Posted on 05/14/2006 5:29:23 AM PDT by FerdieMurphy
I grew up in south Texas, before moving to Upstate NY as a teenager. I learned to dance the "Cotton-Eyed Joe" long before I learned that it had ethnic roots in the mountains of eastern Europe. (That's where my grandparents came from — as legal immigrants.) And, one doesn't need to grow up in Texas to learn how to dance the "Texas two-step."
But, this coming Monday (15 May 2006), y'all better get ready for a new political dance: the "Texas side-step." (How I wish that I could take credit for that concept. But, for those that aren't old enough to remember, it comes from the Broadway musical, and later movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." Charles Durning's version of the side-step was absolutely side-splitting.)
My campaign for Congress is based upon many conservative principles. I have never been a single-issue voter, and am not a single-issue candidate. But, there is one issue that has voters totally focused right now. To condense the argument down to a sound bite that might actually make it into the broadcast news, I've learned to simply say, "No border equals no country."
Illegal immigration is the number-one hot-button issue in American politics today. News reports that our own government has leaked the locations of Minuteman volunteers to the Mexican government has made the situation far worse for President Bush than he seems to realize. Now, he plans to address the nation with his "plans" to deal with this issue. Get ready for the Texas side-step! And, this time, there's nothing funny about it.
In an apparent trial balloon, the Bush administration has recently "leaked" the idea that perhaps the president would consider putting the military along our borders. Oddly, both the news media and even members of Congress have echoed the mantra that it is "currently illegal" to put the military along the borders. Thus, these "experts" claim, new legislation would be necessary to "allow" troops to be stationed along the borders. Hello?! Doesn't anyone read the Constitution anymore?
Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 14 of the Constitution empowers the Congress for "calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions." Only an idiot can convert that into "currently illegal" to put troops along our borders! And, the term "idiot" would also apply to anyone that doesn't view 15 to 20 million people sneaking into our country as an "invasion." Minuteman co-founder Jim Gilchrist refers to it as a "stealth invasion."
As I've written before, if invoked in its purest sense, "calling forth the Militia" would mean that our Congress would actually provide money to the states to pay the Minutemen that currently volunteer "to do the jobs that our government won't do." Although the purest sense would also be the best sense, I'll settle for active duty troops from our Regular branches of the Armed Forces, supplemented by Guard and Reserve forces, stationed full-time along the entire length of our borders. And, let's put some troops at all of our ports of entry, including international airports, while we're at it.
Would such a program be expensive? Yes. Would it be cheaper than another "9-11"? Definitely. And, if we can afford to secure the border between South Korea and North Korea, then why can't we seem to afford to secure our own borders? If we can afford to send troops into the Balkans to defend the Muslims in a religious war (so that they can attack us), then why can't we seem to afford to secure our own borders? If we can afford to send troops into Haiti, to install and support a Leftist madman, then why can't we seem to afford to secure our own borders? If we can send our Special Operations Forces to train with those of Communist China (a nation that wants to destroy America), then why can't we seem to afford to secure our own borders? If we can send our troops for recurring training exercises with the Egyptian military, which then bombs and burns ancient churches, then why can't we seem to afford to secure our own borders? So, if anyone says that we don't have enough troops to do the job, then I can quickly suggest some locations where we can find some. (Of the above, the only location where keeping our troops might be justified is the Korean Peninsula. The DMZ between the North and the South is the most heavily guarded border in the world. Doesn't it make sense to train our troops for foreign border service by first guarding our own borders?)
I try to take my task of writing very seriously. And, I'm regularly disappointed with the coarseness of discussions in modern America. Thus, I know that we (and I) should avoid using naughty words. In several years of published columns, I think that I've only done it once before. But, if any elected official — especially the President of the United States — comes before the public to tell us that it is "illegal" to station troops on our borders, or that waves of invaders are our "guests," then there is only one proper reply left. "Don't piss on my shoes and then tell me it's raining!"
Our military is half the size that it was at the end of Desert Storm in 1991. At the start of Desert Storm, it was half the size that it was at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. And, at that time, it was half the size that it was in 1961, when our own US State Department published a little pamphlet called "Freedom From War."
That pamphlet contained the concept of a plan, which has been followed by both Democrats and Republicans, to shrink our American military, while expanding the power and "authority" of the United Nations. Too many of our citizens have sat idly by and let it happen. But, now that our very security — perhaps even our existence as a nation — is being threatened, perhaps more people will wake up. Globalism is a real threat to American sovereignty and security. And, many of our elected officials are globalists. The issue of border security is a watershed issue. Any elected official that will not strongly support border security, and put the "boots on the ground" to enforce it, is someone that has sold out America to a globalist agenda. The agenda has been around a long time. But, it has never been so close to success as it is right now. What will we do about it?
If the answer is "nothing," then enjoy watching, and dancing, the side-step ... all the way to the sheep pen. And, if you don't have a dance partner, then there are tens of millions of illegal aliens that will be happy to escort you.
Reading would indicate a brain and a brain would indicate some human thinking organ and that would just be amazing.
Just the latest DNC "Virtual Campaigner" blast from DNC Ferdie. Sorry Ferdie, this is a Conservative Website. You want Democrat Underground for your Whine about the GOP always postings.
Those that advocate the status quo or worse accuse us of going against our elected officials. HUH?
So let me see if I understand, IF I advocate enforcing our laws, and if I advocate national security, and if I see the danger that allowing 20 million foreign nationals to break into this country illegally steal welfare benefits and SSI and demonstrate on MY streets is wrong I am the bad guy??
We are called "stupid", we are called "traitors" to the administration, and much worse....HUH?
Fertilizer logic!
Good luck in your race. I think that Bush has learned to do the Mexican hat dance, that is why he has been doing nothing but giving this topic lip service.
You're in some serious denial.
No you are called "Stupid" for screaming constantly about the GOP with NO clue about what is going on in DC. What is suggested is that the Perpetual Whiners quit squealing the same set of lies and nonsense and actually LEARN what is going on in DC. You have all been squealing the same nonsense so long you just keep screaming daily instead of learning the FACTS of who is doing what in DC.
Sorry but by doing this you are actively working FOR the Democrats in Washington who are doing everything they can procedurally to block any real enforcement measures being put in the bill. We are suggesting the whiners quit squealing long enough to actually LEARN something. And then you should start screaming AT the proper targets.
All you are doing is screaming the same nonsense over and over and over and over. That does NOT get anything done in DC. And if NOTHING gets done this time around, the Illegals win. You people, via your incessant hysterics, are actively helping the Illegals prevent anything getting done in DC this year, that is just stupid.
Conservatism also means some decorum and a pleasant demeanor while discoursing.
You are an out of whack, out of control cannon that spreads sophomoric venom making you appear stilted and possibly suffering in the last stages of pinheaditis.
From the insults you hurl about, accusing some of being perhaps happier on a RAT site, I strongly suggest that it is you, Johnnie Boy who needs to examine himself carefully to see if he truly belongs on a big boy website.
It has appeared to me since I first became aware of your frustrated postings that perhaps you are more than mildly disoriented.
You should stay away from your computer....far away. Better yet, turn it off before it consumes you! Besides your mother wants you upstairs as it seems you haven't finished your porridge.
I take it you've been watching his posts, too?
That ain't denial FRiend.
Au contraire, Johnnie Boy.
(Just a little French lingo there to demonstrate my lack of prejudice against little froggies.)
I am certain from a close study of your pronouncements (worthless waste of band width) that you know as much about what's happening inside the GOP and in DC as a pig knows about Mothers' Day.
How dare you call anyone "stupid" and refer to FReepers as "perpetual whiners."
Refer to the joke I posted above and if you haven't figured out it's relationship to you I'll gladly explain.
Now. Take a hike. Bugger off you bloody sod!
"So let me see if I understand, IF I advocate enforcing our laws, and if I advocate national security, and if I see the danger that allowing 20 million foreign nationals to break into this country illegally steal welfare benefits and SSI and demonstrate on MY streets is wrong I am the bad guy??"
Bears repeating, over and over again until the real 'bad guys' get it.
The OBL should be a lot less worried about the split in the base than they are about the millions of new democrats coming across the border.
At this point their desire to keep bringing new democrats to America is suspect to say the least.
Good article ping
Johnnie, you remind me of the joke about the guy who goes into the bar with a 12 inch high little man who jumps up on the bar and kicks everyone's drink over. The poor man explains that he got the little mean man after rubbing a bottle found on a beach. Of course a genie floats out and grants him a wish. Remember how that one goes, Johnnie?
Our military is half the size that it was at the end of Desert Storm in 1991. At the start of Desert Storm, it was half the size that it was at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. And, at that time, it was half the size that it was in 1961, when our own US State Department published a little pamphlet called "Freedom From War."
Yet you hear many people screaming that our military is intolerably large and it costs too much. As recently as the early 60s, military spending was 50% of the Federal budget. Of course, that was before entitlements started balloning out of control.
For the last 17 years, the mantra has been (both in and out of the military) that the military needs to get smaller, leaner, and more lethal. While I agree with the more lethal part, by continuously shrinking the constituency for the military, we erode the political will for maintaining a credible force--this is a vicious circle. I predict that in another few decades, people will find any kind of military intolerable. It will be seen as taking away resources from "legitimate" government programs, like SS and Medicare.
"Sorry Ferdie, this is a Conservative Website"
Why are you here then?
Sorry Ferdie but your posting history tell a vastly different story. Kind of obvious you are a DNC activist hoping this "Betrayed Conservative" fraud will give your Hate the GOP always postings credibility. So which Moveon.org Seminar did YOU attend?
I looked up Ferdie's posting history and it looks fine to me. Why are you harassing him? I see you attacking his posts, but not addressing what you think it wrong and why.
Just go away, you aren't the posting police.
It's Mother's Day, do it for your mom, it will reflect better on your raising.
Since you're so connected to what's going on in DC, how 'bout enlightening us, then, instead of calling names?
Is being an idiot. I like President Bush as much as anyone but this is 100% spot on. You can't tell me that defending the border is illegal in the same speech where you push for the illegal aliens to be guest workers.
Its Orwellian to say that whats in the Constitution is illegal but support the breaking of the law.
Wow, great post, this guy expressed my thoughts on the subject much better than I could.
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