Good ole Governor Charlie Crist, chief of the great state of Florida, did not choose wisely today. He has no chance of winning the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martinez in a three way race and it has completely ended his career as a politician. He will not be embraced by either party ever, that I can guarantee. In the last year he has shown himself to be one of the most rudderless politicians I have ever seen. The man is not guided by any principles that are obvious. He and his fake orange tan have clearly their own interests in mind when it comes to his decision to run as an Independent. He has been listening to the MSM media, chirping for him to run as a third party candidate. He is cut of the same faux conservative cloth as Lindsay Graham and John McCain, these guys just want to be loved and take positions that are popular with the chattering classes for that moment, instead of standing on any sort of guiding philosophical principles. Hack politicians, all of them.
Here again I blame the NRSC and the RNC for getting behind an establishment candidate way too early in the primary season. Instead of waiting to let the Florida voters decide who would represent the Republican party in the general, they threw their hat in the ring early. By doing this AGAIN (Arlen Specter anyone?) they have egg on their face as one they gave early support to ends up bolting the party because the idea of a rough primary battle is too much for them to handle. Now it seems Mr. Crist is doing the classless thing and not giving back the donations given to him by loyal Republicans who thought they were supporting one, he has tied up all his money into ad buys through November so he can claim he has no money to give back. Rubio has proven he can outraise him better than 3-1, and now Crist will be in the unenviable position of having the crosshairs directly on him from conservative groups like Club For Growth. The way they crushed Arlen Specter in PA by funding an effort to have Specter donors ask for their money back. His poll numbers will slowly erode as people realize this move for what it is and as even moderate Republicans leave the fold to vote for their party's candidate in November. The more they get to know Rubio and his stands on the issues the more it will become clear that Charlie has none.
The sad thing is it did not have to come to this for Charlie. He could have easily backed out of this race, endorsed Rubio, return to his already elected position as Governor and cross his fingers and have a go at Bill Nelson's Senate seat in 2012. He would have looked like the bigger man realizing that the political atmosphere was not right for someone who embraced the stimulus and other liberal goodies. All the while, saving face, his donors, and keeping the backing of one major party. Now I think all three are likely gone forever.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Why Do MSNBC's Ratings Suck?
Because of genius graphics like that? Because the word "illegal" clearly escapes them? Great job guys and girls at the most irrelevant news network.
By The Time I Get To Arizona...
That's the title of a Public Enemy song from Apocalypse '91, the album that marked the beginning of the end for a great rap group. But that's a conversation for another day. It's a protest song of Governor Evan Mecham's not so smart decision to rescind the MLK holiday in 1987. Certainly Mecham was not an excellent representative of that fine state, he was impeached within 15 months of election and was never really liked by his own party, the Republicans. He had many failed runs at state level and somehow was able to win the governorship after a split in the Democratic ticket. Why all the background on that? Well I felt it was important to give some context to the current controversy surrounding Arizona and the immigration law that just passed. Since of course the knee jerk liberal response, as well as the media's, is to cry racism on the passing of SB-1070.
The Arizona law makes it a state crime for aliens not to have their documentation on them. Draconian you say? Not so much. The law is basically a regurgitation of existing federal statutes that the federal government has no interest in enforcing. The Arizona law states quite explicitly:
Really not sure how that differs much with 8 U.S.C. Sec 1304(e):
So the big problem with the racial identity groups, liberals and offended persons everywhere is that Arizona would like to address a real issue for their state by enforcing a federal statute? These people are offended that "undocumented" people should be forced to carry documentation or be thrown in jail in accordance with federal statute. The police already have the authority to ask about someones legal status, something the Supreme Court has upheld at every argument. Police questioning according to the Court does not violate any Fourth Amendment right. Clearly the objections to the law can't be on legal grounds. So what are they based on?
Maybe it is questions of abuse? That could be a legitimate concern, since we certainly do not want a police state where everyone with brown skin is suspicious. Oh never mind that the law cited above says "lawful contact"...meaning people already stopped for other violations and such. Governor Jan Brewer signed an executive order to go along with the law, calling on a training program on racial profiling. Let's be realistic though about the problem going on in Arizona. The state has an estimated 460,000 illegals in a state whose population is around 6.6 million. Of those, 80% are Latino so logically they will be the ones most affected by such enforcement. But once they are in, there is no nice easy way to get them out. It is obviously better to actually enforce the southern borders, but that is something Washington refuses to do. It is the proverbial hot potato no one wants to get burned by. The Bush administration talked about a "virtual fence" and the current administration has scrapped even that. The way the media portrays it, one party is going to ingratiate themselves to Hispanics forever and one is going to alienate them. I do not think that is true as most polls show that Americans in general favor enforcing current laws. Never mind that 70% of Arizonans agree with the passage of their law.
I know what is bugging them, the term "reasonable suspicion" also in the law. Abuse can occur when rogue cops everywhere just had "reasonable suspicion because they were Mexican", is the logic. But what they fail to note or maybe understand is that in order to get to reasonable suspicion you have to pass through lawful contact. Logically speaking you must have one before you have the other. The lawful contact with an officer must occur first, then if reasonable suspicion you ask for their alien cards or other identification. What is so harsh about that? You mean to tell me no other laws are enforced in such a manner? Seat belt laws, cell phone while driving laws, even some drug possession laws are all codified with such stipulations (of course that varies state to state).
Look Arizonans should not tolerate the absolute lack of enforcement of Federal laws already on the books, so they simply made federal law a state law so they can enforce such. I am no Constitutional law scholar but I believe this is totally fine and dandy in our system. I am also a Latino and never have been offended or hurt by such laws. If you decide to make a certain country your place of residence and then earn money in that country you are subject to that countries laws. Once again though the liberal playbook of identity politics is front and center, and you have the President calling it "misguided" and thinking out loud if the Federal Gov't should poke it's nose into it. They are never quite interested in Americans or our laws and traditions, as much as they are hyphenates and other perceived victims of America.
Maybe the liberals are just mad that it may require a certain section of the population to go out and get something required (mandated) by the federal government? Hmmmmm....
The Arizona law makes it a state crime for aliens not to have their documentation on them. Draconian you say? Not so much. The law is basically a regurgitation of existing federal statutes that the federal government has no interest in enforcing. The Arizona law states quite explicitly:
For any lawful contact made by a law enforcement official or a law enforcement agency of this state or a law enforcement official or a law enforcement agency of a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation.
Really not sure how that differs much with 8 U.S.C. Sec 1304(e):
Personal possession of registration or receipt card; penalties
Every alien, eighteen years of age and over, shall at all times
carry with him and have in his personal possession any certificate
of alien registration or alien registration receipt card issued to
him
So the big problem with the racial identity groups, liberals and offended persons everywhere is that Arizona would like to address a real issue for their state by enforcing a federal statute? These people are offended that "undocumented" people should be forced to carry documentation or be thrown in jail in accordance with federal statute. The police already have the authority to ask about someones legal status, something the Supreme Court has upheld at every argument. Police questioning according to the Court does not violate any Fourth Amendment right. Clearly the objections to the law can't be on legal grounds. So what are they based on?
Maybe it is questions of abuse? That could be a legitimate concern, since we certainly do not want a police state where everyone with brown skin is suspicious. Oh never mind that the law cited above says "lawful contact"...meaning people already stopped for other violations and such. Governor Jan Brewer signed an executive order to go along with the law, calling on a training program on racial profiling. Let's be realistic though about the problem going on in Arizona. The state has an estimated 460,000 illegals in a state whose population is around 6.6 million. Of those, 80% are Latino so logically they will be the ones most affected by such enforcement. But once they are in, there is no nice easy way to get them out. It is obviously better to actually enforce the southern borders, but that is something Washington refuses to do. It is the proverbial hot potato no one wants to get burned by. The Bush administration talked about a "virtual fence" and the current administration has scrapped even that. The way the media portrays it, one party is going to ingratiate themselves to Hispanics forever and one is going to alienate them. I do not think that is true as most polls show that Americans in general favor enforcing current laws. Never mind that 70% of Arizonans agree with the passage of their law.
I know what is bugging them, the term "reasonable suspicion" also in the law. Abuse can occur when rogue cops everywhere just had "reasonable suspicion because they were Mexican", is the logic. But what they fail to note or maybe understand is that in order to get to reasonable suspicion you have to pass through lawful contact. Logically speaking you must have one before you have the other. The lawful contact with an officer must occur first, then if reasonable suspicion you ask for their alien cards or other identification. What is so harsh about that? You mean to tell me no other laws are enforced in such a manner? Seat belt laws, cell phone while driving laws, even some drug possession laws are all codified with such stipulations (of course that varies state to state).
Look Arizonans should not tolerate the absolute lack of enforcement of Federal laws already on the books, so they simply made federal law a state law so they can enforce such. I am no Constitutional law scholar but I believe this is totally fine and dandy in our system. I am also a Latino and never have been offended or hurt by such laws. If you decide to make a certain country your place of residence and then earn money in that country you are subject to that countries laws. Once again though the liberal playbook of identity politics is front and center, and you have the President calling it "misguided" and thinking out loud if the Federal Gov't should poke it's nose into it. They are never quite interested in Americans or our laws and traditions, as much as they are hyphenates and other perceived victims of America.
Maybe the liberals are just mad that it may require a certain section of the population to go out and get something required (mandated) by the federal government? Hmmmmm....
Monday, April 26, 2010
They ARE On To Something...
Sheesh anything that can annoy the likes of Joy Behar and Olbermann before actually being launched is OK in my book....
More info about it at Rightnetwork.com
More info about it at Rightnetwork.com
Let Them Marry..
Seriously, it's not like they can handle it any better than straight people,why do we have to be the only ones trafficking in human misery....I kid of course. We are going to have to start coming up with conversion charts for gay marriages as well. You know, like a Hollywood marriage that last 10 years is equivalent to 40 years in the real world. These two were only married 4 months ago in St. Barts...so what's that in the gay/straight/fashion designer conversion chart?
Marc Jacobs splits with boyfriend - NYPOST.com
Marc Jacobs splits with boyfriend - NYPOST.com
Al Sharpton In The White House?
I love it when our President can't even be distinguished from the best of race hustlers. What happened to post-racial? This man shows each and every day why liberal politics are all about dividing us into this group, or that group. From the Sonia Sotomayor nomination, to this pathetic attempt to psyche up the "young people, African Americans, Latinos and women" who "powered" him to victory in 2008, we see quite clearly the rhetoric liberals prefer to use. Instead of reaching together for all Americans it is always about assigning victimhood and running with it. As a labeled Latino or Cuban-American, I prefer policies that help everyone not singular groups. Well at least President Obama hasn't falsely accused a white police officer of mishandling his authority in the name of raaaacism.......oh what was that? Oops oh yeah forgot....
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