Were Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's Miami meanderings (a) a gaffe, (b) a trial balloon, (c) an announcement of his department's policy, or (d) an announcement of Bush Administration policy? We are entitled to know the answer to that … [Read more...] about Does Tom Ridge Believe in the Rule of Law?
Amnesty Isn’t ‘Reform’ – It’s Open Borders — January 2004
Amnesty Isn't 'Reform' — It's Open Borders When President Bush unveiled his "temporary foreign workers" plan, he got cheers from his carefully selected invitees in the East Room of the White House, but he's getting jeers … [Read more...] about Amnesty Isn’t ‘Reform’ – It’s Open Borders — January 2004
Caving In To Foreign Bureaucrats
The Bush Administration tried to camouflage its 180-degree reversal of its tariffs on imported steel with happy talk about an improved economy and efficiency efforts by the domestic steel industry. But nobody's fooled; the Bush Administration … [Read more...] about Caving In To Foreign Bureaucrats
Was Firing Employees The Issue In Homeland Security?
The Daschle Democrats (bowing to pressure from their union constituency) resisted passing the Homeland Security bill prior to the election because President George W. Bush demanded wide authority to fire or transfer employees in the new 22-agency … [Read more...] about Was Firing Employees The Issue In Homeland Security?
The High Price of Free Trade
Trade representatives from 34 Western Hemisphere countries (all except Cuba) are now gathering in Miami to take the next step to expand NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) into the hemisphere-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). They … [Read more...] about The High Price of Free Trade
The Great Awakening About China
American businessmen and farmers are finally waking up to how they were sold a bill of goods by those who promised that China would be a profitable billion-mouth market if we just gave that developing country Most Favored Nation trade privileges and … [Read more...] about The Great Awakening About China
Whose Side are the Politicians On? — October 2003
Whose Side are the Politicians On? Driver's Licenses = Pseudo Amnesty In a flip-flop to court the Hispanic vote, California Governor Gray Davis signed a bill (which he had rejected twice before) to allow illegal aliens to get driver's … [Read more...] about Whose Side are the Politicians On? — October 2003
Driver’s Licenses For Illegals = Pseudo Amnesty
In a flip-flop to court the Hispanic vote, California Governor Gray Davis signed a bill (which he had rejected twice before) to allow illegal aliens to get driver's licenses. Shamelessly pandering, he signed it on September 5 in front of a crowd … [Read more...] about Driver’s Licenses For Illegals = Pseudo Amnesty
Oath Of Citizenship Should Not Be Changed
It doesn't happen often, so mark the calendar. The bureaucracy has actually bowed to the wishes of the American people. Somebody or bodies in the new Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) planned to celebrate Constitution Day on … [Read more...] about Oath Of Citizenship Should Not Be Changed
California Candidates Should Face the Big Issue
The California recall will probably dominate national news until the October 7 election, but the dog that hasn't barked yet is how the candidates are going to deal with the big problem they are pretending not to notice. That's the cost … [Read more...] about California Candidates Should Face the Big Issue