Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Dear Mr. President ....
President Trump should make clear that this current government shutdown is about so much more than a fight for border wall funding. It is about no longer going about the business of government "with a business as usual mentality." No more "passing a [monster] bill in order to see what is in it." No more kicking the can on down the road. No more purely partisan politics over seeing to the real needs of "We the People" FIRST. That's why Trump got elected. The PEOPLE were tired of business as usual. Quite frankly it is this "business as usual" attitude that has brought us here to this point, some twenty years later, where nothing meaningful has been done to address true border security and comprehensive immigration reform. If government is to reopen without a provision for an expansion of a physical barrier along the southern border, then we are back to business as usual once again and nothing has changed. Nothing will likely ever change???
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Lens of History has a way of refocusing Truth in order to weed out extreme biases
I tire of speaking on the subject of politics, but after what I have witnessed on the 'news' at the end of last week and over the weekend (i.e., 1) Democratic response to President Trump's offer to extend legal protections and benefits to Dreamers for an additional three year --a likely precursor to a permanent legal status in subsequent farther reaching negotiations; 2) The way the media ran with the wildly unsubstantiated Buzzfeed "Cohen allegations" news story; and 3) The media's knee-jerk reaction of crucifying the Catholic teens from Kentucky at the "Right to Life" march in the absence of doing their due journalistic diligence in verifying they had the whole story) I have come to the profound conclusion that the greater politics --I say 'greater' for there are isolated exceptions-- of the Left has now reached a point where they can no longer process long-term consequence, or planning for that matter. The Left, and the media in particular, have become like drug addicts, in withdrawal and desperately in need of their next hit, their drug of choice usually being "Trump Russia Collusion." This past weekend, however, they substituted their usual fix with 'news' which appeared to advance their accepted narratives, namely that all white men are bad --particularly 'privileged' Trump supporting youth. The outrage of hateful shouting on social media was sickening, with calls for violence including feeding these young men into a wood-chipper?!? And when the facts proved the initial assumptions and reporting wrong, "no one apologized, they just quietly deleted their tweets." ~Tucker Carlson
"There are none so intolerant as those who preach tolerance to the rest of us. There are none so quick to judge as those who tell us to be non-judgmental" ~Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky
The facts and long term consequences truly no longer seem to matter to the Left on any level. They willfully dismiss any and all facts and reason that run counter to their accepted narratives on an 'accepted world-view' as they speak to one another in like-minded bubbles of conformity, scoffing at those who dare to dissent in a best-case scenario, outright destroying dissenters in a worse-case scenario. It is truly remarkable, not mention SAD! What these addicts or rather converts to the extremism of Leftward thinking fail to realize is that this type of behavior as witnessed by history (e.g., fall of the Roman Empire and more recently Venezuela) usually precipitates a total dismantling of the society that subscribes to such behavior. Moreover, while the Left's bizarre political 'trip' is at present unchallenged by a wholly complicit and largely dishonest media, history will not be as kind. History has a noble way of refocusing the lens of truth in order to weed out extreme biases and I fear that this refocusing will not paint the Left in any favorable light. Even Robert Mueller chose to break his heretofore silence where the "Russia Probe" is concerned in order to denounce the (#2 in the above list) most egregious Buzzfeed news story for being inaccurate and unsubstantiated, as per the facts currently available to the Mueller team. Robert Mueller at least has the foresight to preserve his own good name within the annuals of History. Mueller's actions should serve as an omen of warning to those on Left currently subscribing to the Left's unyielding orthodoxy, which does not allow for any form of logic and reason or meaningful compromise for the benefit of "We [all] the People." Thankfully, the people are beginning to awaken from their slumber ...
I find myself left with the phrase "If true" ringing loudly in my mind and I wonder "If NOT true" do these latest media bungles, on such a grand scale, completely shred the last remaining thread of credibility the mainstream had towards the end of being capable of rendering any true journalistic content??? But more importantly, aren't we as a nation better than this????????????????????????????
1/29/2019 I must say, I have to give Howard Schultz, founder and former CEO of Starbucks, credit for having the courage to stand up and hold the Left accountable for the current state of their politics. By announcing his intention to run for the Office of the President of the United States in 2020 as an independent and speaking loudly towards the end of challenging the mindless acceptance of 'truths' in the absence of facts, logic and reason, Schultz may just wind up going a long way towards restoring accountability in our political conversations once again.
"There are none so intolerant as those who preach tolerance to the rest of us. There are none so quick to judge as those who tell us to be non-judgmental" ~Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky
The facts and long term consequences truly no longer seem to matter to the Left on any level. They willfully dismiss any and all facts and reason that run counter to their accepted narratives on an 'accepted world-view' as they speak to one another in like-minded bubbles of conformity, scoffing at those who dare to dissent in a best-case scenario, outright destroying dissenters in a worse-case scenario. It is truly remarkable, not mention SAD! What these addicts or rather converts to the extremism of Leftward thinking fail to realize is that this type of behavior as witnessed by history (e.g., fall of the Roman Empire and more recently Venezuela) usually precipitates a total dismantling of the society that subscribes to such behavior. Moreover, while the Left's bizarre political 'trip' is at present unchallenged by a wholly complicit and largely dishonest media, history will not be as kind. History has a noble way of refocusing the lens of truth in order to weed out extreme biases and I fear that this refocusing will not paint the Left in any favorable light. Even Robert Mueller chose to break his heretofore silence where the "Russia Probe" is concerned in order to denounce the (#2 in the above list) most egregious Buzzfeed news story for being inaccurate and unsubstantiated, as per the facts currently available to the Mueller team. Robert Mueller at least has the foresight to preserve his own good name within the annuals of History. Mueller's actions should serve as an omen of warning to those on Left currently subscribing to the Left's unyielding orthodoxy, which does not allow for any form of logic and reason or meaningful compromise for the benefit of "We [all] the People." Thankfully, the people are beginning to awaken from their slumber ...
I find myself left with the phrase "If true" ringing loudly in my mind and I wonder "If NOT true" do these latest media bungles, on such a grand scale, completely shred the last remaining thread of credibility the mainstream had towards the end of being capable of rendering any true journalistic content??? But more importantly, aren't we as a nation better than this????????????????????????????
1/29/2019 I must say, I have to give Howard Schultz, founder and former CEO of Starbucks, credit for having the courage to stand up and hold the Left accountable for the current state of their politics. By announcing his intention to run for the Office of the President of the United States in 2020 as an independent and speaking loudly towards the end of challenging the mindless acceptance of 'truths' in the absence of facts, logic and reason, Schultz may just wind up going a long way towards restoring accountability in our political conversations once again.
Monday, January 14, 2019
We Are Not Alone???
Not that I ever believed somehow that we were alone, but up until now nothing has been conclusively proven. Well all that being said, it turns out that we might just be one step closer to finding out the definitive answer to this very important question. You see, five days ago [again] the CHIME telescope array in Canada, although not yet fully operational, has detected several repeating radio blasts from deep space known as "fast-radio bursts" (FRBs).
Now there are natural phenomena that could account for these bursts such as a star going supernova or information escaping the impending grasp of a black hole. So scientists will need to rule these sorts of things out, while keeping an ear out for similar sound issuing from the same relative origin. As an engineer, I would have to add that internal system anomalies will likely have to be ruled out as well, especially given the fact that this system has not yet been fully brought on-line. But hey, it's still cool to think these FRBs might actually be issuing from some other form of intelligent life in the universe, right? Funny, this discovery seems to have refocused attention on how we, humans, would make long distance space journeys given our current technology. To my way of thinking, however, they will find us first and then we will gain the technology we need to begin our own manned exploration of deep space.
Have a great day, and don't forget to Look UP! Looking up always seems to remind me that we are just a small part of a greater and universal, all-encompassing whole. If we're all connected somehow, then we can never truly 'be' alone, right? =))))))
~M
1/17/2019 Some food for thought ... Apparently the next generation of CERN-type super-collider is already is the works. CERN has a 21 mile radius, whereby many of the yet to be discovered subatomic particles have heretofore alluded detection. The next generation CERN would have a whopping 62 mile radius, thereby opening the doorway to whole new world of subatomic particles discovery. Why is this relevant to the above discussion? Because if we were to ever have a chance of of reaching our nearest neighboring galaxy--the Andromeda galaxy-- potentially capable of being home to other intelligent life in the universe, we would likely need a sub-atomic particle fuel source. Apparently, subatomic particle 'fuel' the size of a basketball would be sufficient to propel our ships all the way to Proxima Centauri (a how 10 year journey, given a sub-atomic particle fuel source), the large star at the center of the Alpha Centauri System.
1/22/2019 The Pentagon has working with calculations for the "Drake Equation"???
Image Source and additonal story details here: at www.sciencemag.org
Now there are natural phenomena that could account for these bursts such as a star going supernova or information escaping the impending grasp of a black hole. So scientists will need to rule these sorts of things out, while keeping an ear out for similar sound issuing from the same relative origin. As an engineer, I would have to add that internal system anomalies will likely have to be ruled out as well, especially given the fact that this system has not yet been fully brought on-line. But hey, it's still cool to think these FRBs might actually be issuing from some other form of intelligent life in the universe, right? Funny, this discovery seems to have refocused attention on how we, humans, would make long distance space journeys given our current technology. To my way of thinking, however, they will find us first and then we will gain the technology we need to begin our own manned exploration of deep space.
Have a great day, and don't forget to Look UP! Looking up always seems to remind me that we are just a small part of a greater and universal, all-encompassing whole. If we're all connected somehow, then we can never truly 'be' alone, right? =))))))
~M
1/17/2019 Some food for thought ... Apparently the next generation of CERN-type super-collider is already is the works. CERN has a 21 mile radius, whereby many of the yet to be discovered subatomic particles have heretofore alluded detection. The next generation CERN would have a whopping 62 mile radius, thereby opening the doorway to whole new world of subatomic particles discovery. Why is this relevant to the above discussion? Because if we were to ever have a chance of of reaching our nearest neighboring galaxy--the Andromeda galaxy-- potentially capable of being home to other intelligent life in the universe, we would likely need a sub-atomic particle fuel source. Apparently, subatomic particle 'fuel' the size of a basketball would be sufficient to propel our ships all the way to Proxima Centauri (a how 10 year journey, given a sub-atomic particle fuel source), the large star at the center of the Alpha Centauri System.
1/22/2019 The Pentagon has working with calculations for the "Drake Equation"???
Friday, January 11, 2019
Buyer Beware?????
Or in the instance of the current government shutdown: Let he who refuses to buy beware??? After a day of watching news and further contemplating the subject of "border wall" funding, it occurs to me that the Democratic response the deal-breaker requirement of 5.6 billion dollars for physical barriers along our nation's southern border may actually wind up backfiring on the Dem's with epic repercussions. To begin with, the request for 5.6 billion dollars for the physical barrier is a mere fraction of what Congress typically allocates for any given project or expenditure. Basically, to quote the Great Greg Gutfeld (of "The Five") "It's chump-change."
Moreover, 5.6 billion dollars is only a fraction of what the President actually needs in order to complete the building project along the southern border with Mexico. The recently estimated-- per engineers-- project cost was 25 billion. If Chuck and Nancy would just come to the table and give the President the requested 5.6 billion dollars --think the number was actually bumped up 5.7 billion this past week-- Trump might make a dent in his intended objective, thereby ultimately 'appeasing his base' --although any honest person with an ounce of common sense can see that the issues are truly bigger than this key Democratic talking point-- but the matter would then effectively be out of the 24-hour news cycle and most likely out of the annuals of history. Come start of business on Monday, President Trump will have made history by taking credit for the longest shutdown ever in our government's history, a shutdown which claims to be in the national security interest of "We the People." And quite frankly, I honestly believe historians will back this claim up, even if a dishonest media fails to do so in the near-term.
By continuing to hold out, in the absence of any willingness to engage in meaningful negotiations the Democrats not only wind up with a big FAT nothing --forgoing any chance of an immediate and concrete deal for the Dreamers-- they once again wind up making President Trump larger than life, both in terms of news coverage and ultimately history. You see, if President Trump does make good on his promise to declare a "national emergency," he instantly goes even BIGGER and bolder. In such a scenario the President winds up making HISTORY in the name of fighting to protect the American people and legal immigrants living within the borders of the United States, because it seems unlikely, given previous legal precedence (i.e., fact that no Supreme Court ruling has ever overturned a President's "National Emergency" declaration, which is further solidified by the 1976 "National Emergency" legislation passed by Congress) that any challenge in the court system to the President's declaration will ultimately be upheld by the Supreme Court. More importantly, in a national emergency scenario Trump will likely wind up with way more funding to work with than the initially requested 5.6 billion dollars --and I happen to believe there are other avenues for funding than raiding the natural disaster relief fund. Increased funds will only serve to further fuel successes where the President's Border Security end objectives are concerned. Bottom line, come 2020 "We the People" are going to remember who was playing politics and who was actually acting on our behalf.
1/16/2018 I found myself thinking today that perhaps in this instance numbers speak louder than words? President Trump gave a lot of meaningful and quite frankly irrefutable numbers in his oval office address on the state of our nation's security w.r.t. immigration. The main argument I keep hearing from the Left, over and over again, is that "walls are expensive and ineffective." The problem is I haven't seen the actual numbers (i.e., specific place and statistics, not to mention costs) proving this claim to hold an ounce of credible truth. I have, however, seen countless statistics to the contrary indicating that walls do in point of fact WORK. With this in mind, I think the White House should post the numbers on its website showing specific instances where walls have worked and then challenge its opponents to post numbers of their own to support their claims.
And I'm sorry, but I have hard time believing "We the People" won't see the Democrats current position on this government shutdown as anything BUT political when they are on record --by way of votes, video footage, quotes, etc.-- in support of a border barrier funding in the past. Think the wax of the media shine is about to wear off .....
1/18/2019 It really gives me a renewed hope for mankind, and our nation in particular, to see so many people stepping up to the plate to help those 800,000 government employees who are having to go without pay during this most recent government shutdown. I've seen everything from food pantry donations, donated gift cards and go-fund me pages, to people willing to temporarily hire these workers in order to give them a source of income to keep their heads above water. These government workers are true heroes, staying the course in the face of adversity that our nation might finally have hope of beginning to address a decades long problem (i.e., immigration reform) that our Congressional leaders have repeatedly failed to address for mostly partisan, political reasons. In fact, I was at the airport about a week ago and the lines were moving and TSA agents were actually smiling. It was amazing! I also have give President Trump for finally drawing a line in the sand and not backing down. I only hope both sides can come to the table and hammer out a meaningful deal that finally gets the ball rolling on true comprehensive immigration reform, and I have to say making that President Trump's offer to make the Dreamers LEGAL --not just temporarily protected by a "pen & paper" Executive Order-- is a most excellent open to negotiations moving forward. It's time for the Democrats to finally have their actions back up their years worth of rhetoric where Dreamers are concerned, because those who fully support Dreamers are going to take the outcome of this negotiation the polls in 2020.
Image Source: The Boston Globe
Moreover, 5.6 billion dollars is only a fraction of what the President actually needs in order to complete the building project along the southern border with Mexico. The recently estimated-- per engineers-- project cost was 25 billion. If Chuck and Nancy would just come to the table and give the President the requested 5.6 billion dollars --think the number was actually bumped up 5.7 billion this past week-- Trump might make a dent in his intended objective, thereby ultimately 'appeasing his base' --although any honest person with an ounce of common sense can see that the issues are truly bigger than this key Democratic talking point-- but the matter would then effectively be out of the 24-hour news cycle and most likely out of the annuals of history. Come start of business on Monday, President Trump will have made history by taking credit for the longest shutdown ever in our government's history, a shutdown which claims to be in the national security interest of "We the People." And quite frankly, I honestly believe historians will back this claim up, even if a dishonest media fails to do so in the near-term.
By continuing to hold out, in the absence of any willingness to engage in meaningful negotiations the Democrats not only wind up with a big FAT nothing --forgoing any chance of an immediate and concrete deal for the Dreamers-- they once again wind up making President Trump larger than life, both in terms of news coverage and ultimately history. You see, if President Trump does make good on his promise to declare a "national emergency," he instantly goes even BIGGER and bolder. In such a scenario the President winds up making HISTORY in the name of fighting to protect the American people and legal immigrants living within the borders of the United States, because it seems unlikely, given previous legal precedence (i.e., fact that no Supreme Court ruling has ever overturned a President's "National Emergency" declaration, which is further solidified by the 1976 "National Emergency" legislation passed by Congress) that any challenge in the court system to the President's declaration will ultimately be upheld by the Supreme Court. More importantly, in a national emergency scenario Trump will likely wind up with way more funding to work with than the initially requested 5.6 billion dollars --and I happen to believe there are other avenues for funding than raiding the natural disaster relief fund. Increased funds will only serve to further fuel successes where the President's Border Security end objectives are concerned. Bottom line, come 2020 "We the People" are going to remember who was playing politics and who was actually acting on our behalf.
1/16/2018 I found myself thinking today that perhaps in this instance numbers speak louder than words? President Trump gave a lot of meaningful and quite frankly irrefutable numbers in his oval office address on the state of our nation's security w.r.t. immigration. The main argument I keep hearing from the Left, over and over again, is that "walls are expensive and ineffective." The problem is I haven't seen the actual numbers (i.e., specific place and statistics, not to mention costs) proving this claim to hold an ounce of credible truth. I have, however, seen countless statistics to the contrary indicating that walls do in point of fact WORK. With this in mind, I think the White House should post the numbers on its website showing specific instances where walls have worked and then challenge its opponents to post numbers of their own to support their claims.
And I'm sorry, but I have hard time believing "We the People" won't see the Democrats current position on this government shutdown as anything BUT political when they are on record --by way of votes, video footage, quotes, etc.-- in support of a border barrier funding in the past. Think the wax of the media shine is about to wear off .....
1/18/2019 It really gives me a renewed hope for mankind, and our nation in particular, to see so many people stepping up to the plate to help those 800,000 government employees who are having to go without pay during this most recent government shutdown. I've seen everything from food pantry donations, donated gift cards and go-fund me pages, to people willing to temporarily hire these workers in order to give them a source of income to keep their heads above water. These government workers are true heroes, staying the course in the face of adversity that our nation might finally have hope of beginning to address a decades long problem (i.e., immigration reform) that our Congressional leaders have repeatedly failed to address for mostly partisan, political reasons. In fact, I was at the airport about a week ago and the lines were moving and TSA agents were actually smiling. It was amazing! I also have give President Trump for finally drawing a line in the sand and not backing down. I only hope both sides can come to the table and hammer out a meaningful deal that finally gets the ball rolling on true comprehensive immigration reform, and I have to say making that President Trump's offer to make the Dreamers LEGAL --not just temporarily protected by a "pen & paper" Executive Order-- is a most excellent open to negotiations moving forward. It's time for the Democrats to finally have their actions back up their years worth of rhetoric where Dreamers are concerned, because those who fully support Dreamers are going to take the outcome of this negotiation the polls in 2020.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Dreams and Visions
I had a very vivid vision of a young, blonde American woman being wheeled in for surgery early this morning. The surgery was somewhere in the abdominal region ... surgery for an appendicitis or perhaps an ectopic pregnancy? The woman entered the hospital in a full hijab, so it is most likely a Muslim country. The flag for the country, I think, is primarily green with yellow or possibly white inset.
The hospital was pretty modern, not some rundown, off road clinic and the region of the hospital's location had something to do with a scorpion? This may sound crazy, but my dreams and visions are often on point and this time I can find no peace until I share this vision with someone who might know who this women is, for I sense people had been looking for her and can perhaps do something aided by this information to help find her and bring her back home. The woman has a small primarily black tattoo on her right ankle, but the exact image is not entirely clear.
Later P.M., I saw on the news today that Jayme Closs, the WI teen missing since October 2018 after her parents were found shot dead in their Wisconsin home has been found alive. How wonderful! Such good news, although the road to healing will likely be a long one. Makes me think maybe the universe works in connected ways? Maybe today the universe set events into motion whereby many missing young women can potentially be found and brought safely home once again? A cosmic ripple of salvation .....
1/17/2019 I heard on talk radio today that the FBI just recently got a tip alerting them to the fact that "young women from China were being brought into the USA on bogus student visas and then forced to work in brothels." Hopefully, these women too will soon be set free from their captors!! The universe does indeed work in mysterious and sometimes wonderful ways. My ongoing thoughts, prayers and mindful intentions are most sincerely with these women and all who find themselves in similar situations.
2/3/2019 Love the NFL "It's a penalty" campaign. A brilliant way to shine a light on such a worthy cause, namely helping to bring an end to human trafficking. Here is the link to the official website It's a Penalty (org)
The hospital was pretty modern, not some rundown, off road clinic and the region of the hospital's location had something to do with a scorpion? This may sound crazy, but my dreams and visions are often on point and this time I can find no peace until I share this vision with someone who might know who this women is, for I sense people had been looking for her and can perhaps do something aided by this information to help find her and bring her back home. The woman has a small primarily black tattoo on her right ankle, but the exact image is not entirely clear.
Later P.M., I saw on the news today that Jayme Closs, the WI teen missing since October 2018 after her parents were found shot dead in their Wisconsin home has been found alive. How wonderful! Such good news, although the road to healing will likely be a long one. Makes me think maybe the universe works in connected ways? Maybe today the universe set events into motion whereby many missing young women can potentially be found and brought safely home once again? A cosmic ripple of salvation .....
1/17/2019 I heard on talk radio today that the FBI just recently got a tip alerting them to the fact that "young women from China were being brought into the USA on bogus student visas and then forced to work in brothels." Hopefully, these women too will soon be set free from their captors!! The universe does indeed work in mysterious and sometimes wonderful ways. My ongoing thoughts, prayers and mindful intentions are most sincerely with these women and all who find themselves in similar situations.
2/3/2019 Love the NFL "It's a penalty" campaign. A brilliant way to shine a light on such a worthy cause, namely helping to bring an end to human trafficking. Here is the link to the official website It's a Penalty (org)
Wednesday, January 09, 2019
A Wall By Any Other Name???
What is the definition of a crisis? Circumstances leading to unacceptable loss of human life by my definition. Are we there yet? Absolutely! A lack of foresight and an unwillingness to comprehensively address the issues surrounding immigration over the course last three Presidencies at least have set our nation upon a collision course with "crisis." This crisis breathes to life in many forms as outlined by President in his oval office address to the nation: 1) influx of Drugs, 2) Human Trafficking, 3) invasion by Gang members, criminal elements and potential terrorists*, 4) Loss of innocent lives both citizen and non-citizen, 5) Loss of Law Enforcement Lives. This crisis is the primary reason I chose to move my family out of Texas. People who don't live in border states don't seem to fully understand or feel the impact of a broken immigration system on a daily basis and to hear the powers-that-be (i.e., politicians and a complicit propaganda-driven media) 'preach' to the rest of us about morality and 'reality' is beyond unbearable.
[*This statement by no means implies that all immigrants are criminals, merely that there is a significant criminal element among the illegal immigrants who violate our immigration laws in coming here through unauthorized channels and that this criminal element is capable of wreaking unacceptable havoc upon citizens and people living here legally in the United States of America.]
To his credit, President Trump did a great job of laying out the facts, complete with numbers, statistics and actual stories of real people who have lost their lives as a direct result of unchecked illegal immigration. The latter provided a substantial justification for the rationale behind the need for a physical border along our nation's southern border with Mexico. A border wall is not the end all solution to our nation's immigration crisis by any means, rather a border wall is the long overdue action required to stem the tide of loss of innocent lives. Furthermore, a border wall will become the cornerstone for taking further measures (e.g., appointing more immigration judges, hiring additional immigration border personnel, deploying enhanced technology assets such as drones and additional aerial resources) necessary to further secure our nation's border. The end goal being bi-partisan congressional legislation that will comprehensively address immigration reform, chief among this legislation being securing a permanent legal status for the Dreamers.
In watching the Democrats response to President Trump's insistence that he finally receive the funding necessary to begin addressing a border wall, I find myself contemplating what exactly falls within the definition of "immoral"? Probably leaders who think that they must govern in spite of the people. Leaders who have previously, under both Presidents G.W. Bush and Obama, supported securing our southern border with a physical barrier where possible, now refusing to give even a fraction** of what is being requested by the people on the front lines working to defend our United States border with Mexico. Leaders who have the audacity to call this "Trump's Wall", as if the building of this wall would merely be yet another feather in 'the real estate mogul's cap.' Seriously?!? It's not Trump's wall you elitist hypocrites who retreat every night behind the safety and security of your own walls: it's our wall, the wall of "We the People." And We the People are tired of being told what to think --what is acceptable to think. You bring no substantive arguments or actual facts to the table (e.g., verifiable numbers, in terms of actual existing walls, here and around the globe, showing where walls work --and they do work despite ambiguous, non-fact-based claims to the contrary-- comparative costs and related statistics). Meanwhile the deaths of countless innocents pile up at your doorstep and you can't even blink? Furthermore, your quasi-math just doesn't add up, in terms of cost to "We the People" in the long term. I guarantee you that the long term cost of doing nothing to tangibly secure our border will be a far greater cost to the taxpayers than the mere 5.6 billion dollars currently being requested to begin construction on additional sections of a border barrier along our southern border. And at the end of the day, can you really put a price on any one human life?
I didn't have it in me to watch the Democrat response to the President's speech, as given by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schummer last night, nor the subsequent media rebuttal of irrefutable facts. So I watched the responses today. I must say, the repeated claims that the President's statistics were "actually misleading" --not factually incorrect-- seems to be an all new low for those who still claim to be bonafide journalists. The cookie-cutter talking point that Trump had in point of fact "Manufactured a crisis based on FEAR" leaves me wondering, if you can supposedly manufacture fear --although I have a moral problem with reducing the loss of actual innocent lives (e.g., Kate Steinle, Ronil Singh and so many others ) to the status of "manufactured"-- does that then leave hope for the manufacturing some actual common sense where immigration reform is concerned? What really gets to me is that the Left has the audacity to call the immigration crisis "manufactured" when there is a mountain of documented evidence to support the facts that countless innocent lives have been lost as a result of a "do-nothing", broken immigration policy in the United States. Meanwhile, the Left are practically beside themselves with dire predictions of future loss of life due to the perceived threat of "Climate Change", something there is little evidence to support that we can actually control. This when the actual climate data over the course of the past decade deviates grossly from what climate scientists' heavily parameterized models --the exception being the Russian model which tracks pretty closely with reality-- have predicted. The lack of truth in perception, response and balance between these two different crisisies is truly bewildering?! But maybe it is not so bewildering when you view each crisis through a political lens? One is left wondering, can the truth really set you free in an age run rampant with dishonest politicians and a wholly complicit media?
Despite what the "thought police" have told us, we can in point of fact be both a nation of laws, with tangible borders, and still be a nation of former immigrants that remains committed to welcoming new immigrants. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive. Quite frankly, I have to give President Trump for having the courage and the foresight to finally, and firmly, begin addressing comprehensive immigration reform, starting with a shoring up our nation's southern physical border. The Republicans should take a page out the Democratic playbook and finally, for once, march in lock-step on this crucial issue. Call me dreamer, but I actually think the Republicans could pull this off for "We the People" if they get their (**stuff**) together. And Democrats, I challenge you to put your words into action. If you truly care about immigrants then come to the table, swallow your pride, and actually hammer out a deal that helps to solidify the status of the Dreamers. The time has come to look beyond the next election in order to do what is right by the people --both citizen and non-citizen alike-- to do what will be remembered for centuries to come in the annuals of History. Stranger things have happened????
[*This statement by no means implies that all immigrants are criminals, merely that there is a significant criminal element among the illegal immigrants who violate our immigration laws in coming here through unauthorized channels and that this criminal element is capable of wreaking unacceptable havoc upon citizens and people living here legally in the United States of America.]
To his credit, President Trump did a great job of laying out the facts, complete with numbers, statistics and actual stories of real people who have lost their lives as a direct result of unchecked illegal immigration. The latter provided a substantial justification for the rationale behind the need for a physical border along our nation's southern border with Mexico. A border wall is not the end all solution to our nation's immigration crisis by any means, rather a border wall is the long overdue action required to stem the tide of loss of innocent lives. Furthermore, a border wall will become the cornerstone for taking further measures (e.g., appointing more immigration judges, hiring additional immigration border personnel, deploying enhanced technology assets such as drones and additional aerial resources) necessary to further secure our nation's border. The end goal being bi-partisan congressional legislation that will comprehensively address immigration reform, chief among this legislation being securing a permanent legal status for the Dreamers.
"A border is an immorality and its not who we are as a nation." ~Nancy Pelosi
Image Source: NBCNews.com
In watching the Democrats response to President Trump's insistence that he finally receive the funding necessary to begin addressing a border wall, I find myself contemplating what exactly falls within the definition of "immoral"? Probably leaders who think that they must govern in spite of the people. Leaders who have previously, under both Presidents G.W. Bush and Obama, supported securing our southern border with a physical barrier where possible, now refusing to give even a fraction** of what is being requested by the people on the front lines working to defend our United States border with Mexico. Leaders who have the audacity to call this "Trump's Wall", as if the building of this wall would merely be yet another feather in 'the real estate mogul's cap.' Seriously?!? It's not Trump's wall you elitist hypocrites who retreat every night behind the safety and security of your own walls: it's our wall, the wall of "We the People." And We the People are tired of being told what to think --what is acceptable to think. You bring no substantive arguments or actual facts to the table (e.g., verifiable numbers, in terms of actual existing walls, here and around the globe, showing where walls work --and they do work despite ambiguous, non-fact-based claims to the contrary-- comparative costs and related statistics). Meanwhile the deaths of countless innocents pile up at your doorstep and you can't even blink? Furthermore, your quasi-math just doesn't add up, in terms of cost to "We the People" in the long term. I guarantee you that the long term cost of doing nothing to tangibly secure our border will be a far greater cost to the taxpayers than the mere 5.6 billion dollars currently being requested to begin construction on additional sections of a border barrier along our southern border. And at the end of the day, can you really put a price on any one human life?
[**Based upon actual recent engineering calculations and surveys the estimated amount of funding to engineer the full border barrier in parts where a barrier is possible is 25 billion dollars. 5.6 billion dollars is a mere fraction of this estimated total. Moreover, under President Obama the Congressional "Gang of Eight", which included Chuck Schummer, was ready to allocate a whopping 48 billion dollars towards addressing comprehensive immigration reform the bulk of which would have gone to building a southern border wall. Funny kind of sad how time changes the politics of any given situation???]
I didn't have it in me to watch the Democrat response to the President's speech, as given by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schummer last night, nor the subsequent media rebuttal of irrefutable facts. So I watched the responses today. I must say, the repeated claims that the President's statistics were "actually misleading" --not factually incorrect-- seems to be an all new low for those who still claim to be bonafide journalists. The cookie-cutter talking point that Trump had in point of fact "Manufactured a crisis based on FEAR" leaves me wondering, if you can supposedly manufacture fear --although I have a moral problem with reducing the loss of actual innocent lives (e.g., Kate Steinle, Ronil Singh and so many others ) to the status of "manufactured"-- does that then leave hope for the manufacturing some actual common sense where immigration reform is concerned? What really gets to me is that the Left has the audacity to call the immigration crisis "manufactured" when there is a mountain of documented evidence to support the facts that countless innocent lives have been lost as a result of a "do-nothing", broken immigration policy in the United States. Meanwhile, the Left are practically beside themselves with dire predictions of future loss of life due to the perceived threat of "Climate Change", something there is little evidence to support that we can actually control. This when the actual climate data over the course of the past decade deviates grossly from what climate scientists' heavily parameterized models --the exception being the Russian model which tracks pretty closely with reality-- have predicted. The lack of truth in perception, response and balance between these two different crisisies is truly bewildering?! But maybe it is not so bewildering when you view each crisis through a political lens? One is left wondering, can the truth really set you free in an age run rampant with dishonest politicians and a wholly complicit media?
Despite what the "thought police" have told us, we can in point of fact be both a nation of laws, with tangible borders, and still be a nation of former immigrants that remains committed to welcoming new immigrants. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive. Quite frankly, I have to give President Trump for having the courage and the foresight to finally, and firmly, begin addressing comprehensive immigration reform, starting with a shoring up our nation's southern physical border. The Republicans should take a page out the Democratic playbook and finally, for once, march in lock-step on this crucial issue. Call me dreamer, but I actually think the Republicans could pull this off for "We the People" if they get their (**stuff**) together. And Democrats, I challenge you to put your words into action. If you truly care about immigrants then come to the table, swallow your pride, and actually hammer out a deal that helps to solidify the status of the Dreamers. The time has come to look beyond the next election in order to do what is right by the people --both citizen and non-citizen alike-- to do what will be remembered for centuries to come in the annuals of History. Stranger things have happened????
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