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1Sep/100

Mexican drug cartels now control some parts of Arizona

The federal government has posted signs along a major interstate highway in Arizona, more than 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, .. that state "active drug and human smuggling area" and travelers may encounter "armed criminals and smuggling vehicles traveling at high rates of speed.".  August 31, 2010

Border?  Who needs a border?

30Aug/100

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson steer scholarships to relatives

Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democrat ) has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes.
The recipients were ineligible under anti-nepotism rules of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which provided the money. ...

For the full story see: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/082910dntexcongress.2c049bb.html

26Aug/100

Government can use GPS to Monitor you without warrant

Government can use GPS to Monitor you without a warrant.

"1984 may have come a bit later than predicted, but it's here at last. ... Some day, soon, we may wake up and find we're living in Oceania."  Chief Judge Kozinski (Reagan appointee), dissenting against this horrendous decision.

25Aug/100

Senator Baucus admits to not reading bills he votes on

“I don’t think you want me to waste my time to read every page of the health care bill. You know why? It’s statutory language.  We hire experts.”  Senator Max Baucus, Democrat, Montana, August 24, 2010

You are a disgrace to the title "Senator" and should be ashamed of yourself. Senator Baucus should resign.

24Aug/101

Will McCain fool Arizona voters once again?

The headline AP "McCain, Tacking Right, Seeks Primary Victory" says all you need to know to understand Senator McCain.  When you have no core values and no core principles, it is easy to "tack right."  McCain is a duplicitous politician who is willing to change his views depending upon the direction of the wind in order to retain his power.  The McCain voting record speaks for itself and it is foolish to think that "this time is different" and McCain won't turn into a RINO after the polls close today.

11Aug/100

Racist Senator Harry Reid’s “tone darker” racist comments

"We are a nation of immigrants. So because the wave of immigrants we have now -- their skin's a tone darker than ours -- doesn't make it any different." Harry Reid, August 11, 2010
Senator Harry Reid again shows he is a racist by bringing up the color of people's skin.  We know that Senator Reid is obsessed with the color of people's skin, but get over it, the rest of us do not care.  Many thought we had eliminated racists like Harry Reid years ago, but the people of Nevada have kept re-electing him. Yes, Senator Harry "Racist" Reid projects his own racism and attempts to confused the voters by bringing up skin color, but Senator Reid, please repent your racist statements, skin color is irrelevant.  Unless you are a racist.  Just like eye color.  Overt racism like Senator Reid's is odious and it is disgusting to see a United States Senator so obsessed with skin color that he brings it up continually.
Racist Senator Harry Reid also needs to stop avoiding the issues, yes, we are "a nation of immigrants".  That is obvious. What is also obvious is that it is LEGAL immigrants.  Senator, legal immigration is fine, so stop trying to confuse your voters.  No one has a problem with legal immigration.  The problem is that the first act of illegal immigrants is to break the law!  The fact that they are "illegal" means they broke the law.  Would you invite someone to stay in your house after they had just broken a window to get in?  If so, please post your address, there are a lot of illegal immigrants who might like a place to stay.
The Las Vegas Review Journal speaks of illegal immigrants who "sneak in."  Would you say:  "Home invaders sneaked in and ate my food and took my money."  "Bank robbers sneaked in and stole the jewels."  Ah, NO.  Both broke in and broke the law in the process.  The issue is the United States has laws and borders for a reason just like every other country.  Immigration is great, but rewarding illegal immigration is not.
22Jul/101

1099 Your Freedom Away – Reporting everything to the IRS with 1099s

Beginning January 1, 2012, you will be required to report just about everything to the IRS.  There has been some discussion recently about this in relation to gold, but it applies to everything if you purchase in aggregate over $600.  In other words purchases that add up to more than $600 over the course of a year require IRS form 1099 to be filed.  It applies to "all persons engaged in business."  Clean someone's house?  Mow a lawn?  Write an article?  Write a program?  Graphic design?  Realtor?

So if a  person buys a computer on January 1st for $399, paper and ink and printer for more than $202 on December 31st of that year from the same person or business (flea market, Bill's Computer Condo, Office Depot) for their office, they are required to file IRS Form 1099.  Forgot about it over

20Jul/101

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats.

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

Mary Frances Berry, Professor of American Social Thought and History, U. Penn.

29Jun/100

Kagan Declines to say government has no power to tell Americans what to eat!

When asked to state whether the United States Constitution allows the Federal Government to mandate that people consume certain foods every day, Kagan would not say it did not. So much for the concept of "enumerated powers," "limited government," and the entire Constitution. Kagan has obviously no interest in the Constitution itself, merely her own power. What a disgrace to the concept of a Justice. Her view is judging by whim, not law.

Fascism at its best. Despots, tyrants, marxists, socialists and other dictators would love a woman who believed there was nothing the government couldn't do - from ignoring the First Amendment to telling you what to eat.

2Jun/100

Crist – a dishonest, unprincipled, power-hungry, lying, opportunist of a politician.

Crist complains it is "lonely" on the campaign trail and that his "friends" didn't support his change of party.  A betraying politician and doesn't understand why.  Crist's problems are multi-fold:

1. He lied to voters and his "friends" in the Republican party repeatedly in 2010. When it didn't look like he had a chance of winning, he broke his repeated promises. Now he doesn't understand why any one with an ounce of honesty and character wants anything to do with him? Well, that just adds STUPIDITY to Crist's flaws.

2. Crist ran on a party with principles based on freedom and then betrayed that. It shows Crist has one principle: POWER FOR HIMSELF. If he thinks that party is "too far right" it means that he is willing to sell out some of your freedom to gain power for himself instead of defending liberty.  Who wants a politician who is more concerned with his own power than your freedom?

3. "Lonely"?  Come on, be a man Charlie.  Stop crying about the consequences of the choices you made.  We elected someone who complains about being "lonely" on the campaign trail?  Come on, how old is Charlie Crist?  Four? Five?

4. Crist didn't leave because of principles, he left because he couldn't win.  Hearing Crist talk about principles is like hearing Mao talk about his fondness for liberty.  Why would ANYONE vote for someone who has NO PRINCIPLES?  You will have no idea who you are voting for, except someone who will do what is best, best for himself that is.

Sorry, Charlie, Florida wants politicians who are (a) honest, (b) keep their word, and (c) are willing to fight for freedom, not power.  Crist is none of those: he is an dishonest, unprincipled, power-hungry, lying, opportunist of a politician.  And since he doesn't understand why he is unpopular after lying repeatedly to the citizens and voters of Florida, he must be stupid too.