Quick Hits
The Donald announced he would ban all muslims from coming to the United States. I am no fan, and have so stated. To single out a religion as a test to come into this country is a bad thing to do. I am not saying he couldn't. No one has a right to come to our country. I would say that the better way to do this would be to put a pause on ALL immigration. I would also have the State Department chase down the visa overstayers and get that managed. President Carter not only barred Iranians from coming to the US, they hunted down Iranians in the US, and kicked them out. Yes, that President Carter. We "paused" immigration for 40 years in the 20th Century. That allowed those here to assimilate, and become Americans.
I resist mightily the concept of singling people out for their faith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints released a statement that while the church does not engage in partisan politics, it will engage when Religious Freedom, regardless of religion or denomination is threatened.
Donald Trump has come under intense fire from all sides, (except the American people who seem to support him in this) Of course the Democrats, but that goes without saying. Establishment Republicans, the same. The media is going nuts over this. Why? Because they worry about their control of the power of government. They worry about the people rising up. Make no mistake, they are terrified of that.
Speaking of being right most of the time, Senator Rand Paul should receive apologies from every person that has accused him of being soft on security, and that his support of liberty and the Constitution has hampered his campaign. Why do I say this? Well it turns out that with all the spying by the government, not just on us, but of known terror cells, and suspects world wide, they did not catch that the two San Bernadino bombers were actively engaged in learning how to act out in the United States. All the spying, all the privacy robbing (hey pro-aborts, where are you on this one?) and guess what? Nothing. This woman immigrated to the United States AFTER being "radicalized". If we can't stop them with all of our technology, then why do it?
The Ex-Im bank is going to rise from the dead. I am embarrassed that my congressman supported this zombification of a government bureaucracy. This coming out as a solar giant from Spain has warned it could go into bankruptcy if they don't get some help. Guess what? They have hundreds of millions of dollars in Ex-Im Taxpayer backed loans! What does that mean? We are on the hook if they do go under. Hundreds of millions of your future debt.
Glenn Beck, who draws controversy everywhere, has just returned from the Middle East rescuing Middle Eastern Christians, who were targeted for death by ISIS. Say what you will about Glenn Beck, this was truly a Christlike action, He raised the money through his Mercury One foundation, the specific group is the Nazarene fund. These Christians belonged to churches that have existed since the time of the original apostles. Wiped out by the savages of ISIS.
Speaking of ISIS, have you noticed that the President and his administration refer to it as ISIL? If you didn't know the difference, ISIS is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ISIL is the Islamic State in the Levant. What is the difference? The Levant is most of western Asia, including Israel. Of course in the ISIL map there is Palestine, no Israel.
We always hear about how many people are flocking to ISIS. Of course they are, there is a perception that they are winning, and everyone likes a winner. I said before, and I say again, start running footage of people taking 37mm fire from an A-10 strike, where they are cut in half, and people may start to back away. Better yet, advertise that these shells have been greased with lard, and people really would have second thoughts. Of course, to advocate for anything like that would also need a full declaration of war by the congress, rather than executive war power act, or even an authorization of the use of force. By the way, contrary to popular wisdom, Senator Paul has said that he would act with a declaration.
So many things happening. It is hard to keep up.
I resist mightily the concept of singling people out for their faith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints released a statement that while the church does not engage in partisan politics, it will engage when Religious Freedom, regardless of religion or denomination is threatened.
Donald Trump has come under intense fire from all sides, (except the American people who seem to support him in this) Of course the Democrats, but that goes without saying. Establishment Republicans, the same. The media is going nuts over this. Why? Because they worry about their control of the power of government. They worry about the people rising up. Make no mistake, they are terrified of that.
Speaking of being right most of the time, Senator Rand Paul should receive apologies from every person that has accused him of being soft on security, and that his support of liberty and the Constitution has hampered his campaign. Why do I say this? Well it turns out that with all the spying by the government, not just on us, but of known terror cells, and suspects world wide, they did not catch that the two San Bernadino bombers were actively engaged in learning how to act out in the United States. All the spying, all the privacy robbing (hey pro-aborts, where are you on this one?) and guess what? Nothing. This woman immigrated to the United States AFTER being "radicalized". If we can't stop them with all of our technology, then why do it?
The Ex-Im bank is going to rise from the dead. I am embarrassed that my congressman supported this zombification of a government bureaucracy. This coming out as a solar giant from Spain has warned it could go into bankruptcy if they don't get some help. Guess what? They have hundreds of millions of dollars in Ex-Im Taxpayer backed loans! What does that mean? We are on the hook if they do go under. Hundreds of millions of your future debt.
Glenn Beck, who draws controversy everywhere, has just returned from the Middle East rescuing Middle Eastern Christians, who were targeted for death by ISIS. Say what you will about Glenn Beck, this was truly a Christlike action, He raised the money through his Mercury One foundation, the specific group is the Nazarene fund. These Christians belonged to churches that have existed since the time of the original apostles. Wiped out by the savages of ISIS.
Speaking of ISIS, have you noticed that the President and his administration refer to it as ISIL? If you didn't know the difference, ISIS is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ISIL is the Islamic State in the Levant. What is the difference? The Levant is most of western Asia, including Israel. Of course in the ISIL map there is Palestine, no Israel.
We always hear about how many people are flocking to ISIS. Of course they are, there is a perception that they are winning, and everyone likes a winner. I said before, and I say again, start running footage of people taking 37mm fire from an A-10 strike, where they are cut in half, and people may start to back away. Better yet, advertise that these shells have been greased with lard, and people really would have second thoughts. Of course, to advocate for anything like that would also need a full declaration of war by the congress, rather than executive war power act, or even an authorization of the use of force. By the way, contrary to popular wisdom, Senator Paul has said that he would act with a declaration.
So many things happening. It is hard to keep up.
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