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Mr Write

I told ya! Rosie's out.

I told ya! As soon as they found an excuse, the executives of The View fired Rosie. She's gone...for good.

Here's a story about this: Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead

Border Security article

Earlier today, I came across an excellent article by Wayne Simmons regarding our porous borders.

Some great ideas from this article:

1. The tasking of satellites dedicated to scanning our southern and northern borders.

2. Serious fence and wall barriers along the borders with listening posts throughout the less densely traveled regions of our borders.

3. The development of the United States Border Intelligence Agency. This agency would be a fully budgeted, independent intelligence gathering agency tasked to develop intelligence for the protection of our borders as well as run independent or joint task force operations against our enemies trying to penetrate our borders. They would conduct covert espionage activities worldwide, seeking out, penetrating and thwarting the plans of the black-market intelligence operators who hire themselves out to terrorists, drug smugglers and all others seeking to enter the US illegally.

4. The creation and deployment of Rapid Deployment Response Teams (RDRTs) a new, highly skilled, highly trained paramilitary unit culled from our current Special Forces Units, capable of responding to any part of our borders within 15 minutes, fully armed and whose commander reports only to the chain of command of the newly formed United States Border Intelligence Agency.

Secure the borders BEFORE letting any more illegals in and BEFORE granting any kind of amnesty or worker status to the ones already here.

Blog Briefs XI

My wife surprised me on my birthday with a weekend away from it all, but now that we're back, WHOA! What happened to Congress and the president over the last couple of days?!

1) First of all, the Democrats (you know, the ones who were promising the "most honest, ethical, and open Congress" in history), are changing House rules to basically block out the minority party in ANY decision making. Nancy Pelosi (who in this article promised "integrity, civility, and fiscal responsibility") is going the opposite way with these changes, and the go-along Republicans are doing what they do best...go along to get along, rather than actually represent their constituents.

2.) Meanwhile, on the Senate side, Senators from both parties (in a "bi-partisan" arrangement apparently so good that any opposition to it is unworthy of any consideration at all) made a deal with the president regarding "immigration reform", which is really amnesty without any REAL enforcement of our laws or any REAL effort at securing our borders.

The entire bunch needs to be replaced! NOW!

Classic Symbolism Over Substance

Queen Christine, governor/ruler of Washington state, signed a new bill into law yesterday that required individuals to prove residency before they could apply for a driver license, learner's permit or picture ID.

This is CLASSIC symbolism over substance. Sure, it tightens up our laws as far as getting a license a teeny-tiny bit, but it really doesn't deal with the real problem...illegal aliens getting licenses to help establish themselves in this country.

It only takes 30 days...that's right...just 30 days...to establish residency in this state. So, most illegals in this state are ALREADY ELIGIBLE to get a driver's license. They just need to provide a utility bill or some other proof that establishes that residency, and they get their license!

Once again, the lawmakers in this state prove they are a joke.

UPDATE: And in another story, Her Majesty also signed into law an oppressive, pro-union measure that would allow unions to spend nonmembers fees that the unions take by force and spend it on political causes NOT APPROVED by said nonmembers (which in every case the money goes to liberal groups and individuals, by the way). Once again, the leftist government in this state is pandering to their special interest groups at the expense of simple common sense.

Look at these ridiculous quotes from proponents:

This...

Rep. Joe McDermott, D-Seattle, and other sponsors insisted the bill wasn't related to the litigation and simply clarifies accounting rules.

...and this...

"This change in law provides clarity and should prevent future questions over interpretations of the proper use of agency shop fees," Gregoire said.

...and this...

Debra Carnes of the WEA hailed the new law.

"We think it's a good piece of legislation because it provides clarification that we haven't been able to get before now," she said. "We believe that now our members can move forward together to collectively speak out on issues that affect the profession."

"Clarification" What nonsense! This is pure tyranny against those who oppose the leftist agenda in this state.

I can't wait until the next election...

UPDATE: I just notice the Olympian's article title: Gregoire OKs union dues measure

Heck, even the TITLE is slanted!

Blog Briefs X

1) Tony Blair is stepping down as Prime Minister in June. Though he was a liberal in many ways, he saw things clearly with the war against terrorism, and was one of the United States best allies. Coincidentally, a conservative was elected in France, so even if we lose an ally in Great Britain, we have gained one in France.

2.) From the Weird File, a dead fawn was found in Tacoma, Washington wearing baby clothes. Tom Sayre, an authority with The Humane Society in Tacoma and Pierce County said "the newborn deer was placed in a basket and was wearing an infant sleeper and a bib that read 'You think I'm cute? You should see my aunt.'" Authorities speculated the fawn was stillborn, but I tend to think some kids found the fawn, played with it, then abandoned it when it died.

3.) Well, my support for Giuliani has been waning gradually over the last few weeks, and now I won't support him for President unless Hillary is nominated for the Democrat ticket. Why? He just reaffirmed his support for Roe v. Wade, and not only does this alienate him from the majority of conservatives, but no one who supports such an illogical and ridiculous decision can really be relied on to stick to other conservative principles. (By the way, the article I referred to above by Dick Morris does NOT make sense to me...rather untypical of the guy.)

4.) Kudos to the KATU News staff who discovered the criminal background of David Aaron Chatman after a mere 10 minutes of research. Officials from the Oregon Department of Education, Beaverton High School, Southridge High School in Beaverton, and West Coast Extreme, "a professional cheerleading instruction business" all failed to find the several criminal runins that Chatman had with cops over the last several years. So I gotta ask...what are these people doing all day?!

Ignoring The Electorate

Like I said, Queen Christine (Gregoire), guv of Washington, is ruling this state like she won in a landslide rather than the narrowest of margins (which I think is bogus...Dino Rossi actually won, but then, my opinion doesn't really matter).

Friday, she approved a measure allowing cities AND counties to impose up to $20 in car fees to pay for more government. This is in complete disregard of the public's continued opposition to such fees. This is also without voter approval, another disgusting aspect of this new law.

That's $40, not $20, as BOTH the city you live in AND the county can (and will) charge this fee.

Quoting Her Majesty: "It's not Olympia imposing taxes, it's allowing local governments to do what they want to do for local roads...It's not me imposing taxes. I've always had an attitude that Olympia ought to allow local governments more authority."

This is nonsense! She and her cronies in the Legislature are imposing this tax indirectly, and she knows it! She continues to disappoint.

Blog Briefs IX

1.) Today, I finished my first week at the clinic. Awesome job! I hope to work there for years to come.

2.) I found an interesting website called OnTheIssues.org. It's got nearly everyone's voting record on it...some of it is a bit dated, but most of it is quite up to date. Great analysis of the presidential candidates!

3.) What's your opinion of the 1st Republican Presidential debate? My opinion is that Giuliani said absolutely nothing...he's in the lead so he's basically playing it safe...Mitt Romney said some pretty good things, but I still don't trust him...John McCain was pretty strong, but he's too moderate for my tastes...Duncan Hunter was very strong, too, and gave the best answers...and everyone else was pretty much irrelevant. It's WAAAAAYYYY early, so nothing was really gained by anyone. Only, Giuliani didn't lose any ground with this debate.