Senate dropped the ball on illegal aliens,gas, energy,Iraq?
do they spend too much time on free golf trips,
free lobbyist lunches, private jets, collecting cold cash ?
people are disappointed and pissed.
Unity Ticket = new 3rd political party ?
New Organization Offers Voters an Answer to Partisan Paralysis, Seeks to Elect Bipartisan 'Unity Ticket' to White House in '08
Ticket to be Chosen Via First-Ever Online Convention
DENVER, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A new grassroots organization called Unity08 (http://www.unity08.com) launched a
nationwide movement today to effect major reform in the 2008 presidential elections by offering voters an alternative
ticket -- a Unity Ticket headed by a woman and/ or man from each
major party, or by an independent who presents a Unity Team from both parties. By electing a Unity Ticket to the White House, Unity08 plans to force the country's Democratic
and Republican leaders to cease their runaway focus on the issues of outlying special-interest groups and once
again align with the aspirations and will of
average Americans.
Unity08 has three specific goals:
-- Elect a Unity Ticket to the White House in 2008, headed by a woman and/or man from each major political party or by an independent who presents a Unity Team from both parties.
-- Have the American people choose that ticket via the first-ever virtual, secure online convention of millions of qualified American voters. Unity08 has no candidate -- the Unity Ticket will be chosen online, by the people.
see more at.....
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060530/dctu041.html?.v=54
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Senator John McCain doesn't like dissent
Senator John McCain doesn't like dissent
One of my professors from this semester worked closely with McCain. Apparently, the senator has a nasty temper and treats "subordinates" in an extraordinarily derogatory way.
TPM Muckraker informs us that John McCain canceled an appearance at a fundraiser for Brian Bilbray - R, who is running against Francine Busby - D in the race to fill
the seat of the corrupt Representative Duke Cunningham, currently serving 10 years for accepting bribes. Apparently, Senator McCain brooks no dissent with regard to the bills he introduces in the Senate, since he is refusing to appear
at the fundraiser based on Bilbray's criticism of Busby
because she supports McCain's immigration bill. While some may view this as a principled stand, it actually goes more
directly to McCain's character and his anger at anyone
who disagrees with him.
see more at........
http://dilatoryaction.blogspot.com/2006/05/john-mccain-doesnt-like-dissent.html
One of my professors from this semester worked closely with McCain. Apparently, the senator has a nasty temper and treats "subordinates" in an extraordinarily derogatory way.
TPM Muckraker informs us that John McCain canceled an appearance at a fundraiser for Brian Bilbray - R, who is running against Francine Busby - D in the race to fill
the seat of the corrupt Representative Duke Cunningham, currently serving 10 years for accepting bribes. Apparently, Senator McCain brooks no dissent with regard to the bills he introduces in the Senate, since he is refusing to appear
at the fundraiser based on Bilbray's criticism of Busby
because she supports McCain's immigration bill. While some may view this as a principled stand, it actually goes more
directly to McCain's character and his anger at anyone
who disagrees with him.
see more at........
http://dilatoryaction.blogspot.com/2006/05/john-mccain-doesnt-like-dissent.html
unlike Senator John "crash" Mccain, Senator Kyl =Securing the Border Must Come First
unlike Senator John Mccain, Senator Kyl =Securing the Border Must Come First
Securing the Border Must Come First
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl
The problem of illegal immigration is the single most important issue to Arizonans. Property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border are under siege. Violent crime is up over 100 percent along the border. Hospital, law enforcement, and public school budgets are under strain. And, our porous borders are an open invitation to terrorists and criminals who seek to do us harm.
Twenty years ago, Congress approved a bill intended to stop illegal immigration. It granted amnesty to 3.2 million illegal immigrants, but the federal government utterly failed to follow through on securing the border or enforcing the law at the workplace. Instead, the amnesty only encouraged millions more to cross the border.
We must not repeat that mistake.
Because the 1986 law was not enforced, the American people are right to ask whether the will exists to enforce any new law. Like the 1986 amnesty law, the legislation just passed by the U.S. Senate puts illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship before the border is secure or employment eligibility can be verified.
I voted against the bill in the Senate. It now advances to a House-Senate conference committee where conferees (including myself) will try to find common ground and develop a bill acceptable to both bodies.
The Senate did approve several amendments to improve the bill, including one I offered to bar individuals with criminal backgrounds or who failed to comply with an ordered removal from the U.S, from receiving the benefits of the legislation. The Senate also approved additional resources for border fencing and vehicle barriers, a limit on the number of future workers entering the country, and enhanced fees on aliens to fund improvements in border and interior security.
But the bill is flawed in significant ways.
An amendment to ensure that the border is secured before the benefits of legalization are extended to those who are here illegally was defeated. So was an amendment to make it easier to prosecute illegal immigrants who lie on their applications for immigrant status.
Yet the Senate did adopt an amendment that would actually make it easier for illegal immigrants to file frivolous petitions with the courts to delay their removal. There is even a provision requiring the U.S. government to consult with the Mexican government before any new fencing or other border security measures can be constructed.
More fundamental problems exist with enforcement and implementation. Will Congress and the President renege on the promise of enhanced border infrastructure? President Bush has now asked that funds already approved for border infrastructure improvements be diverted to short-term border operations. If we are truly serious about securing the border, we have to be willing to spend what it takes. That means finding a way to pay for both infrastructure and short-term operations, not one at the expense of the other.
Second, we need a bill that gives employers an easy-to-use and secure electronic verification system. The Senate bill begins the process of implementing such a system, but it limits database sharing necessary to combat fraud and fails to create a secure Social Security card. It also relies on a federal database that has been plagued with problems.
Third, the Senate bill establishes a “temporary” worker program, but authorizes those workers to convert to permanent residency and citizenship. That’s not a temporary worker program. Employers could petition for permanent status for a “temporary” worker the day after the alien arrives for temporary work.
We need comprehensive reform of our immigration system, and now is the time to do it. I look forward to the opportunity to work for a final agreement that will ensure immigration is addressed in a way that protects our security, meets our employment needs while being fair to American workers, is humane and just, and strengthens the rule of law.
Sen. Kyl serves on the Senate Finance and Judiciary committees and chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee.
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Other recent columns by Senator Kyl:
Remembering Our Heroes
Women's Health Week
Pain at the Pump
A Friendly Medicare Reminder
see more political comments at
more on Senator John "crash" McCain
Securing the Border Must Come First
By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl
The problem of illegal immigration is the single most important issue to Arizonans. Property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border are under siege. Violent crime is up over 100 percent along the border. Hospital, law enforcement, and public school budgets are under strain. And, our porous borders are an open invitation to terrorists and criminals who seek to do us harm.
Twenty years ago, Congress approved a bill intended to stop illegal immigration. It granted amnesty to 3.2 million illegal immigrants, but the federal government utterly failed to follow through on securing the border or enforcing the law at the workplace. Instead, the amnesty only encouraged millions more to cross the border.
We must not repeat that mistake.
Because the 1986 law was not enforced, the American people are right to ask whether the will exists to enforce any new law. Like the 1986 amnesty law, the legislation just passed by the U.S. Senate puts illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship before the border is secure or employment eligibility can be verified.
I voted against the bill in the Senate. It now advances to a House-Senate conference committee where conferees (including myself) will try to find common ground and develop a bill acceptable to both bodies.
The Senate did approve several amendments to improve the bill, including one I offered to bar individuals with criminal backgrounds or who failed to comply with an ordered removal from the U.S, from receiving the benefits of the legislation. The Senate also approved additional resources for border fencing and vehicle barriers, a limit on the number of future workers entering the country, and enhanced fees on aliens to fund improvements in border and interior security.
But the bill is flawed in significant ways.
An amendment to ensure that the border is secured before the benefits of legalization are extended to those who are here illegally was defeated. So was an amendment to make it easier to prosecute illegal immigrants who lie on their applications for immigrant status.
Yet the Senate did adopt an amendment that would actually make it easier for illegal immigrants to file frivolous petitions with the courts to delay their removal. There is even a provision requiring the U.S. government to consult with the Mexican government before any new fencing or other border security measures can be constructed.
More fundamental problems exist with enforcement and implementation. Will Congress and the President renege on the promise of enhanced border infrastructure? President Bush has now asked that funds already approved for border infrastructure improvements be diverted to short-term border operations. If we are truly serious about securing the border, we have to be willing to spend what it takes. That means finding a way to pay for both infrastructure and short-term operations, not one at the expense of the other.
Second, we need a bill that gives employers an easy-to-use and secure electronic verification system. The Senate bill begins the process of implementing such a system, but it limits database sharing necessary to combat fraud and fails to create a secure Social Security card. It also relies on a federal database that has been plagued with problems.
Third, the Senate bill establishes a “temporary” worker program, but authorizes those workers to convert to permanent residency and citizenship. That’s not a temporary worker program. Employers could petition for permanent status for a “temporary” worker the day after the alien arrives for temporary work.
We need comprehensive reform of our immigration system, and now is the time to do it. I look forward to the opportunity to work for a final agreement that will ensure immigration is addressed in a way that protects our security, meets our employment needs while being fair to American workers, is humane and just, and strengthens the rule of law.
Sen. Kyl serves on the Senate Finance and Judiciary committees and chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee.
******************************************
Other recent columns by Senator Kyl:
Remembering Our Heroes
Women's Health Week
Pain at the Pump
A Friendly Medicare Reminder
see more political comments at
more on Senator John "crash" McCain
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