other candidates appealed to me more on some issues, because I believed Mitt Romney to be the candidate most suited to implement a vision parallel to mine and that of my party for the good of the country. And I admire Mitt Romney even more today, having seen him withdraw from the race rather than fight to the bitter end and harm the prospect of seeing victory abroad and constitutionally limited government at home.
And for the record, I will be voting for Mitt Romney in the Texas GOP Primary on March 4 -- because it is important to make clear that while I will support McCain in the general election, he is not my choice as the nominee.
Stay Out Of Mexico!
Not only are Mexicans crossing our border illegally, but now some of their kidnapping gangs are targeting Americans for kidnapping when they cross the border.
Organized, well-financed and violent Mexican kidnapping cells are targeting a growing number of U.S. citizens visiting communities popular with San Diegans and other California residents.
Last year, at least 26 San Diego County residents were kidnapped and held for ransom in Tijuana, Rosarito Beach or Ensenada, local FBI agents overseeing the cases said yesterday. In 2006, at least 11 county residents had been kidnapped in the three communities.
“Some of the 26 were recovered, some were hurt and some were killed,” said agent Alex Horan, who directs the FBI's violent-crime squad in San Diego.
“It's not a pleasant experience. Victims have reported beatings, torture and there have been rapes. . . . Handcuffs and hoods over the head are common,” he said.
Now that is 26 from the San Diego area -- that we know about. There may be more, and certainly are more in other areas along the border. How much longer until these gangs start operating on the US side of the border, bringing one more Mexican social problem into the United States.
A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage.
The victims at the meeting in suburban St. Louis were killed after the gunman rushed the council chambers and began firing as he yelled "Shoot the mayor!" according to St. Louis County Police spokeswoman Tracy Panus. Two people were wounded before Kirkwood police fatally shot him, she said.
Panus said the names of the victims would not be released until a news conference Friday morning. But the wounded included Mayor Mike Swoboda, who was in critical condition late Thursday in the intensive-care unit of St. John's Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, hospital spokesman Bill McShane said, declining to discuss the nature of the injuries. McShane said another victim, Suburban Journals newspaper reporter Todd Smith, was in satisfactory condition.
The gunman killed one officer outside City Hall, then walked into the chambers and shot another before continuing to fire, Panus said.
I used to live not far from Kirkwood. It is a nice town filled with decent people. In the coming days we will find out why this incident happened. But in the mean time, let's just mourn for the loss of dedicated public servants who were murdered as tehy worked for the people of Kirkwood.
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John McCain Makes His Case
In his CPAC speech, John McCain laid out the reasons why conservative principles are better served by supporting him than by allowing either of the Democrat contenders.
For those who argue he is not conservative enough, the stark differences McCain laid out and the pledges he made should be sufficient to lead you to support his candidacy if you love this country.
Often elections in this country are fought within the margins of small differences. This one will not be. We are arguing about hugely consequential things. Whomever the Democrats nominate, they would govern this country in a way that will, in my opinion, take this country backward to the days when government felt empowered to take from us our freedom to decide for ourselves the course and quality of our lives; to substitute the muddled judgment of large and expanding federal bureaucracies for the common sense and values of the American people; to the timidity and wishful thinking of a time when we averted our eyes from terrible threats to our security that were so plainly gathering strength abroad. It is shameful and dangerous that Senate Democrats are blocking an extension of surveillance powers that enable our intelligence and law enforcement to defend our country against radical Islamic extremists. This election is going to be about big things, not small things. And I intend to fight as hard as I can to ensure that our principles prevail over theirs.
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama want to increase the size of the federal government.
I intend to reduce it. I will not sign a bill with earmarks in it, any earmarks in it. I will fight for the line item veto, and I will not permit any expansion whatsoever of the entitlement programs that are bankrupting us. On the contrary, I intend to reform those programs so that government is no longer in that habit of making promises to Americans it does not have the means to keep.
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will raise your taxes.
I intend to cut them. I will start by making the Bush tax cuts permanent. I will cut corporate tax rates from 35 to 25% to keep industries and jobs in this country. I will end the Alternate Minimum Tax. And I won't let a Democratic Congress raise your taxes and choke the growth of our economy.
They will offer a big government solution to health care insurance coverage.
I intend to address the problem with free market solutions and with respect for the freedom of individuals to make important choices for themselves.
They will appoint to the federal bench judges who are intent on achieving political changes that the American people cannot be convinced to accept through the election of their representatives.
I intend to nominate judges who have proven themselves worthy of our trust that they take as their sole responsibility the enforcement of laws made by the people's elected representatives, judges of the character and quality of Justices Roberts and Alito, judges who can be relied upon to respect the values of the people whose rights, laws and property they are sworn to defend.
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will withdraw our forces from Iraq based on an arbitrary timetable designed for the sake of political expediency, and which recklessly ignores the profound human calamity and dire threats to our security that would ensue.
I intend to win the war, and trust in the proven judgment of our commanders there and the courage and selflessness of the Americans they have the honor to command. I share the grief over the terrible losses we have suffered in its prosecution. There is no other candidate for this office who appreciates more than I do just how awful war is. But I know that the costs in lives and treasure we would incur should we fail in Iraq will be far greater than the heartbreaking losses we have suffered to date. And I will not allow that to happen.
They won't recognize and seriously address the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear ambitions to our ally, Israel, and the region.
I intend to make unmistakably clear to Iran we will not permit a government that espouses the destruction of the State of Israel as its fondest wish and pledges undying enmity to the United States to possess the weapons to advance their malevolent ambitions.
Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will concede to our critics that our own actions to defend against its threats are responsible for fomenting the terrible evil of radical Islamic extremism, and their resolve to combat it will be as flawed as their judgment.
I intend to defeat that threat by staying on offense and by marshaling every relevant agency of our government, and our allies, in the urgent necessity of defending the values, virtues and security of free people against those who despise all that is good about us.
These are but a few of the differences that will define this election. They are very significant differences, and I promise you, I intend to contest these issues on conservative grounds and fight as hard as I can to defend the principles and positions we share, and to keep this country safe, proud, prosperous and free.
Now it is up to McCain to continue toreach out to the conservative base and to make it clear that we are valued and will be heard in his administration, even if our position does not always prevail.
And let's be clear about something. I have my issues with John McCain. If he is elected president, I'll fight him when he's wrong, just as I did President Bush. But it is clear that John McCain is substantially less wrong than either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, and so I must be prepared to cast my vote that direction in November.
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RealRank From IzeaRanks.com
Most folks who are even marginally serious about their blogging want to know how their blog stacks up against others. Traffic and linking have been the two traditional measures, and until now Google page ranks and Alexa have been the main ranking services. That rank is important if you do advertising – a good rank can mean money for the blogger. Unfortunately, the ranking formulas are rather ambiguous, and you can find yourself in the dark regarding why they rank where they do and how to improve their ranks. And Google has gone so far as to penalize bloggers who do too much advertising through any service other than GoogleAds by artificially reducing their ranks.
Well, there is a new sheriff in town – IZEARanks.com. It is based entirely on a blog’s actual traffic, linkage, and other objectively verifiable statistics. IZEARanks is updated each day, so you are close to getting real-time feedback in terms of your rankning compared to other bloggers in the IZEARanks system. The new ranking system is called RealRank because that is what it really is – a real ranking system. The statistics themselves are generated by a piece of javascript that collects and reports actual blog traffic.
The IzeaRank site is easy really user friendly. It even allows you to look at other blogs and see their RealRanks and traffic statistics, too, so you can do meaningful comparisons. And best of all, there is a contest going on during February. In order to encourage folks to sign up and help them build the RealRank database, they are giving away $1,000 each week to the blog that has the #1 ranking for that week. So sign up, friend – you might be a grand richer a week from now.
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From The Mouths Of Babes
Just one of those reminders about how far we have gone in accommodating illegal aliens in this country – at the expense of every American citizen, including those of Hispanic descent.
As I’ve mentioned, over half of my students are Hispanic of one variety or another. As a result, I have Hispanic students who are in the country illegally, legal resident aliens, naturalized citizens, and US citizens by birth – even some who are third and fourth generation or more. And it is those latter students, American by birth, who have gotten the not so subtle signal that they really don’t count when it comes to programs for Hispanic students.
Yesterday my 10th grade students got their score sheets from the PSAT test they took this fall. The next administration of the test will be this coming fall, and could qualify them as National Merit Semi-Finalists, and also for the National Hispanic Recognition Program run by the College Board.
One of my students did exceptionally well on the PSAT, showing the potential to qualify for one or both of these programs if she continues to work hard and makes sure she participates in the test preparation programs that we offer at our school. This young lady is a very special girl – intelligent, poised, athletic, and well-spoken, as well as very motivated. In other words, she is everything that I or any other teacher could ask for. I took her aside for a moment to offer some praise and to urge her to take advantage of the programs our school offers to prepare students for the PSAT, SAT, and ACT tests. In the course of this, I mentioned the NHRP.
The response I got to the latter suggestion shocked me.
“Oh, no, mister, they won’t take me. I’ve got papers.”
I really didnÂ’t think I heard her correctly, so I asked her to repeat herself.
“I was born here, so they won’t take me.”
Now I was able to fix her misconception by showing her the qualifications for the program on my computer, and assured her that US-born students of Latin American heritage qualified for the program.
But in the back of my mind I was really disturbed, and became even more disturbed as I realized that this perceptive young lady had picked up on an essential truth about our schizophrenic policy regarding illegal aliens.
We throw benefits at illegal aliens, especially illegal alien students. We make special exceptions for them and run special programs for them in our schools. Most people take those programs for granted, and to raise a question about their legitimacy is to risk being labeled a racist.
But this girl, an American of Hispanic ancestry, was not so politically correct as to avoid the truth. She implicitly named the problem – too often the benefits of special problems accrue not to those who follow our laws, but instead to the lawbreakers. And that, my friends, is simply wrong. It is time that we put American citizens and legal aliens first.
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The presidential race Mitt Romney planned for years crashed to a halt Thursday, stopped in its tracks by the surprisingly durable John McCain campaign and by Romney's failure to quell concerns about his shifts on key issues, his political persona and his Mormon religion.
Making the dramatic announcement at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at a Washington hotel, Romney clearly hoped to preserve the goodwill of his party for another possible bid in 2012. He intends to run again in four years, according to a senior member of his inner circle.
"He should be president. 2012," the confidant e-mailed after talking to Romney.
Asked if Romney will run again, another close adviser said, "HeÂ’ll consider it. He's keeping his options open."
Romney never quite got the traction that many of us on the conservative side of things expected, especially as John McCain surged and a segment of the religious conservatives rejected him based upon faith alone. And yes, there were those who objected to his changed positions on a number of issues, despite the fact that even Ronald Reagan evolved over the years into the essence of what it means to be a conservative.
One possibility was suggested by a columnist from Boston -- challenge John Kerry for his Senate seat this fall.
HereÂ’s a not-wholly whimsical idea for a battered Mitt Romney: Bow out of the presidential race and gear up for a run against John Kerry for the Senate this fall.
That would give Romney an honorable exit, help the national Republican Party unify behind John McCain earlier and allow the state GOP to field an A-list candidate who could keep Kerry pinned down in Massachusetts. And if Romney got really lucky he could even win the seat.
The filing date for the Senate is May 6. ThatÂ’s plenty of time for Romney to switch and mount a campaign that could keep him alive for a second shot at the presidency in the future, instead of remaining a punching bag in the current race.
Yeah, I know this column was something of a jab at Mitt, but the key detail is this.
A stunning 56 percent of voters statewide said it was time “to give someone else a chance” in the Senate, with only 37 percent saying Kerry should run again, in a Suffolk University poll last April. That included independents who, by 62 percent to 31 percent, said it was time for Kerry to go.
In other words, John Kerry can be beat. And by 2012, mitt Romney could have established a conservative record that proves he is the conservative he has claimed to be this year. It really sounds like a great idea to me.
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Texas Legislature Must Change Law To Overturn Ruling
I've never liked the notion of allowing prison sentences to run concurrently rather than consecutively, but I understand it as a practical matter designed to avoid prison crowding due to multiple convictions. However, I don't have the same view on fines. Criminals should pay every penny of them.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals disagreed in a new ruling.
Criminals in Texas will get a break on their fines under a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling that courts must assess fines concurrently, rather than adding them together.
Wednesday's 5-4 ruling changes the 35-year-old practice under which Texas courts issued separate fines for separate criminal counts, with each to be paid consecutively.
Defendants will now pay the largest fine assessed by the court, and then every other fine is considered paid in full. The new practice brings fines in line with the way many prison terms are served — at the same time rather than consecutively.
The basic holding of the ruling is that the statute, drafted and adopted by Democrats back during their thirteen decade strangle-hold on political power here in Texas, requires that all aspects of sentences following multiple count trials be concurrent, not just prison terms. And as the law is written, I'd have to argue that they are correct.
The solution? New legislation, because it is not the place of the courts to repair or renovate shoddy statutory language. After all, there is no good public policy purpose in giving folks a break on their fines.
Here's hoping that Texas legislators make fixing the ill-considered statute early in the 2009 session.
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Momentum Favors Obama?
Well, let's set aside the delegate totals, where Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are running neck and neck. There really is more to make folks question whether the winds of change are really blowing.
Our colleague Patrick Healy tells us that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, facing big primaries against her rival Senator Barack Obama in places like Ohio and Texas, is weighing whether to lend her campaign money.
And in a quick update, her campaign has just confirmed that sheÂ’d already lent her coffers $5 million of her own money in late January.
Barack ObamaÂ’s campaign is on track to raise another $30 million in February, sources close to the Illinois senator say, while Hillary Rodham ClintonÂ’s spokesman revealed Wednesday that she had loaned her campaign $5 million.
Insiders in both campaigns say the growing financial disparity virtually ensures that Obama will be able to significantly outspend Clinton in the critical primaries to come.
Money means something -- and for all the arguments that it signals corruption, what it usually signals is popular support, especially when it is coming from so many donors new to political giving.
How significant is the difference? Hillary's staff is giving up their paychecks. That is never a good sign from where I sit -- it means that money has become tight enough that the message is in danger of not getting out at all -- and that the campaign cannot be sustained long term.
So what this means is that going into a number of states where Barack Obama may have an advantage, Hillary Clinton is lacking the cash to effectively spread her message and turn some of the swing voters her way. And with Obama surging everywhere and showing great momentum by virtually every indicator, Hillary needs to score some quick victories in the next week to avoid becoming the underdog for the first time in a campaign that could run all the way to the convention, despite the best efforts of Howard Dean to avoid that possibility.
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There are seven reasons for anyone to support the eventual nominee no matter who it is: The war and six Supreme Court justices over the age of 68.
Surrender to terror and an imperial liberal judiciary. Neither is acceptable. A Republican in the White House – any Republican – makes those twin evils less likely than any Democrat there.
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Obama Ahead?If this bears out, we have an even bigger muddle on the Democrat site of the aisle than any of us expected.
In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night.
The Obama camp now projects topping Clinton by 13 delegates, 847 to 834.
NBC News, which is projecting delegates based on the Democratic Party's complex formula, figures Obama will wind up with 840 to 849 delegates, versus 829 to 838 for Clinton.
Clinton was portrayed in many news accounts as the night’s big winner, but Obama’s campaign says he wound up with a higher total where it really counts — the delegates who will choose the party’s nominee at this summer’s Democratic convention.
With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about 830 — “give or take a few,” Tim Russert, the network’s Washington bureau chief, said on the “Today” show.
So who won Super Tuesday for the Democrats? And why did the media present the outcome as a Clinton victory?
And most importantly, with a gap of only a couple of dozen delegates after prior victories and superdelegate commitments, are we really any closer to a nominee for the Democrats?
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Oh Come On!
Stupidity really does know no bounds -- and this election day mess in Illinois leaves me speechless.
Election officials reported few problems with primary voting in Illinois on Tuesday despite a snafu involving invisible ink.
An election judge gave voters styluses used for touch screen voting instead of ink pens in one precinct, said Jim Allen, a spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections.
Voters complained that they were unable to make a mark after the judge told them that the pens used invisible ink.
About 20 voters got the “invisible ink” pens that didn’t cast any votes. Officials contacted five of the 20 people and were waiting to hear back from the others, Allen said.
I am an election judge. And while the only pens we need down here in my county are for signing the registration books and recording the voters, I hope that my clerks and I would be smart enough not to give out "invisible ink pens" to voters.
What were these people thinking!
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Sad To See
I'll admit it -- back in college, I got hooked on a particular soap opera with a group of friend. You would find a group of about 30 of us getting our daily fix of General Hospital each afternoon -- something particularly amusing because i was at an all male college (the folks buying ads for "feminine protection" and feminine hygiene" products certainly didn't get their money's worth with us).
And so I was sad to catch this story while searching for Super Tuesday news.
Actress Shell Kepler, who for years played the gossipy nurse Amy Vining on the TV soap opera "General Hospital," has died. She was 49.
Kepler died Friday at Oregon Health & Science University hospital, which did not give the cause of death.
Kepler's busybody character on "General Hospital" was a fan favorite and enjoyed a long run, 1979-2002.
In addition to her run on "General Hospital," she was also in a 1982 Joan Collins film, "Homework," and a couple of episodes of the situation comedy "Three's Company."
On the side, she was a businesswoman, marketing clothing on the former Home Shopping Club. She said in a 1994 Associated Press interview that her "Lacy Afternoon" collection had sales topping $20 million that year alone.
Yeah, the show was a guilty pleasure from my youth -- and this death is one more sign of my youth passing by.
My condolences to her family and friends.
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Track Down These Terrorists
And let there be no doubt -- the so-called "animal rights activists" who destroy labs, commit assault against researchers and engage in arson are nothing but terrorists.
Authorities are investigating a fire caused by a device left Tuesday at a house owned by a UCLA professor who conducts animal research -- the second time the house has been targeted in less than four months.
The device was placed Monday morning on the front porch of a Westside house owned by Edythe London, FBI officials in Los Angeles said.
London, a professor of psychiatry and bio-behavioral sciences and of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, uses lab monkeys in her research on nicotine addiction.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that officials with the Joint Terrorism Task Force were investigating the incident.
"It was ignited and caused damage to the property," Eimiller said. "No one was home at the time and nobody was hurt."
this is the third attack on London's home in the past year. We are clearly talking about an orchestrated campaign designed to curtail the advancement of human knowledge and improvement of human lives by neo-Luddites intent upon taking us back to the seventh century. In that they are no different that al-Qaeda terrorists.
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Big Night For McCain -- Long Road Ahead For Hillary And ObamaSuperTuesday has come and gone.
Looks like on the GOP side there is likely to be a McCain in my future, whether I want one or not.
Sen. John McCain surged closer toward the Republican nomination yesterday by capturing the biggest Super Tuesday states, including California, but failed to knock out his rivals, who deprived him of victories across GOP strongholds in the South and West.
As millions of Republicans went to the polls in 21 states, the senator from Arizona racked up hundreds of delegates on the strength of winner-take-all primaries in the Northeast and elsewhere. But his inability to win in more than half of the states voting yesterday complicated his hopes of rallying the party behind his candidacy.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee scored a surprising sweep of his native South, while former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney picked up a number of states in the West but fell short in critical battlegrounds that would have established him as McCain's primary challenger. Huckabee and Romney vowed last night to stay in the race as it moves to Virginia, Maryland and the District on Tuesday.
What is interesting is the regional division of votes -- McCain generally taking the two coasts, Huckabee the South, and Romney much of the heartland. But given the winner-take-all nature of some of the primaries, McCain has surged ahead to the point that he is approaching 50% of the delegates needed to win the nomination outright. Romney and Huckabee are splitting the rest of the vote, with Religious conservatives favoring the Arkansas governor and the rest favoring the former Massachusetts governor. The irreconcilable diistance between those two candidates means that neither is likely to defer to the other, pretty much assuring a McCain nomination at some point down the road -- though likely not until after the Texas primary in four weeks.
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama carved up the nation in the 22-state nominating contest on Tuesday, leaving the Democratic presidential nomination more elusive than ever. Mrs. Clinton won California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and her home state, New York, while Mr. Obama took Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and his base in Illinois.
It may come down to how uncommitted delegates and super-delegates break, and may involve some horse-trading to get one of these candidates over the top. And given the way that many Washington insiders are breaking for Obama, that could swing the nomination his way -- though many state party leaders are supporting Hillary.
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Back door deals and an unending parade of endorsing cronies seems to have the Republican nomination going as scripted, but GOP electioneerers beware: millions of us on the true conservative end will not vote for McCain. Come November, you may well find yourself fielding one of the biggest election-day losers since the demise of Nixon.
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Lawyer Wants Taxes Declared Unconstitutional
Come on -- the alleged constitutional infirmity of the Texas "pole tax" is really inherent in the definition of most form of taxation. I don't know how any judge could take the claim made at all seriously.
A new $5-per-patron fee the state is charging strip clubs is really a tax and should be declared unconstitutional, a lawyer for the clubs argued in court Tuesday.
"They are simply taking money from my clients and funding other purposes," said Stewart Whitehead.
The Legislature enacted the fee, effective Jan. 1, and dedicated the first $25 million to sexual assault prevention and additional revenue to low-income health care. Clubs will have to send their first quarterly check to the state in April.
The Texas Entertainment Association and the owner of an Amarillo strip club are challenging the fee. Although a trial is scheduled for March 3, the clubs asked state District Judge Margaret Cooper to declare the fee unconstitutional.
Cooper said she will issue a ruling in advance of the trial.
Whitehead, said a fee must be related to regulation, and the state is not using the fee to "abate an alleged nuisance" or benefit the industry.
Now let's consider this. Under such a legal theory, a sales tax could only be used to deal directly with commerce related issues, and income tax (unconstitutional in Texas) could only be used o deal with employment and work issues, and a tax on entertainment (such as a strip club) could only be used to fund entertainment related issues. There would be no way to fund schools or parks, and all highways would ahve to be tollways. (actually, we're headed that way if we aren't careful).
I'm curious -- how would this idiot fund the Department of Defense?
Granted, I'm not a fan of the "pole tax" (and no, I don't go to strip clubs), but I am even less of a fan of inane legal arguments.
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Wikipedia Stands Up To MuslimsThey have refused to kow-tow to those Muslims who demand that the most stringent interpretation of Islamic law regarding depictions of Muhammad be followed.
An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.
In addition to numerous e-mail messages sent to Wikipedia.org, an online petition cites a prohibition in Islam on images of people.
The petition has more than 80,000 “signatures,” though many who submitted them to ThePetitionSite.com, remained anonymous.
“We have been noticing a lot more similar sounding, similar looking e-mails beginning mid-January,” said Jay Walsh, a spokesman for the Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco, which administers the various online encyclopedias in more than 250 languages.
A Frequently Asked Questions page explains the site’s polite but firm refusal to remove the images: “Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia with the goal of representing all topics from a neutral point of view, Wikipedia is not censored for the benefit of any particular group.”
The notes left on the petition site come from all over the world. “It’s totally unacceptable to print the Prophet’s picture,” Saadia Bukhari from Pakistan wrote in a message. “It shows insensitivity towards Muslim feelings and should be removed immediately.”
First let me offer a couple words back to Saadia Bukhari and other Muslims demanding that non-Muslims follow their rules -- لدغة لي.
Second, to I offer offer possible a compromise – instead of using a picture of a veiled Muhammad from a Muslim source, they should use an unveiled picture of Muhammad from other Islamic sources. But if that is unacceptable to those insisting upon dhimmitude by Wikipedia and the rest of us, II hereby grant permission for Wikipedia to freely make use of this picture I photoshopped last year.
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