Archive for July, 2008
Illegal Immigration Figure Drops 11%
Still don’t believe that cracking down on illegal immigration is futile? Then check this out:
The Department of Homeland Security is claiming success after an independent study released Wednesday argued that stepped-up enforcement efforts have reduced the illegal immigrant population by 11 percent since August.
The report, by the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that calls [...]
U.S. House of Representatives Apologizes for Slavery and Jim Crow Laws
With outdated, useless acts like the United States House of Representatives voting to apologize for slavery it’s no wonder why Congress as such low approval ratings.
The House on Tuesday issued an unprecedented apology to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws.
“Today represents [...]
Pakistani Intelligence Service Aiding al-Qaeda?
Just how much of an ally is Pakistan on this War on Terror? I would submit to you that its helpfulness is far outweighed by its hindrance, and perhaps its complicity.
This is cause for concern:
A top Central Intelligence Agency official traveled secretly to Islamabad this month to confront Pakistan’s most senior officials with new information [...]
Michael Medved: An Example of What’s Wrong With Republicans
I don’t listen to Michael Medved and I only occasionally read his articles on Town Hall, one of his recent articles about the historical constituents of third parties in this country really hacked me off, particularly the last paragraph:
Despite the abject failure of all the “anti-Masonic” agitators, in the last 180 years we’ve remained obviously [...]
U.S. Strike May Have Killed al-Qaeda’s WMD Expert
Here is some potential good news in Pakistan:
An apparent U.S. missile strike on a compound in northwestern Pakistan killed six people early yesterday, including a man believed to be a top al-Qaeda operative and key figure in the terrorist group’s production of chemical weapons and conventional explosives, U.S. and Pakistani sources said.
The death of Abu [...]
Record U.S. Budget Deficit: More Good News for China
Government dollars anyone? There is plenty of money to go around, at least according to the latest budget:
The White House on Monday reported a projection for a $482 billion budget deficit for the budget year ending in September 2009, a number that would be the highest number recorded.
Senior administration officials downplayed the impact of the [...]
13 Republican Senators Vote Against Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Socialist Bailout
These 13 Senators should be applauded for voting against the socialist bailout of Fannie and Freddie:
Barrasso (R-WY)
Coburn (R-OK)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchinson (R-TX)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
There were some notable Senators who did vote including Jim Bunning (R-KY), “The Messiah” a.k.a Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL)( he was too busy proclaiming his World citizenship), [...]
Italy Declares State of Emergency on Illegal Immigration
Looks like Italy has had enough of its illegal immigration problem, and unlike many in our government, its doing something about it and making a statement at the same time:
Italy’s center-right government defended itself Sunday from criticism of a so-called state of emergency enacted this week to crack down on illegal immigration.
The government extended measures [...]
Barack Hussein Obama–Citizen of the World
Obama’s ballyhooed Berlin speech is what is. There was nothing really surprising in it, though I do believe there was one telling phrased he used around the 18 second mark of the following video (I couldn’t find a shorter clip):
He visited Berlin not just as a citizen of the United States, but a “citizen of [...]
Iran to Get New Russian Air Defense Systems
And the flood of troubling news of Russia’s growing hostility towards America continues:
Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by year-end that could help fend off any preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities, senior Israeli defence sources said on Wednesday.
First delivery of the S-300 missile batteries was expected as soon as early [...]
