This is why illegal immigration is costing us so much money. Rewarding people for criminal activity is NOT the solution:*******************************************************You have two families: "Joe Legal" and"Jose Illegal". Both families consist of twoparents, two children, and live in CaliforniaJoe Legal works in construction, has a Social SecurityNumber and makes $25.00 per hour with taxes deducted.Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO SocialSecurity Number, and gets paid... Read Full Story

I think so. Having watched the original mini-series from 1983 and the ill-fated TV series from 1984, I anxiously awaited the premier of the modern version. I liked it. It isn't exactly a remake but is close enough to the original story that several items seemed familiar.What really grabbed me were the parallels between the V storyline and the realities of the Obama administration. Here are some of the more overt items:During the interview with "Anna," the supreme commander of the V's (Vis... Read Full Story

What a difference one year makes! Just this time last year, the Dems won Virginia by 6 points. They then proceeded to proclaim the Commonwealth of Virginia a "Blue" state and went even further to proclaim that Conservatism was dead and the GOP would soon be extinct. But yesterday, they lost Virginia by 18 points. That is a 24 point swing. Almost one-quarter of the electorate. In New Jersey, the Democrats won by 14 points in 2008 but lost by 5 points in 2009. That's a 19 point swing. A... Read Full Story

I got laid off from my job last Wednesday and have been busy doing things like getting doctor appointments for my family before my medical benefits run out at the end of the month as well as trying to find a new job with benefits so that I don't have to come up with a way of paying off a $1200/month COBRA payment on limited income.Anyway, I know I've missed a few pretty big news stories since then, but I will try to get them in here as soon as possible.Right now, I'd like to look at the lates... Read Full Story

At this point, there is no way ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) can claim that promoting tax-fraud, human trafficking and child prostitution is simply the work of a few rogue staffers. It has been uncovered in so many different places that it is clearly an established pattern of criminality.Now we have video from the West Coast:There should be absolutely no doubt left in anyone's mind that we must have a full investigation into the activities of ACORN, the ACORN ... Read Full Story

The complete letter follows. I doubt Barack Obama will even acknowledge it. To acknowledge this letter is to admit to the scandal. He will simply stay in lock-step with ACORN even if it leads him off of a political cliff. Yes, I think Obama is that narrow-minded.The letter:Dear Mr. President:We write to you today in the wake of new reports of potentially criminal activity involving associates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) to respectfully request that... Read Full Story

Man! When Glenn Beck and a team of two undercover journalists prove to be more effective than all of the big Media outlets combined, you know that the story had to be a big one!Here are two more stories concerning ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) that isn't getting much notice from NBC, ABC, CBS or CNN.Senate Votes To Deny Funds To ACORNAndrew TaylorAssociated Press via BreitbartSeptember 14, 2009That motion, the Johanns Amendment to HR2355, passed 83-7 with the ... Read Full Story

Hat tip to Michelle Malkin on this one.ACORN Watch: Charlie Gibson And The Ostrich MediaMichelle MalkinSeptember 15, 2009From which we glean the following:Charlie Gibson told WLS-AM Chicago talk show hosts Don Wade and Roma this morning that the reason he hasn’t covered the ACORN scandal is that he didn’t know about it.Reader Patrick M. e-mails:While listening to Don Wade and Roma this morning on WLS AM Chicago, they had Charlie Gibson on as their usual Tuesday morning guest. Don asked Charli... Read Full Story

So, who here still thinks that blacks cannot be racist?From the St. Louis Post-DispatchA Belleville (Illinois) West High School student was beaten aboard a bus on the way to school Monday, and a police spokesman said the beating could be racially motivated.The 17-year-old victim was white and the teen assailants were black. Police released a video of the beating, which shows the victim being punched repeatedly while other students on the bus gather to watch, some cheering. It doesn't appear t... Read Full Story

Does that really come as any surprise? Here is what Pew Research found in their latest poll about Media outlets:The public’s assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and Americans’ views of media bias and independence now match previous lows. Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate. In the initial survey in this series... Read Full Story