Comments on: Morning Reading

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Tue, 23 May 2006 10:35:52 +0000

You’re a long-time reader, Tom, and I appreciate it. But as you well know, my opinions don’t ebb and flow with the tide of the blogosphere. I HATE what Bush is doing on this illegal aliens issue, and that won’t change. Perfection isn’t the standard; common sense is.

If you’ve got a problem with Bainbridge and Tapscott, last time I checked both blogs were comment-enabled.

By: Tom Grey - Liberty Dad

Tom Grey - Liberty Dad — Tue, 23 May 2006 07:49:04 +0000

Here’s a constructive criticism challenge, LaShawn (from somebody who wants a fence and tough enforcement).

Utterly fantastic, beautiful and meaningful defense of Pres. Bush by The Anchoress. I completely agree about Bush, and the excess of conservative desire for Unreal Perfection — yet disagree with Bush on immigration.

In fact, each and every conservative against Bush should be asked — where is your energy on the local Republican Primary, to get a better Republican candidate?

I’m afraid the Personality Bush-hate anti-cult of the media has infected Michelle Malkin & LaShawn Barber (who I read and enjoy and usually agree with), into being too critical of Bush.

Bush, or any “conservative” leader, needs supporters in Congress. The failure of conservative pundits to pressure big-spending Reps is a failure of the Republican “leader” as well as the pundits — and, like most folks, they want to blame Bush instead.

Prof. Bainbridge and Mark Tapscott should be scolded for taking the easy, lazy, “Bush only” approach to gov’t, and not fighting longer and harder in support of “true conservatives” for Congress thru Rep primaries.

Just as the media focuses too much on America (not Darfur, Congo, China, Indonesia), it focuses too much on the President, not enough on the 100 Senators and 435 reps.

Most conservatives who feel betrayed by Bush have betrayed themselves by their own laziness/ busyness in other things.

Thanks again for your heart AND mind.
Please consider re-reading Rerum Novarum (115th anniversary last week).

By: Area417

Area417 — Sat, 20 May 2006 04:23:15 +0000

Senate Votes For Social Security Benefits For Illegal Aliens

Unbelievable. From the Washington Times article by Charles Hurt (registration required):The Senate voted yesterday to allow illegal aliens to collect Social Security benefits based on past illegal employment — even if the job was obtained through forg…

By: SkyePuppy

SkyePuppy — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:58:40 +0000

I’d be getting ready for my vacation (leaving Saturday) in daylight hours, instead of when I should be sleeping.

Great post, La Shawn!

By: Bill Lalor

Bill Lalor — Thu, 18 May 2006 18:44:46 +0000

I’d be organizing a demonstration. But I’m a conservative and I have to work, which is why we don’t see more conservative-type demonstrations.

Ho-hum.

By: mpthompson

mpthompson — Thu, 18 May 2006 07:08:57 +0000

La Shawn, a new poster here, but I've been lurking for a while. I came across the following article regarding Rove's visit with House Republicans yesterday to push the Presidents illegal immigration plan.

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, an outspoken opponent of the Senate bill, derided the effort. "I didn't see it was a persuasive event. If it was about Karl Rove seeking to convince members of Congress after debate that he's right and we're wrong it would have been better not to have the meeting," he said. King said Rove told lawmakers Bush is sincere about enforcement. But, he added, "The president doesn't want to enforce immigration law because he's afraid he'll inconvenience someone who wants to come into the country for a better life."

If what Rep. King paraphrases is true, why doesn't the administration just purchase airline tickets for the entire 3rd world and be done with it? Also, didn't the President swear on a bible last January to uphold the laws of the United States? Or did I miss the part about just enforcing the laws he agrees with.

By: creative dude

creative dude — Thu, 18 May 2006 01:17:14 +0000

If . . . What a loaded word “if” is. I would be back in school taking the subjects I want to take instead of those I was “supposed” to take. Instead of paying a portion of the bills for my daughter. It is a beautiful day in Wyoming. The crabapple trees are blooming altho the lilacs have not yet started to open. Here we are upset about $2.64 a gallon for gasoline. Snow plows are working to open the mountain passes. Fish are biting, tho I usually consider a lake “ruined” if there are more than three fishermen.

By: Mwalimu Daudi

Mwalimu Daudi — Thu, 18 May 2006 01:15:39 +0000

That’s “Florain”, of course! That is what I get when I type with one hand and hold the baby with the other! Forgive me.

By: Mwalimu Daudi

Mwalimu Daudi — Thu, 18 May 2006 00:37:01 +0000

How did we ever get into the position of allowing other nations dictate our laws and sovereignty?”

I don’t know, Floridian, but for some reason the MSM and a number of our esteemed jurists believe that leftist genocidal hellholes with names like the People’s Republic of Bulimia have become our moral betters.

By: Florian Guerrero

Florian Guerrero — Thu, 18 May 2006 00:18:14 +0000

That’s about it Mwalimu. How did we ever get into the position of allowing other nations dictate our laws and sovereignty?
The UN must love this!

By: Mwalimu Daudi

Mwalimu Daudi — Thu, 18 May 2006 00:13:43 +0000

BTW, a councilwoman named Julieta NuÃ±ez in CD Juarez on the El Paso border is preparing to file lawsuits in US Courts to prevent the Guard from patroling.

Kind of a “US out of the US” campaign, eh? Paging Mother Sheehan…..

By: Florian Guerrero

Florian Guerrero — Thu, 18 May 2006 00:07:23 +0000

Good stats on the costs of illegals La Shawn. What really infuriates me about the entire illegal immigration issue is not the fact that they are here so much as to the complete arrogance and demands they are making in our country. I lived in Mexico for a couple years and know that some actually believe the SW US is “theirs”, the contempt most Mexicans hold for Americans is tremendous–not to mention racist and hypocritical. The way the Mexicans treat Central Americans making their way up to the US border is repulsive, but they complain about the Minutemen and Nat’l Guard? Unbelievable.
BTW, a councilwoman named Julieta NuÃ±ez in CD Juarez on the El Paso border is preparing to file lawsuits in US Courts to prevent the Guard from patroling. She also said that she’ll contact the local “migrant protection force” to help move the flow to more remote sections of the border.
The possibility of amnesty will only increase the flow. And the worst news is that the current leader in the Mexican Presidential polls is from the PRD platform (Mexican Communist Party).

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 17 May 2006 23:33:05 +0000

If I weren’t over here working, I’d be at our home snuggling with wife & kids. Rebonding with the 26-month old boy whom I’ve only seen a total of 4 months.

8 weeks to go and counting… Ohh yeeeahh!

Ciao.

By: La Shawn

La Shawn — Wed, 17 May 2006 21:43:38 +0000

Actually, what I meant was “capability to shock” as a deterrent.

By: jdavenport

jdavenport — Wed, 17 May 2006 21:42:09 +0000

La Shawn: [the fence] “needs to be a serious piece of equipment with electronic capabilities.”

I respectfully disagree. It needs to be exceptionally physically secure.

Electronic surveillence needs to be followed up. Neither party actually wants to do that, or they would be doing it already.

Therefore, put in a physical structure that will slow down the invasion, yell like crazy about the points that get violated, and work on fixing the state of mexico.

Nice burden, huh?