In trying to figure out what to write about today, I keep coming back to that great Inigo Montoya line from The Princess Bride…
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A number of recent articles have documented the growing divide between our national’s capitol and much of the heartland of America. Sadly, this cuts way too deep into the center-right political class in DC on some issues. A perfect illustration involves the issue of immigration and citizenship. For those outside the ruling class, immigration at [...]
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It seems there’s a revolt brewing among the rank-and-file at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as some 7,000 employees have signed a letter asking for the removal of the Obama administration’s political appointees due to policies which prevent them from enforcing the law. Click here for more.
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August 3, 2010…For most politicians, campaign season comes and goes, but in the Obama White House, it is permanent. As we approach mid-term elections and get ready for the next presidential election, team Obama is working on the swing states, solidifying their support in blue states and ignoring or opposing the interests of voters in [...]
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This video was shot three weeks ago in Reynosa, which is the Mexican town across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas. You can’t see much, but you can sure hear plenty. It’s a six-minute non-stop gun battle, complete with what sounds like automatic and semi-automatic weapons. Somebody brought out the heavy artillery for this dust-up. [...]
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The blogosphere is burning this morning with discussions of a memorandum circulated within the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services bureau which discusses “Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” In English, that means amnesty for illegal aliens delivered by presidential fiat.
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On Tuesday, outside of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA, there were a number of Tea Party folks assembled in support of Arizona’s new immigration law. And then there were a few members of the Brown Beret group, which is a radical Latino outfit which has a different take on immigration than most of the rest [...]
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If one spends anytime following electoral politics, it is clear that the 2010 mid-term elections will rival any of the post WWII era in terms of decisiveness for the GOP. A common comparison in recent history would be the historic 1994 elections when the Democrat Party was defeated up and down the ballot in Congressional [...]
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Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund had a piece talking about the Democrats’ plans for the post-election lame-duck Congress – and how some are contemplating a frighteningly ambitious agenda once the pressure of trying to get re-elected is off… “I’ve got lots of things I want to do” in a lame duck, Sen. Jay [...]
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This wouldn’t be the first time Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer got the best of the Obama administration’s logic on the immigration question, but it might be that Brewer has the administration completely tongue-tied on the question of why, if Arizona’s new immigration law is unconstitutional because states and localities don’t have the authority to make [...]
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