The MacRanger Show at 12pm EST Saturday, will be all things amnesty- immigration bill. I will be hosting with Macsmind guest blogger Harold C. Hutchinson of the Called as Seen Blog, and who is also a contributor at Strategy Page joining in. Should be a lively discussion and this is also an invite for any of my fellow Heading Right crew members to call in and join in. Be ye pro or con on the bill, let’s talk it out!
Number is 646-652-4913! See you then
Republicans - Get a hold of yourselves!
We had to know that the Democrats would try to ‘solve’ the immigration issue, it’s a political bonanza for them and American voters gave them the power to do whatever they wanted. But Democrats know that can’t do ‘whatever they want,’ because Americans are fed up with illegal immigration. The sordid tome we’re being handed by our Republican senators might be the best we’ll get considering we’re in the minority, and hardly in a position to demand much. Ponder this.
Stopping illegal immigration will take more than shutting the door. We can make that our first priority, but walls don’t go up overnight. Our next priority must be finding out who’s here.
To do that, an attractive incentive to illegal aliens so they will come out from the shadows is a must. If you make the penalty for unveiling yourself too onerous, too expensive, illegals stay in the shadows and the black market for labor thrives. Inviting them to come out makes them tax payers and raises wages because they are less willing to be exploited through fear by employers.
If your answer to controlling the alien population is to round them up and deport them, that is both logistically and politically disastrous. A majority of them have been her for years, starting families and holding down jobs. Sending troopers rummaging through seedy apartments and scaling walls down dark alleys means a police state we shouldn’t wish on our worst enemies, much less ourselves. We don’t need a hundred thousand more state control officers. As a matter of efficiency, and to protect our own freedoms, we need illegal immigrants turning themselves in, leaving a smaller number demanding agents to pick them up. That means having an attractive incentive.
Proponents of illegal immigration say illegal aliens are coming here for work, not welfare. I believe them, and so it follows that it makes things much easier for us to use employers to police our workforce instead of more IRS agents and federal officers. Where we can, we should opt for more self policing (database and ID cards) and less intrusive government. This bill cracks down on employers. That’s good. An attractive incentive paired with a dwindling pool of employers willing to hire illegals means a smaller population we need to hunt down. It also gives us a better idea of who is here, and who has got to go.
The switch from family reunification to skills based immigration is a huge victory for Republicans - and might, by itself, be enough to urge passage over Pelosi’s objections. There’s also agreement on fence building and prisoner deportation, not to mention promises of extra border enforcement. The devil is in the details, and anything with Ted Kennedy’s name on it must be met with skepticism. But there are some good Republicans that fought through this bill, before we dismiss it and disparage them, the Republican base needs to take a deep breath and remember where we are.
Evrviglnt: Political Vindication
The founders of Blogs for Bush and co-writers of new book Caucus of Corruption will be on the show tonight to talk about the book and the dirty little secrets in the the new Dem majority. Should be a great show. Give us a call! 646-915-9926. The fun starts at 10 pm Eastern!
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This despicable immigration/amnesty disaster has us in an uproar. A sputtering, white hot, tearing our hair out, over the top fit to be tied conniption over the absolute arrogance of our US Senate. Can we all agree to vote out the incumbents? Arrrgh!!!
Where to begin? You could start here. But stay with me and read this post first. Here will still be here when you finish reading this.
Let’s start with Senator “I’ve-Never-Met-a-TV-Camera-That-I-Didn’t-Love” John McCain?
He reminds me of when I worked as a TV reporter covering the Maine state legislature. Politicians would trip over themselves in their race to get to our camera, salivating to be featured on the six o’clock news. We’d flip the switch, lighting the darkened halls of the Augusta State House, and these boys would magically appear like moths drawn to a flame, elbowing each other to be first. “Pick me! Pick me!” We’d have to shoo them away.
McCain is one of those opportunistic moths — more fascinated with his reflection in a camera lens than the good of our country. My instincts aren’t wrong: to wit — McCain-Feingold, The Gang of 14, and now this piece of garbage McCain-Kennedy Amnesty bill.
That seals it for me. McCain’s bid to represent me as my president is DOA as far as I’m concerned. Stow the defibrillators. Thank you for your military service, sir. Now go on back home to Arizona and take a nap.
I see I’m not alone in coming to this conclusion.
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Sen. Fred “Montecristo” Thompson is coming on strong in the blogosphere. Mister Law & Order is pretty doggoned smart about conducting his “non” campaign for the Oval Office. If you think he isn’t running, you’re politically naive. He’s in. With both size 13 wingtips firmly planted on the campaign trail. The hokey good ol’ boy is dumb like a fox.
The man-actor is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Can you spell u-b-i-q-u-i-t-o-u-s? Good. Now define it: “Fred Thompson”. Very good, class.
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The other Non Candidate — Newt “See you in September” Gingrich also has come out against this bill. Folks say he’s unelectable. Too much “political bah-gahj.” Heck, I’d vote for him, regardless of his trunkfull of crap. The man is more intelligent than most and has solid, sensible ideas. Doesn’t get flustered, no matter how obnoxious Alan Colmes gets. And he calls a spade a SPADE.
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Rudy Giuliani? Not a man for all seasons. Yeah, he’s got some strengths, but strengths carried to an extreme are weaknesses. He was balls to the wall in the days following 9-11, and we loved him for it. He talks a good game. But folks, can we do better than a man who’s been divorced twice, supports abortion, kept NYC a sanctuary for illegals, and is fully engaged in the movement to merge America with Mexico? Can we? I think so.
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Romney — the guy looks crisp, has all the right attributes — attractive and intelligent wife, tons o’ bucks, $4,000 suits, experience in government and private industry. Hmm… Yet somehow, I can’t shake the sense that that’s as far as it goes.
Leave alone the fact that he’s a — gasp! Mormon! (Oh come on…) To his credit, he’s come out strong against the Amnesty bill.
What’s important to me is this: WHAT would Mitt do if a nuclear attack took out one or more of our cities? I don’t think even he knows. How deep is this man? What’s beyond the perfect teeth, engaging smile, chiseled jawline?
We’ve got to have an Oval Office Occupant who knows exactly what he’ll do if push comes to shove. So far, though I’m looking at “The Candidate”, Romney’s not shown me he’s capable of being “The Terminator”.
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Tancredo? I like Tom. Met him and his wife at last November’s Restoration Weekend in Palm Beach, grabbed a coupla snapshots with him, and chatted about the border situation. He’s an Average Joe whose heart is in the right place — passionate about sealing the borders and protecting us from terrorist threats. But presidential?
I’d peg him to head up the Department of Homeland Security. Perfect. He’d do a better job than Bush’s political chump Chertoff has done. Damn better.
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Others in the Republican stable bring various strengths — and weaknesses — to the mix. The second and third tier candidates probably don’t have a snowball’s chance of making it to the finish line, but are viable contenders for other posts, nevertheless. Example: Put Ron Paul in charge of protecting the Constitution. As a bulldog (Jack Terrier?) sentry, he could guard his post alongside The Document to make sure we’re all strictly adhering to the enumerated powers. Added benefit: He’d bite the ankles of anyone who’d dare do otherwise.
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Okay, that’s the “traditional” view of things. Now for the “off-the-beaten-track’ non-traditional perspective. Which is a bit of an inverted irony, because the “non-traditional” has now become the “traditional”, wouldn’t you agree?
Do you really think there’s a dime’s worth of difference between the republicans and democrats anymore? Can you point to either side and say “Yep! That’s my party! They represent my view of limited government, lower taxes, individual responsibility, national defense, etc. etc.”?
You can’t. Neither can I. And that hacks me off. Here I am, late to the party (a Massachusetts liberal child of the 60’s and 70’s — code for “free love, free pot, psychedelic head shops with feminine butterfly roach clips”) with a post 9/11 epiphany that stopped me dead in my tracks and turned me 180 degrees to the Right.
I found a home in the Constitution, in traditional values. And an appreciation, love and respect for today’s fighting men and women along with those who shed precious blood for their Sacred Honor to protect this great Republic.
Then “Whoomp!” The party I thought represented these ideas falls apart!!! Abandons everything I thought it stood for! Merges into an amorphous mass that is indistinguishable from the socially progressive Democrats who have bloated our government beyond recognition.
So now what? Now what???
Is it time to repudiate the Republicrats and find or form a Party that embodies everything we hold dear? That adheres to the Constitution? That embraces and embodies the traditional Judeo-Christian values upon which our Country was founded?
“A third party? Hah! Never happen!”, you harrumph.
Well, maybe.
Then again, maybe not. Maybe this piece o’ crap amnesty bill is the tea-tipping point where we toss the Tetley overboard and join our forefathers in deciding, “Enough is enough! Come what may, let the revolution begin!”
Come what may… The times are ripe for a revolution. A constitutional revolution to take back our country from those arrogant SOBs in Washington who tax us without representation.
A movement is afoot. Smart people are checking the powder houses. Do you see a lighted lantern in the steeple of the old North Church? Me too. Time to mount up.
You ready? Let’s roll.
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Mitt Romney is surging!
“Mitt Romney is 10 points ahead of John McCain in New Hampshire according to the latest Zogby poll. Last week Romney hit 32 percent — 10 ahead of Giuliani and nine ahead of McCain — in a WBZ poll, which the Zogby results are confirming. What might account for this remarkable jump since last month?
For one, Romney’s put in the time. He’s logged 10 more New Hampshire visits than McCain and 13 more than Rudy Giuliani. In New Hampshire, that matters, which McCain knows and Rudy evidently does not. Giuliani’s local team knows it, but it appears that his national team does not.
Romney also is talking the talk. He sounds more conservative than his other top competitors at the moment, and he’s got a strong presence in person that neither McCain nor Giuliani has right now. Both seem unsure of themselves, like they’re still trying to find their footing, while Romney seems confident and comfortable with himself and his message.”
Time Magazine wonders about whether Gonzalas broke the law during the hospital visit to Ashcroft.
The media,…..is……asking (heh, heh) about (heh, heheheh) the legality of disclosing (hehehhhehhahahha) classified information in public? (HAHAHHHAHAHA!)
*snort!*
Sorry, back to your normal day of blogging.
