The Amnesty Memo – Robert VerBruggen, National Review A memo at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is rightfully sparking outrage. The memo is an internal discussion on how to allow illegal immigrants to stay in the country longer without being asked to leave. USCIS is the agency that should be kicking out illegal immigrants, […]
Archives for July 2010
U.S. Debt: A Crippling 3 Punch Combo
In boxing, a one-two punch is usually a left jab followed by a right cross. It’s effective and can be dangerous if you’re on the receiving end. Add in an uppercut to the chin and the fight could be over. In a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report[i], the CBO explains how the country was […]
Barack, Nancy and Harry’s “No Stimulus” Plan
There were three earth-shaking events in the year 1776: The American Revolution, the publication of Wealth of Nations and the invention of the “cocktail.” The latter was invented by my great-great-great-grandmother (originally from a small village in Denmark) who owned a New York tavern catering to Revolutionary soldiers and decided to decorate her alcoholic concoctions […]
Arizona Immigration Law Put on Hold
Judge Blocks Arizona Law – Miriam Jordan, The Wall Street Journal A Phoenix judge blocked Arizona from enforcing its immigration law, yet. Right now the judge has determined that since it is, apparently, the responsibility of the federal government to enforce immigration law, that Arizona is not allowed to try. That thought must tickle a […]
The Big 4 Health Killers
The health of your family includes the avoidance of four major good-health killers found in overabundance in the big-box commercial supermarkets. This is one of the many reasons I won’t shop in the food behemoths. Sugar, salt, man-made trans fats, and omega-6-overloaded polyunsaturated fats are the big-four health compromisers. Let’s start with sugar. In Rainbow […]
Obama Divides America
Our Divisive President – Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen, The Wall Street Journal Barack Obama is playing hard to win, not to please. He told Senator John Kyl, a well respected man on both sides of the congressional aisle, that the border would not be closed until Republicans agreed to “comprehensive immigration reform,” […]
Trust the Men Who Protect America
Trusted Most — Men with Guns – Pat Buchanan, Human Events As confidence has plummeted in Congress, Americans have held on to their support and respect for the nation’s military, police, and small businesses. Surveys show that the liberal institutions like unions, newspapers, and the current Congress inspire extremely low levels of confidence in the […]
Hillary 2012?
Clintonites Undermine Obama for Hillary 2012 Challenge – Rowan Scarborough, Human Events Led by James Carville, the Clintonites are abandoning the Obama administration. The southern Democrats see little to love in the Chicago-style politician residing in the White House. Rather than following the Clinton strategy of making nice with the base on social issues and […]
Preventing Eye Puffiness With Cucumbers
Do you know why slices of cold cucumbers placed on eyes help reduce puffiness? Cucumbers contain ascorbic acid and caffeic acid, two natural compounds that also help prevent water retention. Cucumbers—members of the watermelon, squash, pumpkin family—are loaded with vitamin C and fiber. They also provide vitamin A and magnesium. I often keep a jug […]
McChrystal Out, Petraeus In, Still no Plan
Julian Barnes, in a recent Wall Street Journal article, points to a group in the White House that prefers to pare down the Afghan military operation in favor of predawn attacks using drones that focus on insurgent leaders. The goal—an early withdrawal from the theater of combat—is the approach I would take. General David Petraeus […]
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