Category: Politics

But I wonder if he’d be like Bill and stay refuse to resign if impeached?  Probably so.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/gop-impeach-obamagop-impeach-obama_n_3787311.html

…does not equal default.  That only happens if Barry doesn’t pay debt payments first.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/21/republicans-debt-limit-obamacare_n_3792946.html

That conservatives do gain momentum.

http://www.redstate.com/2013/08/22/john-boehner-is-scared-conservatives-are-gaining-momentum/

Ok…I don’t get it.  Why is it such a big deal to the liberals when states try to make people prove something that is so fundamental (and also straightforward)?  It isn’t like it costs anything…if I remember right, states will give out ID cards to people who don’t have driving licenses.  Jeez.

I’m going on record and saying it is a good idea.  People should have to prove they are citizens to vote.  How?  Show your birth certificate when you register.  Show your passport or driving license when you go vote.  And don’t give me the line about naturalized citizens not having their paperwork….I live overseas…the paperwork to prove I’m legal here ranks up with my passport and birth certificate in importance.

For more information, see this article on fox news.

Image from bob jagendorf via flickr

How about they just pass a law that says people can only have $x in savings…any more than that must be taken by the government?  Insane!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/rich-americans-hoarding-cash_n_3720941.html

on this immigration debate.  But first, realize that I have lived and worked outside the US in 2 different countries over the past 6 years.  In one, Serbia, I didn’t speak the “official” language we had to deal with the government in.  In the second, I did; however, not everyone got a “pass” on the English Language test necessary to get a visa.  Here’s what I think we should do (and why): If you get caught in the US illegally, you get sent back to your home country.  You are forever denied a legal entry visa. If you get caught overstaying your visa, you get sent back to your home country.  You will be denied a legal entry visa for a period of time (10 years perhaps). If you want a visa to come work, you (or your employer/sponsor) must prove you can provide for your needs for 6-8 months (either by pledging to support you or showing bank statements) Your visa will be marked as “no public funds” or “assistance.”  Only citizens are eligible for welfare (I’d make exceptions for genuine refugees) If your parents are illegally here and are caught (but you were born here) you can stay as long as any rules are met (regarding care for minors, etc…).  If you are an adult, you can stay no problem.  You can even apply to sponsor your parents (but see numbers 1 and 2). There’s only one pathway to citizenship and that starts with a legal visa.

I don’t get why this is so hard.  Sure, people want to come to the US.  Sure they can get work in the US but not their own country.  Sure it isn’t nice.  But getting to go to another country isn’t a right….it is a privilege.  Living and working in another country isn’t a right…it too is a privilege.  I don’t understand the move for amnesty and legalization.

[Update 2013-06-22 10:34:23] I just wrote both of my senators and urged them to vote NO on Monday.  Is reform needed?  Yes!  But making a whole segment of lawbreakers legal isn’t the answer.

Image from Christopher Elison via flickr

I should feel guilty because they are risking their life in makeshift factories to build bombs?  Don’t think so.  I don’t have a clue which side is right…I’m supporting neither at the moment.

http://news.sky.com/story/1106383/syria-rebels-risk-own-lives-over-diy-weapons

Really transparent Barry.  Yeah…..

From Webster’s: 
a (1) : having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid (2) : allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)
b : fine or sheer enough to be seen through : diaphanous
2
a : free from pretense or deceit : frank
b : easily detected or seen through : obvious
c : readily understood
d : characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices

In the words from the princesses bride “I do not think that word means what you think it means”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/18/obama-calls-nsa-secret-data-gathering-transparent-in-pbs-interview/

Are we different than some banana republic?

Secret court — check
Rubber stamping what the government wants — check
Listening in just because they choose to — check

This is not only wrong in the worst way….the US is now no different than .  Stupid patriot act.  Nothing is worth this.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57589495-38/nsa-admits-listening-to-u.s-phone-calls-without-warrants/

But Pres Barry can make people buy health insurance.  Where’s the consistency there?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/18/georgia-town-sued-over-law-requiring-gun-ownership/