Czech President says Environmentalism the new communism

Finally someone else gets it!
From The Washington Times:
Environmentalism, says Czech President Vaclav Klaus, is the new communism, a system of elite command-and-control that kills prosperity and should similarly be condemned to the ash heap of history.
The provocative Mr. Klaus, an economist by training and former prime minister, said in an interview that today’s global warming [...]

Rep. Bruce Braley Still Pandering to Illegals

Cross posted from InMuscatine:

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley on Tuesday asked federal officials for a tally of the costs of last week’s immigration raid in Postville and similar enforcement actions in 2006 at Swift & Co. meatpacking plants in Marshalltown and five other Midwest cities.
“It is important that my constituents in Iowa and all U.S. taxpayers [...]

Sob Story for the Illegals

Cross posted from InMuscatine

POSTVILLE, Iowa — Antonio Escobedo ran to get his wife Monday when he saw a helicopter circling overhead and immigration agents approaching the meatpacking plant where they both work. The couple hid for hours inside the plant before obtaining refuge in the pews and hall at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, where hundreds [...]

Jews defend Rev. Hagee’s words

I was wondering if anyone would defend his comments…
From The Washington Times:
Jewish allies of the Rev. John Hagee rushed to his defense yesterday to say the Texas evangelist is not anti-Semitic despite Sen. John McCain campaign’s repudiation Thursday of the evangelist’s endorsement.
“John Hagee is one of the Jewish people’s best friends,” Los Angeles talk show [...]

Border Patrol Provides Free Taxi Service for Illegal Aliens

Cross posted from Bear creek Ledger:
From the Corruption Chronicles:
Instead of arresting thousands of illegal immigrants who qualify for prosecution for entering the country multiple times, the U.S. Border Patrol simply gives them a ride home knowing that they will likely return.
In some cases the cycle repeats itself on dozens of occasions or more than 100 [...]

Congress decidedly passes farm bill

I wish President bush had dusted off the veto stamp in his first term…
From the boston globe:
With veto-proof margins, Congress yesterday sent President Bush a bill that would boost farm subsidies and money for food stamps to help the poor deal with rising grocery prices.
Bush has threatened to veto the $290 billion bill, saying it [...]

House defeats bill for more war funding

From the boston globe:
The Democratic-led House yesterday rejected more funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; many Republicans angry over the majority party’s tactics sat out the vote. It did approve more money for the jobless and an expansion of GI education benefits.
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In a rapid series of votes on [...]

Passport cards called security vulnerability

I thought we killed the RFID…
From The Washington Times:
The State Department will soon begin production of an electronic passport card that security specialists and members of Congress fear will be vulnerable to alteration or counterfeiting.
The agency has contracted with L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. to produce electronic-passport cards as a substitute for booklet passports for use [...]

Democrats Say President’s Speech Targeted Obama

From USA Today:
President Bush pointedly criticized those who advocate talks with “terrorists and radicals” Thursday in a speech to the Israeli Knesset, sparking charges from Democrats that he was targeting presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Two paragraphs in a speech praising Israel upon its 60th anniversary and extolling U.S.-Israeli ties ignited a firestorm back home. Democrats [...]