American Political Orphan

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Tax Cut Stimulated Economy Drives Federal Deficit Lower

According to this news release; Federal Deficit Sharply Lower, despite the spending on the war, earmarks and pork barrel spending the tax cuts initiated by Republicans have increased revenues to the Federal Government. The increase in economic expansion for business and lower unemployment have lowered the deficit 28.7 percent from the projected deficit. Just like John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, achieved incredible economic expansion during the 1960s with tax cuts it proves again if you let the American people keep more of their money the economy will surge and drive more revenues into the United States Treasury than higher taxes will.

Imagine what could be accomplished with controlled spending and a smaller Federal government. Oh wait! That used to be an idea that conservative Republicans embraced. Where are they now?

Monday, June 11, 2007

Nuclear Iran

Saber rattling from Iran

An Iranian foreign ministry official said: “The objective would be to overwhelm US missile defence systems with dozens and maybe hundreds of missiles fired simultaneously at specific targets.”

Iran threatens Gulf blitz if US hits nuclear plants

Scott Burns - Fair Tax

From Scott Burns of The Boston Globe about something I support. The FairTax

FairTax plan is worth more than a sound bite

Friday, June 08, 2007

Immigration Amnesty Bill Fails

The headlines say that the “Senate Supporters Stunned,” yeah they were stunned alright, stunned that they were unable to pull one over on America.


The American people weren’t as asleep as the US Senate had hoped. Americans put the pressure on their Senators to kill this sell out of America and it has worked for now.  Look for this to be re-introduced with a little bit more stealth in the future.


I guess expecting the Government to enforce the rule of law on immigration is too much to ask but that is what I expect them to do.


1) Seal off the borders tight.
2) Identify who is here illegally and send them back to their country of origin.
3) Make it economically detrimental for employers to hire exploit illegal workers.
4) Enforce the immigration laws that already exist.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Definition – Bipartisanship

The Republicans agree to go along with what ever the Democrats want.

Definition – Democracy

Two wolves and a lamb decide what’s for dinner.

Definition – Federal Republic

Two wolves and a lamb decide what’s for dinner.

1) It’s against the law to eat lamb.

2) The lamb is armed.

Immigration Amnesty Bill - Loopholes

Here’s a list of loopholes in the proposed immigration bill


from Senator Jeff Sessions office.


Some of the highlights:


Felons are allowed to stay.


Terrorist connections are allowed, good moral character not required.


Gang members are welcome.


Don’t have to learn English for 10 years, as in never.


Eligible for in state college tuition rates right away.


Taxpayer funded legal counsel


Earned Income Tax Credit to cost 20 Billion Dollars over 10 year period


All of these things are in place before enforcement is initiated.  The loopholes are there to make this bill ineffective and useless. What we need to do is scrap this bill and enforce the laws that are already in existence. Seal off the border first, find out who is here and send them back home. The problem is our so called leaders don’t have the testicular fortitude to stand up to La Raza and the ACLU and enforce the rule of law.


We already know that the Democrats don’t believe in the rule of law unless it applies to Republicans. I am beginning to believe that Republicans don’t believe in the rule of law either. The United States Senate has completely sold out our country on immigration.


This is another reason that the 17th amendment to the United States Constitution should be repealed.

Monday, June 04, 2007

Letter From Washington

The Republican Implosion - Rove, Snow, Gingrich and DeLay

From the New Yorker by Jeffrey Goldberg

Party Unfaithful, The Republican implosion.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Ahmadinejad - “Countdown to Israel’s destruction has begun”

Iran has been waging a proxy war in Iraq against the United States and US troops for sometime now. Iran has been supplying, engineering and training the Islamic terrorists in Iraq on how to build and detonate powerful improvised explosive devices, (IED). These devices have killed hundreds of our soldiers and thousands of Iraqi civillans. (See US forces find Iranian money in Baghdad raid for the story)


Iran is directly interfering and undermining our mission and no one holds them accountable


Now the leader of Iran has declared, according to this story from ynet news, “Countdown to Israel’s destruction has begun.” Ahmadinejad also went on to include a vague reference to the United States in his rhetoric, “Israel is not the only nation about to collapse, The other “corrupt” nations will also give in to the Islamic republic’s strength and suffer the same fate.


I certainly hope that we have assured Ahmadinejad of the destruction his country would receive if he tries.


Iran wages war against the United States and the response of our leaders is to do nothing. Meanwhile the Democrat’s war against our President continues on a daily basis with no hope for cessation of hostilities. What an irony.

Democrats Hide 36,000 Earmarks aka “Pork”

Apparently the Democrats don’t want you to know what they are going to spend on “Pork” projects. According to the Associated Press article, Democrats Hide Pet Projects From Voters “Democrats are following an order by the House Appropriations Committee chairman to keep the bills free of such earmarks until it is too late for critics to effectively challenge them.” It goes on to say that, “Appropriations Committee members and staff have not had enough time to fully review the 36,000 earmark requests that have flooded the committee.” To me, it sounds like there are so many requests for pet projects the majority just goes along with them without question.

It’s business as usual in Washington DC. Billions after billions of our money being used by politicians to buy votes and stay elected. It never ends.

President Bush Wrong on Immigration

Caution: contains story link from CBS News

President Bush has it wrong on immigration. In his speech to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA, Bush Defends Immigration Deal.The President is accusing the conservative base of misunderstanding the bill and says about the bill that it, “makes it more likely we can enforce our border and at the same time uphold the great immigrant tradition of the United States of America.”

With all respect to the President this is a slap in the face for everyone that have gone through the process of legal immigration. We currently have immigration laws that are not enforced and a border that appears to be wide open. What I want and what America wants is enforcement of the Immigration laws on the books now. Just recently Rasmussen had a poll that indicated that Just 16% Believe Senate Bill Will Reduce Illegal Immigration.


As usual Washington politicians are going to ram this thing down our throats whether we like it or not. I agree with Peggy Noonan’s assessment in her article in the Wall Street Journal Too Bad - President Bush has torn the conservative coalition asunder.


President Bush is wrong on this one. If he continues to go along with this it is going to be the equivalent of George Bush 41’s breaking the pledge on “read my lips, no new taxes.”  I think the Democrats know this. They have President Bush right where they want him.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Republican Party Chairman Yucks It Up

While shafting the American People by granting 20 million lawbreakers amnesty, the Chairman of the Republican Party, Florida Senator Mel, “Hanging with Teddy” Martinez gets a good laugh at our expense. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This one says it all.

If you look close at the sign on the wall it says “Quiet Please.”  As demonstrated by the US Senators pictured here the rule does not apply to them. Whether it’s conversations in the capitol or the illegal alien invasion of our nation, the rule of law means nothing.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Christianity Bad - Islam Good

Your Government school indoctrination continues. This school “created a new class schedule to make time for Arabic instruction and voluntary prayers.”

If this was done to accomodate Christian students the ACLU would be all over this. Since it’s Islam it gets a pass. It’s all in the name of “diversity” you know.

Arabic program offered at school

Iran’s Covert War against Iraq and America

Iran is involved in a covert war against the United States but Geroge Bush hands have been tied by the Democrats

 
US forces find Iranian money in Baghdad raid