Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:
The rush for immigration reform never made any sense to me and the motive ascribed to proponents (want to import Mexicans who will vote Democrat) is silly because they’re already doing that.
If we wanted immigration amnesty, a simple bill would work: “Anybody present within the borders of the continental United States on July 1, 2013, shall automatically be a citizen with all rights and privileges thereof.” Except, as Glenn Reynolds constantly points out, that solution would provide insufficient opportunities for graft so no politician would think of it.
The reason we need immigration reform is we need is an excuse to dole out more money to our Leftistbuddies who will run the immigrant integration centers to help newly-legal immigrants get their full share of welfare (and vote Democrat).
Ahhhh, now it makes sense.
Joe Doakes
Don’t just follow the money; listen for the sound of backs being scratched.
According to Gallup, 56% of Americans say the most important problem facing the country is the economy. Only 4% of Americans say that immigration reform/illegal immigrants is the most important problem. It’s between Ethics/Moral/Religious decline and Gun control.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx
In a Republic, the government’s priorities are not supposed to be different from the priorities of the people.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1675/most-important-problem.aspx
The government could have avoided the problem by enforcing the immigration laws it created. It didn’t.
All the economic studies, though, fail to include the productivity benefit of newly threatened American workers realizing they need to leave fewer blog comments during the workday if they want to keep their jobs. ;^)
While I wrote that comment I was shooting a GIANT LASER AT THE BLACK HOLE AT THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY! WOOT!
That explains Emery’s unfortunate outburts, Terry. That hole is the fount of leftist thought.
Swiftee,
Not every flower can say love, but a rose can. Not every plant survives thirst, but a cactus can. Not every retard can read, but look at you go, little buddy! Today you should take a moment and send an encouraging message to a challenged little friend, just as I’ve done. I don’t care if you lick windows, or are considering your relationships with farm animals as special. You hang in there cupcake, you’re special to me, look at you smiling at your computer screen/phone! You crayon eating bastard you!
Terry,
I remember you once mentioned you “pointed telescopes”. Are you involved in the field of astrophysics?
I operate an astrophysics research telescope on Mauna Kea, Emery. We use a solid-state, 20W, CW laser with a working wavelength of 589nm to excite sodium atoms in the mesosphere & so create a beacon that can be used to measure atmospheric turbulence in real-time.
There are a lot of interesting things you can do if you can put a bright dot on the sky 60-80 km above the earth.
Do you work with Andrea Ghez?
Last night.
A few years ago, Smithsonian had a piece on her contributions to the study of black holes in the evolution of galaxies.
What is on the other side of a black hole?
I’m an electronics & computers guy, not an astrophysicist, Emery.
I know that what they are looking at these days is a large gas cloud that’s on a collision course with Sag A. When that material falls into the black hole, some interesting stuff might happen. Well, interesting if you’re an astrophysicist.
EmeryDoug, that was truly inspiring. Who wrote that?Oh, never mind: “Not every Flower can say Love. But a Rose can. Not every Plant survives Thirst. But a Cactus can. Not every Retard can Read, But look at you, Having a go”
http://www.formspring.me/AskLucasBrenton/q/182375742896637006
Look at you go
EmeryDoug!Terry, you have to appreciate the intense googling
EmeryDoug goes through to feign an intelligent discussion with you…especially when he’s taking time he’d rather use to copy leftiy papspew for regurgitation elsewhere.I don’t think that Emery is a lefty, Swiftee — other than in the sense that he sometimes seems to think that there is a model of ‘good government’ that is universal, and the closer our government is to that model, the better the government is and the better off we are.
It’s the progressive idea that government is tool to achieve certain specific goals, versus the conservative idea that government is nothing more or less than a group human activity, like playing baseball or singing Christmas carols.
A non-partisan kook? I know they’re out there, but I wonder why one would show up on a political blog. Anyway, this guy is a real piece of work…reminds me of a more succinct Penigma.
Ross Perot voter, Swiftee. I can smell him from Hawaii.
LOL!
Ross Perot ? Man, I didn’t know anyone that voted for that odd duck.
Let’s see; Reagan twice, GHW Bush twice, Clinton, GW Bush twice and if McCain had been the 2000 version of McCain, he would have earned my vote too.
What makes the American dream different in history is that it is not a dream of a nation or a ruler (or ruling party), but a dream of individuals, collectively shared in common, with plenty of room for individual variation. Americans don’t aspire to make America great. They aspire to make themselves great (yes, it is an egotistical nation). The government’s job is to facilitate the individual pursuit of happiness and riches. Americans are critical of their government chiefly because at present, despite its proud status as the global hegemon, it is failing to facilitate the pursuit of happiness and prosperity for too many of its people
But . . . but . . . I’m never wrong, Emery! Ever!
In your comments you have the ‘above it all, hmm, I’m for a rational solution that’s neither a Democrat or a Republican solution’ attitude of one of the Friends of Ross. Also, Lyndon LaRouche.
Without the US as the 800 lb gorilla, the world would go to crap in no time,
The American dream, although shared by many, is not a collective dream. It does not require greatness in leaders, expansion in territory, collective harmony enforced by the police, collective sacrifice for the nation, or the subjugation of any other nation or people. Which is why, despite its many faults and mistakes, the US has been the most benevolent hegemon the world has ever known (stop before you differ, and consider the alternatives). National greatness has never been a goal of the people.
The United States became a nationalistic hegemon because it needed to win WW2 and establish a world system which would avoid further wars and promote dignity and comfort for Americans and the other peoples of the world. There have been enormous benefits to that turn in its history, but it pays a price for its nationalism, its large military, its status as the ‘indispensible nation’. Nationalism is sexy and attractive when presented by a populist, but makes for a thin gruel at meal time. Dignity and comfort are a feast that never ends.
@ swiftee
re: Not every Flower can say…..
It was a variation of an old text message that I’m certain has been forwarded to quite a few individuals. Although I must say, I do enjoy leading you around the Internets by that ring in your nose.