A Mish Mash

Yesterday I mentioned that the Center For American Progress has issued a study that claims that rounding up and deporting all the illegal aliens in the country would cost 41 billion dollars a year for five years. After reading the report I have learned that that figure is based on a rather complex formula of their own design. Their results are also questionable because they are based on some rather generous assumptions in many areas of the problem. Much of what they claim cannot be easily verified and is subject to interpretation.
One of the points they make is how much would be involved in housing them before a trial and of course the cost of their constitutional right to a trial. The real bottom line is that despite what this group says, these people are not citizens of the United States, their very presence is a felony and therefore they are not entitled to Constitutional protection. Another aspect to the high cost is what to do about the families with illegal parents but children born in this country that therefore are citizens. The common sense solution to this problem is to deny citizenship to these children allowing the deported family to stay together.

The United Nations has passed a resolution which amounts to the continuation of another resolution passed shortly after the 911 attack. It forbids member nations from: “planning, facilitating, preparing or the perpetuating of acts or activities or in conjunction with, or under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of al Qaeda or the Taliban.” Well, I’ll sleep better tonight knowing how much weight the UN carries in this world.

Pentagon officials have announced some 30 % that soldiers returning from Iraq are developing mental health problems three to four months after returning home. These problems include anxiety, depression, nightmares, anger, and the inability to concentrate. A few of them are developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It is good to see that military leaders are being open and honest about what our people are going through after serving our country. Let’s hope that in the years to come that the Veterans Administration does not deny the existence of these problems as it did with the PTSD and cancer’s our Vietnam veterans suffered due to Agent Orange. The VA’s refusal to fulfill its obligation to our men and women who served in Vietnam was an abomination that is still causing many of our veterans to suffer.

Well, the Dumbocrats have got some of their puppet groups to begin attacking John Roberts, President Bush’s nomination to the Supreme Court. People for the American Way, one of their many Political Action Committee’s is claiming that John Roberts was one of the Key Lieutenants in the right wing assault on civil rights laws and precedents. Dangerous sounding words but I can’t remember one way that the civil rights laws or actions suffered during Reagan’s administration. Guess it’s the old “if you can’t find a problem, make one up” mentality.
Also, Teddy Kennedy has been heard from again. Regarding Roberts and whether or not he is an enemy of the civil rights issue Kennedy said “I don’t reach that conclusion yet, but it does certainly raise some questions in my mind.” I thought the only questions he dealt with were whether it was gin, whiskey, or vodka he was drinking for breakfast.

The IRA and the English have had a cease fire since 1997 but it looks as if things could get even better. The IRA has announced that it is declaring an end to their violent methods that have been their main method of operation for the last three decades. They promise to pursue their goals of an independent united Ireland through peaceful means only. Let us pray that this peace holds and there is a true end to the killing in the Emerald Isle.

The delivery drivers for the people that make Budweiser beer have been on strike in St. Louis for 68 days now. The drivers are wanting better medical plans and higher commissions for some of their deliveries This leaves the home of the famous beer without the beer they are famous for. This is causing a number of problems in the St. Louis area. Bar patrons have been seen walking out of their favorite watering hole because they are out of Budweiser. Festivals and sporting events are being forced to sell other brands of brew or do without completely.
The major problem from this strike however, is not just the shortage of beer. It seems that the medical facilities, especially hospital emergency rooms in St. Louis are seeing a huge increase in the emotional trauma cases they are handling. Hundreds of middle aged suburban men have become emotionally distraught after finding a strange leather device encircling their waist. Most are quickly calmed when they learn that it is only their belt.

The FBI has been keeping tabs on several different individuals and groups since 911 and using audio wire taps to do so. However, is seems they are some 8000 hours behind in transcribing them. One official claims that it isn’t that important since most of the material is just white noise picked up by the clandestine microphone. My question is how does he know that if they haven’t listened to the tapes?? Makes you feel really secure doesn’t it.

A 66 year old man in Yonkers called the fire department recently because his 61 year old brother was having difficulty breathing. When emergency workers arrived they found the man lying in his own feces and other refuse and his flesh was being eaten by maggots. He died later that day. His brother is being evaluated in a local psychiatric facility.

Now for a bit of I’m glad it wasn’t me.
A British couple set out from the coast of England in a dinghy for a little private fun. Their cries of passion alarmed nearby folks who called the authorities. Police and Coast Guard responded quickly which effectively put an end to the couple’s “fun.” It is unknown if the term “dinghy” is descriptive of anything besides the water craft the couple used.


Occasionally each of us must deal with a tragedy of one type or another. Such is the case for me in writing this next piece. A dark cloud has settled over the automotive world and threatened to crush the spirit of each and every true auto enthusiast. Porsche has announced that it will invest 1.21 billion dollars in developing the Panamera. Normally, Porsche coming out with a new model would be great news but this time it is truly a dark day in the history of mankind. The Panamera will be a four door “sport” coupe. Yes a four door. I tried to look the other way when they began making an SUV. I figured they would quickly come to their senses and drop that model like a hot rock. I was wrong and now they are venturing deeper into the jungle of ordinary. This is the worse thing to happen since the Edsel.
That’s all for today. I need to be alone for awhile.