Right As Usual

Connie du Toit wonders: bloggers are nobodies. They have one vote, just like everyone else. They aren’t elected officials so they have no influence to actually do anything different from anyone else. And it’s FREE. It isn’t like you paid to read it. You can’t get a refund on a subscription where no subscription fee was charged. All the usual methods of voting with your feet and your dollars just don’t work with blogging… so I think that causes people to act out really strangely when they get upset by something a blogger writes. We don’t have a precedent for this sort of thing and I think (at least I hope) that’s why people get sort of weird about the way they treat and react to blogs. Connie is referring to the way that some people can't just say "Eh!" and move on - they have to create anti-whoever sites, and rant, and so on. I don't think it's a mystery - it has to do with the fact that it just KILLS them that ordinary people, you and I, can express thems...

Today I found an old post I've read before - Peter Schramm explains how his father told him he was an American before they immigrated from Hungary. How can a foreigner be an American? Glad you asked. This is a topic I've written about more than once - To Be an American - what makes us different? What is America? - I write about the day I heard the Declaration of Independence - REALLY heard it - for the first time: Regular guys wrote that. True, they were a fairly influential bunch, but not a hereditary noble or ruler in the group. They said, We get to direct our destiny. We get to decide our future. We get to make the rules. Ideally, everybody gets a say. The group who can persuade the greatest number of the rightness of his view wins. The losing side has to suck it up, and abide by that decision. No IEDs in the road. No beheadings. No blowing things up 'cause you're mad you lost. A little further on in that post, I add: What makes us Americans is that we chose to pl...

Well, the DREAM Act is dead (I hate to use those words - immigration schemes are like vampires, they never really die, just climb into the coffin for a simulated death, then, seemingly miraculously, arise to feed on humans). What else is happening? Yeah. Big surprise. Laws are for chumps like me and you. I'm not, however, too much of a chump to enjoy a perfectly delightful day. Relatives are in town, and I'm off for some foolish fun.

What is needed is a more realistic game, including the many trips to emergency rooms without paying, the education (free of charge), the stolen IDs, the crimes they commit - right from the first one, as soon as they step into the country.

It's hard to beat the gall of some people!

Don't quite know what to say - it's a shame that scamsters are preying upon the illegals, but, in all honesty, I have to say "you can't con an honest man".

This is interesting - I' confess that I was not aware that the Council on Foreign Relations was not a part of the US government. The name implies that it is at least quasi-official. Among the members of CFR: Fred Thompson Rudy Guilani (big surprise - NOT!) Mitt Romney John McCain Newt Gingrich Hillary Clinton (The female Darth Vader) Barak Obama ("I deserve it - did I mention that I'm Black?") John Edwards ("I'm the prettiest one!") Joe Biden (why is he still in the race - he's becoming the perennial bridesmaid of the Democrat Party) Chris Dodd Bill Richardson ("I'm the only one with executive experience - so what if it's a little, teeny state?") The video makes all kinds of dark implications about the CFR - it's the modern equivalent of the infamous anti-Goldwater Girl with Daisies ad of the 1960s. Who sponsors it? Ron Paul. Never mind.

I'm finally reasonably caught up on work stuff, the house is starting to take shape (still filled with boxes, though), and I'm getting back to relatively regular posting - just in time. Check out the new Blog4Borders video outburst . It's still AMNESTY, but they're not calling it that. Do the Elected Ones think we're stupid? Don't answer that, of course they do. They've buried this amnesty-substitute in a defense bill. Please, PLEASE, get on the phone, email, fax - let them know how opposed you are. Mention that you will be withholding both money and your vote - not just national, but also state, and local. If you can, also reach the local and state politicians - they will know how to bypass the screening of the Senate offices, and reach the Senator - with a "what the @#$%^&*( are you doing? My phone is ringing off the hook! I have a job to do, and if you don't do something, I'm going to lose THAT!" That should get some attentio...

Let me be clear - I don't have time for this. I'm swamped at work, am taking a grad class, and just moved into a new home. I have visitors coming in about 1 1/2 weeks, and it's going to take a lot of time to get this house ready for them. But some things are more important than personal concerns. This is one. PC Free Zone has all the details. The Heritage Foundation is one of the sites leading the charge. I know it's a pain, but take the time to call, write, or fax (or all three). Tell everyone you know, and stir up some justified outrage. The DREAM Act (S. 774) is a nightmare. It is a massive amnesty that extends to the millions of illegal aliens who entered the United States before the age of 16. The illegal alien who applies for this amnesty is immediately rewarded with "conditional" lawful per manent resident (green card) status, which can be converted to a non-conditional green card in short order. The alien can then use his newly acquired status to...

Because, you see she's made SO MANY GOOD decisions in the last year.

From Wikipedia A poll conducted online in July 2003 estimated that 16% of all adults in the United States have at least one tattoo. The highest incidence of tattoos was found among the gay, lesbian and bisexual population (31%) and among Americans ages 25 to 29 years (36%) and 30 to 39 years (28%). Regionally, people living in the West (20%) were more likely to have tattoos. Democrats were more likely to have tattoos (18%) than Republicans (14%) and Independents (12%); approximately equal percentages of males (16%) and females (15%) have tattoos.[2] The issue of tattoos as a sign of gang membership is a small factor in my dislike of them. The following story shows the international popularity of tattoos. And, last - how much do you trust your tattooist? It's a little like the many people who pay to have Asian tattoos - are you REALLY sure about what it says? From FoxNews, New York City jewelry designer Jane Ko speaks about tattoos she's seen “I’ve seen some pretty funny Chin...

Yeah, we got it - the Mideast was a paradise for all religions until the big, bad US came to town. What a moron.

Evolution has finally been proven - a large group of invertebrates, in one fell swoop, grew spines.

Classical Values posts about something I've long wondered - are most homeless people who claim to be vets, actually, well, vets at all? What percentage of beggars claiming to be Vietnam veterans are fakes? Nearly all of them. According to a survey by the Vietnam Veterans of America, over 90% of street beggars claiming to be Vietnam veterans are fakes. I suspect that we will see the same thing long after the Iraqi War is over.

It was an interesting week. I got up and running with the MacBook, but was held up on fully implementing it, because my computer projector at work (EVERY science teacher got one - what a great surprise!) couldn't connect without an add-on device. I tried to get it from Apple - they sent it - but I'd ordered the wrong one by mistake. No fault to Apple - they shipped it promptly. I was rather put out, and went online to find a local store that might carry the part. Best Buy did, but not the one closest to us. We decided to make the trip, despite the time of day - rush hour in Charlotte, not the best time. We did get the part, and 2 2-gig flash drives. And, also, a discounted book that promises to explain all about the Mac operating system. The part worked, we both now have LOTS more traveling memory, and, the book is a heavy - at least 5 pounds. Nah, I just checked - it's ONLY 3.6 pounds. You know, I have an idea - why not sell these oversized books with a way to spli...