Thank you AB, and congratulations to all of last week’s posters and winners. It really was a good week to read posts and I appreciate everyone‘s efforts.
I cannot be on much today but want to make a couple of points anyway. I’m sorry for the length and all that but I am writing this Saturday evening so I can post it early Sunday and then get off. I will visit the Sunday thread to address responses but I appreciate everyone’s patience.
I ask kabar, if he knows, why it is that malfeasance by Republicans seems to always lead to prosecutions but nothing happens to Democrats? You were in the government, and I hope you have a logical answer, but it galls the heck out of me to see William Jefferson not only walking free but reelected, as well as Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer and others who all have ethics problems, and what appears to me to be criminal actions, where nothing is happening: no accountability. Heck, even Hillary’s corruption of the Jewish vote in NY and White House theft should be investigated and prosecuted if she sold her election promises, as we believe she did, or really stole things from the White House. Frankly, I’d like someone, anyone, to justify the sentence for Sandy Berger and explain why he has not undergone the lie-detector test that was part of his plea deal. This double standard is staggering. I have no problem prosecuting Republicans for wrong doing, but not doing this to Democrats is totally unfair and wrong.
Not one candidate has uttered these sentiments, but I would support any effort to change Washington DC by insisting wrongdoing is investigated quickly and prosecuted. As a Republican I am sick and tired of constantly seeing Republicans prosecuted and Democrats given a pass. I would love to see any of our so-called presidential candidates say they would enforce our laws over Democrat wrong doing. Either that or explain why they are innocent. I am sure I am not alone as these events upset me when Democrats get a pass and Republicans go to jail. I know of no Democrat successfully being prosecuted since the Post Office scandal in the 80’s. Why is that? What has to be done to change this inequity?
I would appreciate it if kabar would tell us the procedure, and the reality, of what it takes to get rid of partisan government workers who are openly supporting Democrats and their philosophies and candidates? Is there some change in the law we can vote on? Is there anything elected politicians can do to resolve this? More than other issues, the unfairness and blatant abuse use of power IS scary to me.
Okay, on to immigration.
I’m not trying to be grandiose or play Chicken Little with the sky falling, but immigration seems to be a major issue, historically, equating to the fervor of slavery, or very close to it. Am I wrong, or do others think this issue is that important? The only third party success was the Republican Party embracing emancipation and freedom. Could this be just as important?
Congress lied. Republicans and Democrats alike. A fence over 800 miles long was passed by congress and now this new legislation says the fence will be 300 plus miles long. What happened? Was congress not serious when the first one was passed or did they lie to us and decrease the length? Worse, if congress misleads us on that one how do we know any of the current claims of a whole new program are valid? Or, is it another bait and switch as the whole bill will be “fixed” in the future to conform to the left’s wishes? My guess is politicians want it passed and will “fix” the “problems” with in later. Problems? Yeah, like not making all illegal aliens into citizens automatically, or waving rules and procedures in favor of illegal aliens. (Didn’t we on FR predict the Senate Judiciary Committee would be a disaster IF Arlen Specter was reelected? Yeah, I thought so. Please, anyone, tell me why Spector is believable on “any” issue?)
I totally agree with the answers from the interview between Mark Levin and Fred Thompson, posted on FR earlier. There is no reason our illegal immigration problem has to be either amnesty or total deportation. Logic should weigh in, in favor of the supposition that illegals would leave on their own accord IF the benefits of staying were not so strong. Where is prosecution of employers? Where are laws denying social services to illegals? Why are cities allowed to flaunt federal laws to become sanctuary cities? Explain why states and cities are not held accountable to enforce federal laws?
I know we would hear more from Democrats except that their polls and focus groups are still working on how to overcome the negatives and spin this to their advantage. In the mean time, principled Republicans must oppose this ill-formed and misguided immigration law. Oh, parts of it are fine. The problem is there are too many out’s Democrats can use to not enforce another law. We need to finish the border fence law, as a start, and increase enforcement of existing laws before creating more and new laws to deal with a problem congress created in the first place through their failure to act in the best interests of our country.
I am sorry to post such a long post. I am not sorry for saying any of it. These and other issues need to be addressed by Republican candidates, and not the constant pandering about the so-called war in Iraq. Heck, even that is a misnomer. The war over Iraq was won, thus “Mission Accomplished.” The “peace” and “rebuilding” of Iraq is more difficult than we anticipated. But darn it, we have to stop calling our work there a war. WE have to start defining this playing field of ideas and take it away from Democrats and the MSM.
I agree there is a double standard, but I don't know the cause of why the Dems are not being prosecuted or condemned for their improprieties. Perhaps it has somethng to do with the Reps own standards of conduct and our proclivity to admit guilt or to resign. We act guilty even if we are not. The Dems brazen things out and deny, deny, deny. And the Reps don't go after them.
In terms of prosecution, perhaps there is an institutional bias among DOJ careerists. Maybe the shadow of Watergate still has an impact over there. Look at who Deep Throat was.
Good point. If we prematurely abandon a newly freed Iraq, like we prematurely abandoned a newly freed South Korea in 1949, then we'll have a real war, like we did in Korea.
Truman abandoned Korea in 1949. Then, when South Korea was invaded as he was warned, he sent troops back to re-win South Korea's freedom.
30,000 Americans died in the remaining 30 months of Truman's presidency because we abandoned South Korea in 1949.