Folks on this forum have seen me rail on illegal immigration for a long time. Most of my emphasis has been the biggest problem we have, the Mexican populous flooding into the U.S. without going through due process.
Another problem is the VISA overstay. Barbara Olson was a very bright woman. She was a model Conservative and defended it as well as anyone I have ever seen. She did so on the talking head shows. She handed the leftists their lunch all the time. I was very proud of her. Her loss touched me personally. I think back on her abilities often, and miss her.
A portion of the 09/11 perps were inside our nation, after their VISAs had expired. They were student VISA.
My thought was that we should trim those student VISAs considerably, and get things under control. Well, right now we have over 30,000 students here on VISA from Saudi Arabia. If only 1% of those VISAs result in those people staying beyond the time they should, 300 people will be roaming our nation at any given time. My guess is there are far more than that doing so.
Nineteen people attacked our nation on 09/11, and caused massive loss of life and damage.
Did we lean nothing?
I am off topic here. Ted Olson and his comments regarding torture investigations is an important topic, and I believe him to be right on target here.
I cannot pass a mention of Barbara without lamenting her loss, what contributed to it, and the people who facilitated it with their inattention to the control of our borders.
There is blood on the hands of our leaders. There will be a lot more, if we don’t make them get our borders under control.
More people are dying every day. More women are being raped very day. More children are being sexually abused and snuffed every day.
Political leaders, we are watching.
I agree with just about every thing you said except this- "Political leaders, we are watching."
The fact is that we aren't watching. Okay, well, maybe we are watching- but what we are watching is American Idol, Britain's Got Talent, or YouTubeTwitterFacebook.
The level of incompetence and ineptness is unprecedented by the Obama administration, yet if you see the newspapers or magazines, what you will see is an orgy of his first, glorious 100 days. And the reason that these supposed news outlets can make these ridiculous claims is that no one is watching or holding anyone accountable.
Self-indulgence and self-awareness has taken over rational thought. How else can you explain an administration that would even consider prosecuting the previous administration for taking steps that could possibly prevent another attack such as that seen on September 11, 2001? In less than eight years, we have become more interested in a British spinster than in our own national security.
I truly fear for America, and even though is was heartening to see the Tea Parties remind us of the dangers that lurk in our government, I believe it is too late. The taint is far too deep and broad.
The only solutions I see are relocation to a less "advanced" culture- one that places personal integrity and responsibility over fashion and feigned cleverness; or a designed and methodical takeover of a state or states and a subsequent secession from the USA.
And now is a good time to do it, because the political leaders are NOT watching.