No, for the Islamics there is no such concept as free speech, nor any restrictions placed on the government to avoid the endorsement of religion.  And some wish to negotiate with these thugs. 

"Official Iranian radio has completed broadcasting a lengthy series on the imminent appearance of a messianic figure who will defeat Islam's enemies and impose Islamic Shiite rule over the entire world – even speculating on specific dates the so-called "Mahdi" will be revealed."   You can read the official broadcast of radio Iran at this site.
http://english.irib.ir/IRAN/Leader/Illumination.htm

(I'm Still having problems using Hyperlink manager)

And WND has the article here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53964


Back in December Ahmadinejad asked Christians a question "What would Jesus do if he were present in the world today?"   Do you think Jesus would appear before the leder of Iran and ask him "Whom do you say that I am?"

So why do you think Peolsi and Murtha went to Iraq?  Duh!   It's nothing but anti-war flak when they come back.  They will get a few good phot ops, find some troops who are unhappy at being there and would rather be home with their wives and children, talk with Iraq natives and get sound bites negative about GI's, and vist with Maliki for tea on the veranda. 
Nancy and John want part of the decision making of the President.  Have they forgotten the constitution.?


I'm having trouble bringing up the 'hyperlink manager' to link the article.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/01/26/national/w145420S02.DTL&type=printable

My post yesterday determined that it would take 38 years, at the current rate of apprehensions, to find and deport the estimated 12 million or so illegal aliens living, working, shopping, while making babies in this country as an intruder.  Whether it takes 38 years or 18 years, it is too long a time to get a grip on the problem.  And then we’ve got to consider that during those 18 or 38 years more and more intruders are successfully crossing the borders in new places, in new ways not yet addressed by the Border Patrol making the effective number of deportations even less.

The situation is grave.  Last year congress passed and the president signed the law authorizing the construction of an additional 700 miles of new double layered fencing along with additional barriers, roads, lighting, cameras and sensors in the most highly trafficked areas of illegal crossings of our southern border.  Under the law the DHS has 18 months to complete the new fencing, but the funding for this seems to have hit a snag.  Additional border agents are also being hired to up the total to 18,000 by 2008.  The average American is fed up with the apparent stalemate, the apparent lack of a real concern out of Washington to once and for all get a grip and close these borders.  The politicians on both sides, the PACs, the media, the civil rights groups and even the Mexican government are all throwing a bunch of what if scenarios at everybody complicating the effort of the DHS and the border patrol to get the job done.  The situation is like the perpetual war on drugs, the war to eliminate poverty, the war against aids, and the attempt of the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series.  No end to it.

This one average American opinion is this.  We must not let up on the pressure for these borders to be closed.  Every instance of a known illegal crossing attempt or success, a batched apprehension, or whatever must be written about, must be made public through the blogosphere and the media, and the incident must be continually highlighted and exposed.  We must support the efforts of the Minutemen and any other volunteer groups to aid the border patrol.  We must also keep tabs on the construction of those 700 miles of fencing and additional methods used to control and/or stem the tide of this invasion.  In other words, we must become a nuisance.  Whenever ICE makes a raid on a business and catches numerous violators of our immigration laws, these actions must also be written about and spread through any and every media willing to daylight the capture and deportation threat.  For the alien, the fear of being captured and deported must be exaggerated with the exposure of every incidence of ICE and local officials scouting and investigations of employers abusing the system.  If ICE raids a plant in Memphis, that news must reach the streets of San Diego and streets of every other town.  Become a nuisance.

No longer can Americans remain passive regarding the invasion by illegal aliens intruding into the US of A freely using our resources.  It is time to put a fear of being apprehended, of being caught and returned to where they came from into the news, onto the streets, into the businesses that would possibly hire an illegal alien, and that fear must be exaggerated just as a TV broadcaster exaggerates the threat of the e coli virus in every restaurant.  Being passive is no longer an option, and every red blooded American desiring to hang onto our traditional values must get involved in some way to aid the resistance to an invasion of foreigners disregarding our laws of entry. Fear is a powerful force.  For the next several years, the fear of being caught must be linked to every action the border patrol makes, and every raid ICE conducts.  The fear part is more important than the details.  And it is time for our politicians to state their case with a sense of instilling fear. 

Our government has allowed this invasion to escalate over the last decade, their eyes have been shut, their ears have been closed, and they have let the invasion get to a point where it has become unmanageable.  Now efforts are being made, and some of the results are encouraging.  But.  There goes that but again.  Any attempt to allow wholesale amnesty at this time must be stopped.  Our government has not used the threat of fear backed up by the continued raids by ICE, but it is time.  The fear of being apprehended must be the overriding factor for the next several years.  It’s our last tactic.  The borders cannot be completely closed physically, but with the continual use of the fear of apprehension, over the next several years, the message may reach the streets of Mexico. 

This Chicago Sun Times article illustrates how fear of being deported is a deterrent.  The alien won a lottery drawing for a new sports car, but cannot come forward to collect for fear.

If the borders are not effectively closed and ICE drops the ball, we might as well insist that our children and grandkids learn Spanish.

Rounding up the millions (estimated to be between 11 to ? million) of illegal immigrant aliens in the US of A. Progress is being made, but at this rate, how long will it take?

This article from Michelle Malkin of April 2006 quotes reports from the Dept of Homeland Security recapping how many worksite raids and intents to fine employers using aliens have been performed since 1992.  Startling facts.

Some of the latest news about immigration raids at businesses.

IFCO Systems in at least eight states nabbed 1200 hundred. April 2006

AML International fish processing plant resulted in 13 apprehensive, 2005

Southern California raids net 410 illegals. June 2004.

The Swift Meat Processing plants netted over 1200 aliens.  December 2006

In southern California this month. Raids apprehended 338 illegal immigrants had been arrested at their homes, and Another 423 were taken into federal custody at county jails.

In Operation Return to Sender," a crackdown that has resulted in 13,000 arrests nationwide since June. 2006.  “The operation targets those illegal immigrants who hide after skipping their voluntary deportation proceedings and criminals who have re-entered the United States after being previously deported for crimes in the U.S.”  ”It's an uphill battle. Despite ongoing efforts, officials estimate that about 600,000 illegal immigrants who have ignored deportation orders are still at large, Kice said.” "Foreign nationals who flout our laws and commit crimes against our citizens should be on notice that there are consequences," said Julie L. Myers, an ICE assistant secretary. "ICE will use all of the tools at its disposal to find you and send you home."

Worksite Enforcement.  “In FY04, ICE initiated 460 investigations; there were 79 indictments and 87 convictions. These numbers increased in FY05 to 502 investigations, 186 indictments and 160 convictions, and in FY06 (as of August 22) there were 1,097 investigations, 184 indictments and 177 convictions.”

Identity and Benefit Fraud. “In FY05, ICE initiated 3,512 investigations, executed 1,430 arrests, 1,077 indictments and 1,151 convictions. In FY06 (through July), ICE initiated 2,902 investigations, executed 1,064 arrests, 732 indictments and 771 convictions.”

Detention and Removal. “The number of Expedited Removals with ICE detention was 31,839 in FY05 and is already 42,183 in FY06 (through August 20).”

Human Smuggling and Trafficking. “In FY05, ICE efforts resulted in 3,125 human smuggling and trafficking investigations, 2,483 arrests, 1,442 indictments and 1,283 convictions. In FY06 (through July 31), ICE efforts initiated 2,330 human smuggling and trafficking investigations, 2,272 arrests, 1,008 indictments and 1,010 convictions.”

“ICE removed more than 186,600 illegal aliens from the country in FY 2006, a record for the agency and a ten percent increase over the number of removals during the prior fiscal year.”  

Although these accomplishments are encouraging, and there appears that there is a real effort being made to enforce the laws, to find the violators, the criminals, the aliens here in the US illegally bringing in drugs, human smuggling and working without documentation (illegally), just how long will it take to complete the round up of the purported tens of millions estimated illegal aliens currently in America?  186,600 removed in 2006.  An estimated 12,000,000 in the country.  Let’s put some math to it.  Using the same rate as last year, and factor in a 10% increase over the previous year, then in the year 2045, they will all be rounded up and deported, considering that no more are allowed to cross over illegally.  38 years to round up and deport 12,000,000 aliens at the current rate.  That is, after the wall has been built and they immediately catch and deport any and all making the effort, no ifs ands or buts. 

Even if you consider a fear factor that they might get caught and deported, do you really think it will have any effect of reducing the numbers to any great degree before ICE has time to find, catch and deport?  Would this fear factor keep them from trying?

Do you think the problem of illegal aliens living, working and hiding out in the US has become unmanageable?    The President has proposed a comprehensive plan which includes amnesty of some sort.  The democrats appear to want them all amnestized, handing out voter registration cards as they cross over. The republicans are split, some lawmakers within the party, favor a kindness approach to the illegals similar to amnesty, and some are downright against any kind of forgiveness (amnesty) for those who have entered the US illegally.    What can be done?

Tomorrow, I’ll present one man’s opinion.

Just wondering.

I again had the opportunity to retrieve an article of food that had fallen on the floor, and I immediately reached down to get it as I have heard the phrase used to justify that quick response.  It’s called “the 5 second rule”.   That’s not enough time for germs to grab hold and attach to the food, so, it’s still safe to eat.  Right?  Then, I stated to wonder about “the 5 second sound bite”.  The major news broadcasts are famous for the sound bites of politicians, journalists and experts in order to cram as many sound bites into the news for us to absorb in their allotted broadcast time.  It also allows more time for commercials.

So, here is my conclusion.  When the 5 sound bite is repeated often enough, then the public will not think more than 5 seconds about it and it becomes fact.  Without the people thinking about it for more than 5 seconds, then the material presented in the sound bite will not pick up any dirt and it can be digested and accepted as fact.   Example: “Bush lied, troops died.”  Accepted as fact by an overwhelming liberal choir of the sound bite news.

From the State Of the Union address regarding immigration.

“We will enforce our immigration laws at the worksite, and give employers the tools to verify the legal status of their workers – so there is no excuse left for violating the law.”

“The tools to verify”

Let’s try to determine who can be and is responsible for what. The individual, that’s you and me, have been responsible for the accuracy of our personal information, on drivers licenses, at the social security administration, the IRS and any other agency with the need to know, and also even at our employer data system. We’ve been doing this. No problem. The government has been keeping track of our information for years at the IRS, the SSA and other government agencies with the need. They can do it in large numbers, hundreds of million of different names, dob, addresses all associated with just one number, your SSN assigned when you first applied.  All of us citizens eligible to work have a SSN.

The employer has also been assigned a number at the time of completing the licenses to do business, it’s called the EIN (employer identification number). Another number is important for this system to work and it is the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) a tax processing number only available for certain nonresident and resident aliens, their spouses, and dependents who cannot get a Social Security Number (SSN). It is a 9-digit number, beginning with the number "9", formatted like an SSN (NNN-NN-NNNN).

Recap. If you are here in the USA legally you can get a number that would make you eligible to go to work for a US business. It’s just a number associated with personal information. If an employer knowingly hires someone not confirmed by the system, then yes, that employer should be heavily fined, and/or imprisoned if the offense is great enough to be considered criminal.

Here it is, the tool to verify eligibilty to work.  You apply for a job, the employer wants to hire you. Employer locates the system web site on his computer, enters his EIN and password enabling him to use the system. He enters your SSN, Or, the ITIN, your name, date of birth, sex and address. Four items must match: the number, name, dob and sex. In a manner of seconds, he gets a response either OK to hire, or not OK. If OK, a document is generated to be printed and saved for a paper trail, along with a copy of your photo ID, such as drivers license. You can start work tomorrow. The system then associates the EIN with the SSN. If data does not match that of the system then further information is required from you, the applicant, and you cannot work until data matches. A document is generated explaining the discrepancies for the applicant to correct.  It’s not the employers problem. It’s your problem to update that information with SSA, and a local office in most cases is a short drive away. An inconvenience yes, but it has always been an inconvenience to find the SSA office, and wait your turn to update a simple thing as a name change etc. Nothing new here.

In cases of suspected forgeries or stolen information, and the employer gets a response that applicant is already working at such and such employer in another town, the system generates an e-mail to former employer to verify status of applicant.  Sorry, but you can’t go to work until your verification comes back. Call you within 3 days. If the reply from other employer indicates he/she is still working there you know a stolen ID has occurred, and a red flag goes out and soon an officer is knocking at the door of the applicant for explanation or arrest. The employers responsibility is to also remove SSN or ITIN from systems list of SSNs working there.
The SSA has been fairly proficient in keeping all these records current and would not be overburdened with the new system. Once the web site is created and secured, then employers could sign on immediately.

If you are illegally in the country, then your information will not be in the system and sorry, but you can not go to work here. Period. This system would grant the employer the tool necessary to weed out the illegal aliens. It's mandatory to use the system before hiring anyone.  Period.  System would be available 24/7. 
Hosea, it’s time to get legal, or go home.

Wal-Mart can develop a system of recording the purchasing and sales of every item in every store. A number (the upc code) is associated with item name, size, color etc along with cost, retail and distributor and other information. Do you think the purchasing department has to wait weeks or months to have that data displayed on their computer screen in Arkansas? No, probably just a mouse click away, anytime, any where. It’s just numbers associated with names and data etc. The banks and credit card companies have huge databases that can be accessed by individuals to see and check their account information. These are secure. These are private. If Amazon can store my private data securely for my next purchase, then a system such as this can be secure, private and available to use with results in a matter of a few seconds 24/7.

It’s the tool needed.


As I see It Now.

Sweden, the Scandinavian Viking country of the north, the land of the smorgasbord, the peaceful Swedes as they have been called, the country to stay neutral during wars, the country with a literacy rate of 99%, proud member of the EU, and the shining example of a welfare state with socialized medicine, paid for by the highest income tax rates of all Europe It’s the home of Greta Garbo, Ingmar Bergman, the Nobel Prize, the new bride of Tiger Woods, and the Volvo automobile. Historically the country has been Christian Lutheran, but today, the focus of religion has been lost to secularism as the values of the people are overwhelmingly influenced by mass media, entertainment, television and humanism. Worship services in the country are popular on holidays only while the huge Lutheran churches gather dust as a few of the faithful elderly drop by on Sundays. A concept Swedes live by is Logom, which means “just enough”.

The government of Sweden is a democracy and has been controlled by the Social Democrats for 65 of the past 74 years, which has brought on the great welfare system and high taxation, but yet the people seem content and happy and are not leaving in great numbers as their grandparents did in the beginnings of the 20th century. It’s been a peaceful country to live in. The national election in September of 2006 put the power into the hands of the Moderate Party, the ‘new right’, the compassionate conservatives they like to be called. Is it a reawakening? But the Swedes do not expect great changes in the popular welfare programs, just a kind of tweaking, fixing a few potholes of the welfare system here and there. The new head of the Ministry of Integration and Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, is a black African, a Muslim, a female and is already creating a storm, “arguing that all girls should be checked for evidence of female circumcision; arranged marriages should be criminalized; religious schools should receive no state funding; and immigrants should learn Swedish and find a job.” Because of their previous peaceful standards of the past, immigration into Sweden has escalated over the past decade and is now causing friction in the general population as the new minorities are stretching their limits. Toleration that attracted the immigrants in the first place is slowly being un-tolerated. Muslim groups in Sweden are already organizing a petition to have Sabuni removed from government. “I regret that Muslims feel I am a threat to them,” she said. “Everybody has a right to practice their religion, but I will never accept religious oppression.”

This great model example of peaceful co existence and social welfare is, well it’s been happening for several years, now having problems with young Muslims gangs, with Islam in general as they flex their muscles for additional Islamic laws becoming part of the Country laws. Unrest is becoming rampant as robberies and rapes by Muslims against mostly white Swedes, the white girls, and the majority is booming. Sweden, the peaceful beautiful land of the midnight sun is beginning to experience the same type of serious problems as prevalent in the Middle East.

Below is a short summarized version of the extent of the upheaval by Muslim radicals in Sweden.

In September 2004. “Sweden is one of the worst hit countries in Europe of Muslim immigration and Political Correctness. Now, the police themselves have publicly admitted that they no longer control one of Sweden's major cities. I’ve seen the future of Eurabia, and it’s called 'Sweden.' Malmø is Sweden’s third largest city, after Stockholm and Gothenburg. Once-peaceful Sweden, home of ABBA, IKEA and the Nobel Prize, is increasingly looking like the Middle East on a bad day.”

September 2005. An article in the Free Muslim Coalition. "For the Muslim Brotherhood, Sweden is in many ways an ideal country, shares the ideals of the Social Democrats in their view of the welfare society. Leading figures in Muslim congregations are also active within the Social Democratic [Party], and have very good relations with Sweden’s Christian Social Democrats.” The Social Democrats have …. shown a tendency to shy away from the fact that there is extremism in some of our mosques. This has given the Muslim Brotherhood the freedom to force its ideology upon [the mosque's worshippers].

December 2005. Front Page Magazine. “Swedish girls Malin and Amanda were on their way to a party on New Year's Eve when they were assaulted, raped and beaten half to death by four Somali immigrants. Sweden's largest newspaper has presented the perpetrators as "two men from Sweden, one from Finland and one from Somalia", a testimony as to how bad the informal censorship is in stories related to immigration in Sweden.” “ The number of rapes committed by Muslim immigrants in Western nations are so extremely high that it is difficult to view them only as random acts of individuals. It resembles warfare. Muhammad himself had forced sex (rape) with several of his slave girls/concubines. This is perfectly allowed, both in the sunna and in the Koran. If you postulate that many of the Muslims in Europe view themselves as a conquering army and that European women are simply war booty, it all makes perfect sense and is in full accordance with Islamic law. Western women are not so much regarded by most Muslims as individuals, but as "their women," the women who "belong" to hostile Infidels. They are booty, to be taken, just as the land of the Infidels someday will drop, it is believed, into Muslim hand. This is not mere crime, but ideologically justified crime or rather, in Muslim eyes; attacks on Infidels scarcely qualify as crime. Western women are cheap and offensive. We Muslims are here, here to stay, and we have a right to take advantage of this situation. It is our view of the matter that should prevail. Western goods, like the land on which we now live, belong to Allah and to the best of men -- his Believers. Western women, too, essentially belong to us -- our future booty.” Sweden's an Ideal Country for the Muslim Brotherhood.

February 2006 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – “Muslims in the Scandinavian kingdom of Sweden are, by and large, enjoying tolerance and welfare, despite some practices of job discrimination and attacks on their places of worship.” “Sweden is the best Islamic state now," imam Adly Abu Hajar told Reuters. He cited tolerance, welfare and controls on alcohol and prostitution as values shared with Islam. An Islamic Mufti in Copenhagen sparked a political outcry after publicly declaring that women who refuse to wear headscarves are "asking for rape." Apparently, he's not the only one thinking this way. “It is not as wrong raping a Swedish girl as raping an Arab girl,” says Hamid. “The Swedish girl gets a lot of help afterwards, and she had probably had ****** before anyway. But the Arab girl will get problems with her family. For her, being raped is a source of shame. It is important that she retains her virginity until she marries.”

Is this just isolated youthful thinking, or is it inherent in the Islamic culture?

All this is happening in Sweden. We do not normally hear of nor think of the Islamic terror machine working in peaceful countries like Sweden. The riots in France, the bombings in England, and the controversy over the Danish cartoons got the headlines, but Sweden, the home of the Nobel Prize is also having big time problems with Muslims. Give me a break. Why?

Here it is in a nutshell folks. It’s not where. It’s not how. It’s not why. It’s not when. It is Islam. It is inherent in the Muslim religion. Period. Be patient folks, it has already started in the USA. We may not be hearing of the rapes and robberies of Christian girls by Muslims yet. Maybe it has started, but the police and the media must follow the guidelines of the unwritten code of political correctness by refusing to profile, by refusing to mention that this was a middle eastern Muslim, or an African Muslim that raped the 13 year old girl behind the school. To call a spade a spade is a no no, it’s against the code of political correctness. You heard the stories of the new Senator from the great state of Minnesota (Keith Ellison) who pledged his oath of office to uphold the constitution, by swearing on the Koran. CAIR had a fit when some people objected to Ellison’s, a Muslim, request. It was all sugar coated when someone found a copy of the Koran in Thomas Jefferson’s personal library. Representative Virgil Goode of Virginia has been castigated by the Muslim community for noting the actions of Ellison in a letter to his constituents stating that “I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America and to prevent our resources from being swamped.” Now Goode is being attacked by CAIR: “Goode’s remarks sent “a message of intolerance that is unworthy of anyone elected to public office,” and called on Goode to apologize.” There have been threats against Goode, but he will not apologize.

In Sweden, perhaps Nyamko Sabuni, who appears to be one of those rare moderate Muslims, can have a quieting effect on the problems in Sweden. In the US, we are still not clearly determined that standing our ground against the radical Muslim community is yet needed to uphold our way of life, and secure the future of our American Jewish Christian traditions. Our leaders are yet too busy trying to appease everyone in the name of diversity. Our leaders are still too entrenched in some ideological mumble jumble of political correctness in order to see the evil, hear the evil and then to speak directly of the evil nature of radical Islamic thugs. If they did, CAIR would be all over them with threatening phone calls, requests for apologies, and calls for resignations. And our media loves those conflicts. It means more advertising revenue for the media conglomerates.

The beginnings of the threatening overthrow is not only in Europe, but also in The United Kingdom, down under in Australia, in Sweden, just as we here in the US are experiencing some of the same trends. Does anyone have the will? Can it be stopped? Can Muslims live peacefully integrated in any western nation accepting western values while quietly practicing Islam? Can the moderate Muslims quiet the radical element for peaceful co-existence?

These events indicate a great worldwide movement of civil unrest caused by Islamic religious zealots, the extent of which has not been witnessed on such a global scale covering just about every nation, every continent on the earth. Many of the previous upheavals have been continental in scope. Not too many years ago we thought communism was a threat as it produced the cold war: a stand off between super military powers. But this threat is different. It’s not political. It’s not territorial. It’s not a military power oneupism. The perpetrators of this civil upheaval are all Muslims, and they are advancing and succeeding without the use of a common military strength or power.

I have heard too many prophets predict the end of times is near. Every generation has had its own alarm of impending doom, and each prediction has passed as gently as it came. Just before Christmas, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he expects both Jesus and the Mahdi, to return this spring. Is this the beginning of the end? Is the great tribulation on our doorsteps? I would not be the first who has thought about it. And I’d bet you have too. Spring will come and spring will go, and the Muslims will still be here advancing the cause allowed worldwide by political correctness in the name of diversity, without arms.


As I See It Now.

    

"... to possibly slip into the United States to orchestrate a new attack on American soil."   Did I read that right?  ABC calling these people "terrorists".   From ABC.
"The plot was discovered six months ago, roughly the same time that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, was killed by coalition forces. Sources tell ABC News that the suspects involved in the effort to launch the U.S. attack were closely associated with Zarqawi."  ""This appears to be the first hard evidence al Qaeda in Iraq was trying to attack us here at home," said ABC News consultant Richard Clarke, former chief counterterrorism adviser on the U.S. National Security Council."

This is the FIRST hard evidence?  Come on, we all know that the terrorist have been wanting to, desiring to, planning to, and saying that they are going to wipe away the 'Great Satan'.  Anyway, news you have the right to know.

The following is making the rounds again, but today is the first time I saw this piece, and even though it was written in 1993, it's still very pertinent to society today.  It was written by Lewis Napper, a libertarian who ran for the US Senate in 2000. 

The Bill of No Rights.

"We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden, deluded, and other liberal bed-wetters. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights."

ARTICLE I:
You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.

ARTICLE II:
You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone — not just you! You may leave the room, change the channel, or express a different opinion, but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.

ARTICLE III:
You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.

ARTICLE IV:
You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.

ARTICLE V:
You do not have the right to free health care That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in public health care.

ARTICLE VI:
You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.

ARTICLE VII:
You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.

ARTICLE VIII:
You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.

ARTICLE IX:
You don't have the right to a job. Sure, all of us want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.

ARTICLE X:
You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that you have the right to pursue happiness — which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights.

"Many of Yemen's Jews this weekend fled their homes for a hotel after receiving death threats from Islamic militants."  According to the account from WND JERUSALEM BUREAU.
"The Jews said they feared for their lives. It was disclosed they had been forced to pay special taxes that Islam imposes on Jews and Christians in return for protection and security." 

Again, where are all those Moderate Muslims?

"Four St. Croix senators have sent documents to the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to keep radio talk-show host Roger W. Morgan from fully owning and operating radio station 93.5-FM. One of the documents states that Morgan is using his daily program, named "Free Speech," to "destabilize the legislative branch of government." 

How do you like that folks?   We are truly on our way to tyranny by the liberal secular progressives.  It controls their thinking.  To stop all opposition.

St. Croix is part of the US Virgin Islands and subject to the rules of the FCC.  Story is here.

Another issue the senators don't like is that "the talk-show host raised issues on the air with "racial overtones," showing "disrespect for this multi-ethnic community." 

There it is again folks, we as people of the US are to worship at the altar of 'Multi-Culturalism", and any and all criticism of anything that could be deemed to be related in any way whatsoever to be divisive it is be considered the worst kind of crime called a "hate crime".  Just about.

Good for Mr. Corsi. as he will not let this issue slide away just yet.  Over the weekend he held a personal interview with Johnny Sutton,  the prosecutor in the case against the two border patrol agents, and published the transcript on line at WND.  Today, James has jumped in on another issue of the case, that the wrong law was used to prosecute these two men.  Several intriguing questions are brought up.  We still hope for a pardon.

"We are separately told that Homeland Security's Christopher Sanchez was in Mexico investigating Aldrete-Davila (for his drug smuggling connections to the drug cartel) when the U.S. Attorney's office decided it was best to give him immunity. What was that all about?    A prosecutor on a mission?  (my note)

"How can anyone fail to notice that the U.S. Attorney's office has in this case managed to transform a drug-smuggling perpetrator into the victim?"   It's the politically correct thing to do. 

"We strongly believe that with Ramos and Compean in prison, U.S. Attorney Sutton has given Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila the upper hand in suing the Border Patrol for $4 million for violating his civil rights."

The prosecutor would never have known who the Mexican man was, had not his mother, from Mexico, called the prosecutor and complained that his son got shot and this was a violation of his 'civil rights'.   Did she see the possibility of $$$$$$ all over this from the very beginning?

Please Mr. Bush, pardon these two agents of this crime. 
Then, prosecute them for covering up the evidence.

... it is, that middle school students should pass before being promoted to ninth grade.   Broward county is starting the year off with a very demanding rule, sounds almost revolutionary, that kids should pass the test.  Gee what a novel idea.

"New rule for Florida middle schoolers: Pass every essential class or repeat 8th grade"   It's all part of the "A-Plus-Plus" Plan

I just read an article describing Barack as the first major black presidential candidate in recent history.  Well, go back just a few years to 2000, and there really was another very visibly black candidate by the name of Alan Keyes.  Oh how I would love to see a debate between these two.   As much as the media is holding Barack up as a superior speaker, master of the podium, in a debate with Alan, I think Barack would be sitting down while Alan ran him over the coals.  Alan Keyes runs "Renew America", a grassroots organization very much in the conservative fight hound doging the left . 

A difficult decision as to what category to put this post.   A Culture of Life.  The Super Bowl is certainly a huge part of our culture as 73.3% of America will be tuned in to watch the best and newest advertisements ever produced, and to see if a different Janet has a planned mishap during half time.  But it is also a big part of Faith and Family as families will gather together to cheer their team on to victory.  You could pose an argument for Safety and Security as everyone has thought of a large gathering such as this could be targeted by terrorists.   And then choosing the category of Judges and Courts is in the running, as you think of the difficult job of being a fair and unbiased referee in such an important game.  Even Immigration would be a possibility considering the location of the game, in Miami, which has become known as "little Havana".  Because of the economic implications of the game, the thousands spent for tickets, hot dogs, travel, parking and all, I could have chosen the category of Jobs and Economy.  But what wins out is Media and Culture because over the next two weeks, the arm chair media quarterbacks will be considering every statistic of every game ever played by every player on both sides, and the history of each coaches heart burns with pictures and video to boot.  The Culture part refers to the coffee break conversations and side bets and mud slinging among friends and foes.  Did I say side bets?  Yes, you can place your bets online somewhere.  It's all part of the Culture made that much bigger by the Media.