Rand Paul Now Endorses Amnesty for Illegals

In another case of the chicken littles, of the Republican Party panicking, Rand Paul of Texas is now supporting  a path to citizenship for illegal aliens.  Rep. Rand Paul follows in the footsteps of Senator Marco Rubio who also now supports amnesty for illegals.  Rand Paul stated in his speech yesterday, "If you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you."  There was no word in Rep. Paul's speech about finding work for the estimated 20-23 million unemployed American citizens.  Apparently, there is no place for the American people who are desperately seeking work.  Now, providing "work" and a "place" for illegals is of utmost importance to both Republicans and Democrats.  You don't hear talk about jobs for the chronically unemployed of America any longer.  Some might say it is due to our "recovering economy" that is about to see its third summer victory tour by President Obama at some point.  I wish Senator Rubio, Rep. Paul and Governor Jindal would go on this "victory tour" with President Obama this summer.  I  hope they would look into the faces of the millions of unemployed AMERICANS who have given up hope in their desire for "work" and a "place" in society.  Somehow, I doubt they will even care.

I must say I am supremely disappointed in U.S. Rep. Rand Paul.  I agree with him a lot more on issues than not.  But, like Ann Coulter, I am now a single issue voter for the next four years at least.  We already have immigration laws on the books that the federal government has largely ignored for at least two decades.  Now, we are supposed to believe the career politicians when they say this time we will take border enforcement seriously and this will be the "last amnesty?"  I don't believe them, I don't trust them.  Therefore, I am totally against any form of amnesty for illegal aliens.  I am greatly disappointed in the GOP.  They were the last hope to stop amnesty.  It now appears, strictly for their own political expediency, they are deserting their base on this issue.  Democrats have never cared for the rule of law.  I had thought the GOP was different.  I was wrong.  I am finished with them as well as Rand Paul whom I was strongly considering supporting for the Republican nomination for President. Not any longer.

Democratic Overreach on the Second Amendment

It appears the Colorado Legislature is going to punish the legal American gun owners with tough new restrictions of their Second Amendment rights.  Lawmakers in Colorado are about to expand background checks (which is similar to a gun registry....illegal to do), limit ammunition magazines to 15 rounds (which is a way to eliminate the AR-15)  to name just a couple of the amendments that will pass through the Democratic controlled House, Senate and Governor's office.  Hundreds of pro-Second Amendment supporters were surrounding the State Capitol building voicing their displeasure.  They were totally ignored.  Retired astronaut and Navy captain Mark Kelly told lawmakers that he and his wife, Gabby Giffords, support the Second Amendment, but he said the right to bear arms shouldn't extend to criminals and the mentally ill. Gabby Giffords, former Colorado U.S. Representative, was shot in the head by a deranged gunman a few years ago. 

It always gets to me that these people say they support the Second Amendment but.....always that "but" in there.  Democrats and gun control supporters say they want to limit access of certain types of guns to criminals and the mentally ill.   But, they are living in a make believe world if they think background checks and limits on magazines will stop gun violence.  Even gun confiscation will not stop these people from getting their hands on guns.  If you start to confiscate guns, then you will have a second American Revolution on your hands.  Not even president Obama and the Democrats want that....well, at least I think they don't want that.  I could be wrong.  As usual, Democrats are over reacting and overreaching on an issue.  Like the massive spending that led to the 2010 "Democratic shellacking,"  this gun control issue will come back and bite Democrats in the ass in the mid-terms in 2014.  Apparently, Democrats never learn.

***This will be my last post for a while.  I'm taking a couple of weeks off.  Next post will me March 20th.

Obama Memo on Gun Control

A U.S. Department of Justice memo has got the National Rifle Association (NRA) in an uproar.  The memo states, "... requiring background checks for more gun purchases could help, but also could lead to more illicit weapons sales. It says banning assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines produced in the future but exempting those already owned by the public, as Obama has proposed, would have limited impact because people now own so many of those items."    It also goes on to state that a total ban of assault weapons would have little effect on gun killings because assault weapons account for a very limited number of killings due to guns.  The Obama Administration continues to push for a ban of assault weapons regardless of what the memo indicates.  The Justice Department, for their part, reiterate the memo is an unfinished review of gun violence research and said it does not represent administration policy.

So, based on the above, why does the Obama Administration continue to push for a ban on some or most assault weapons such as the AR-15?   Their own research states background checks, and a federal registry for gun owners will have limited effect at best.  Everyone in the NRA has been saying the Obama Administration's initiatives will have little impact on gun violence in this country.  A gun ban will not work without mandatory gun confiscation, which so far, Obama has not advocated.  So, why the continued push for an assault weapons ban, which the Obama Administrtion admits in the memo will not work?  Why advocate a universal background check on all gun purchases when they know it will not work to curb gun violence?  Is it to just make the appearance of doing something when they already know it will do nothing at all?  This is all politics, pure and simple.  The only people who don't understand that are the anti-gun loons who follow through on whatever their Socialist masters dictate.  Obama knows his initiative will have very little effect on gun violence.  He knows banning guns tomorrow would have no effect with the millions of guns in possession of Americans, legally and illegally, across the nation.  So, why the dogged determination to push forward with a failed gun policy?  It's either politics as usual or....a precursor to undermine the Second Amendment.  I tend to believe it is both.

Does Obama Really Want to Avert Sequester?

Another month, another deadline, another crisis in Obama World. If it's not the Fiscal Cliff, it's the debt ceiling.  If it's not the debt ceiling, it's trying to avert a March 1 deadline for automatic across-the-board spending cuts.  If Sequester does occur, then there will be an immediate $85 billion cut in government services.  Obama Zombies tell us federal agents would be immediately furloughed, police and firemen will not be paid and, of course, schoolteachers will not be paid.  Obama says people will lose their jobs and unemployment will start to rise.  Funny, he just now wants to address jobs and the economy when a manufactured crisis occurs.  Ordinarily, Obama is trying to get citizenship and jobs for illegal aliens.  That appears to be his top priority right now.

 Again, Obama and the Democrats bring up their strawman of the wealthiest Americans not being fairly taxed enough.  How often have we seen this movie from the Democrats?  It always has the same ending.  Republicans, for their part, propose spending cuts, changes in the tax code.  Republicans continue to reiterate they would overhaul the tax system to reduce rates, not to raise revenue.   In Democratic language, "revenue" is increasing your taxes.  Republicans are cowards, as I have said before on this blog.  But, Democrats are too cowardly to just tell you upfront they want to raise your taxes.  They see visions of Walter Mondale when they start talking about raising your taxes.  It seems odd Obama wants to do something about the debt by "increasing revenue."  He and the Democrats have never shown any concern for our rising national debt.

Republicans are telling people to be prepared for massive spending cuts due to the Sequester in a couple of weeks.  Democrats seemingly are full of themselves and are not concerned about what is about to happen.  They want to increase your taxes without really saying it.  Republicans are saying taxes are off the table.  But, I tend to believe Republicans will cave-in to a degree and claim victory.  So, will the Democrats.  You see, neither party gives a damn about you or I.  They care about making themselves look good to the public.  They care about being reelected.  Nothing else really matters to politicians. That goes for both Democrats and Republicans equally.