In Nogales, New Mexico, which is on the border of the United States and Mexico, corporate America is hedging its bets and its bottom line by playing both sides of the fence that will never be built. While the government of the United States is scurrying around every way that they can to deal […]
Popularity: 32% [?]
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Filed under: Economics, Immigration
Every now and then the efforts of political parties to contort themselves in order to appeal to more and more constituent groups in the hopes of establishing a winning majority comes back to haunt them. I would argue that immigration is a case in point for our elected officials…an d the bill put forth by […]
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Filed under: Politics, Homeland Security, Immigration
We hear a lot of discussion about the safety of our borders and the efforts of the Homeland Security Department to prevent the entrance of terrorists. Given the fact that we haven’ t had any further attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11, the impression is that our efforts are succeeding. While I have no doubt […]
Popularity: 25% [?]
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Filed under: Health, IDIOT, Homeland Security, Immigration, Terrorism
I’ve never really liked holidays since for the most part they no longer seem to be about the person or event that triggered their creation. By and large, we’ve turned virtually all holidays into commercial opportunitie s and a reason to have some time off from work. With our “what& rsquo;s in it for me” […]
Popularity: 22% [?]
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Filed under: DailyFeatured, General, Military, Immigration, Gonzo's Grab Bag
It figures that one of the few pieces of legislation garnering support from both the new Congress and the White House would be the immigration bill Minority Whip John Boehner describes as “a piece of shit“. Rather than being the “everyone gets a little something” compromise that supporters claim, it’s instead a “glass fully empty” […]
Popularity: 10% [?]
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Filed under: General, Politics, Current Affairs, Immigration
Leadership comes in many forms, but one place it apparently doesn’t spend too much time is in the minds of elected Senators. Just before yesterdays capitulation by the Senate Democrats regarding the Iraq funding bill, the Senate voted on whether to bring a “comprehensi ve immigration bill” to the main floor for discussion and an […]
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Filed under: IDIOT, Politics, Current Affairs, Campaign News, Immigration
Now I’m not saying that the entire Republican membership believes things this crazy, but there is clearly a contingent who buy this kind of crap. After all, someone had to vote this guy into office.
Utah County District 65 Chairman Don Larsen has submitted a formal resolution to be discussed at this weekend’s Utah County Republican […]
Popularity: 22% [?]
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Filed under: IDIOT, Current Affairs, Religion, Immigration, Right Wing Nut
The old saw goes, “you know a politician is lying if you see his lips moving.” There’s something else you’ll know too, “you know a ‘clarificati on’ is coming if you see a politician making a speech.”
Newt Richgrinch is the latest politician limping for cover with a foot full of self-inflict ed buckshot. He went […]
Popularity: 15% [?]
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Filed under: IDIOT, Race, General, Politics, Current Affairs, Campaign News, Immigration
In the second time in as many weeks, a major Republican policy maker has exposed the racist underpinning s of the Bush Administrati on regarding immigrants who come to America.
On Feb. 8th, Karl Rove addressed a group of Republican women at a luncheon wherein he described the rationale behind the president’s open-borders proposal by saying, […]
Popularity: 8% [?]
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Filed under: IDIOT, Politics, Current Affairs, Immigration
From The National Review, a decidedly conservative magazine:
According to a congressman’ s wife who attended a Republican women’s luncheon yesterday, Karl Rove explained the rationale behind the president’s amnesty/open borders proposal this way: “I don’t want my 17year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds in Las Vegas.” (emphasis added)
Gee Karl, that’s real […]
Popularity: 8% [?]
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Filed under: IDIOT, Politics, Current Affairs, Immigration
