Recent outcries for Bush to "Shake-up" his cabinet have brought a "token" measure of change. George today announce the departure of "Chief-of-Staff" Andrew Card; to be replaced by one Josh Bolten. This hardly signals any substantive change, merely another attempt to "re-shuffle the deck", or more precisely to "move the shells in the shell-game". Typically the Republicans will "circle-the-wagons" and "go-on-the-offensive" with their spin-meisters, whenever there is trouble. This seems to be more of the same. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A COWBOY TO KNOW "BULLSHIT"!! Meanwhile, the killing in Iraq has escalated to new heights. A recent survey of American soldiers-in-Iraq FAVORED AN IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWL OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS..... BY 78%!!!! We can soon expect "Dubyuh" to confuse Ambassador Bolton, with Chief-of-Staff, Bolten!! Perhaps it's an attempt to make things easier for him to remember; two guys... same name...less to think about!! Since things in Iraq are going so horribly WRONG, the latest Republican tactic is to "whip-up" controversy about immigration; Much like the "Terry Sciavo distraction", or the "gay-marriage-diversion", this recent attention-grabber is designed to deflect attention & scrutiny from Bush's dismal Foreign-Policy and economic failures. The TRUE causes of the massive exodus from Latin-America are the predatory corporate/economic policies of both George Bush & Vincente Fox. Mexico's ruling elite will not foster any serious reforms which will create a vibrant "Middle-Class'; Just as Bush's policies seek to DESTROY America's "Middle Class". The Mexican government would rather keep it's "poor" poor; then it becomes AMERICA'S problem. The money which is sent BACK into Mexico from America totals $13 BILLION annually. (And that is ONLY the money which is "legal" and can be "tracked") The massive influx of "illegals" create a huge tax-burden on "border-states" and their economies. Southern Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico see thousands of "Mexican-Nationals" and "N.M.I.s" (Non-Mexican Immigrants) crossing the borders to attend schools, DEMAND "Bilingual-Education", visit hospital-emergency-rooms, and receive various forms of welfare. While many are hard-working, honest people, they also include a sizeable number of criminals, who engage in a multitude of crimes. It is now coincidence that Espanola New Mexico is part of what is called "America's Heroin Corridor"....and a stopping-point for waves of "human-smuggling". The interstate Highways "I-40", and "I-25" are DAILY the routes of major shipment of drugs. The "illegals' who work and choose to pay into Social-Security, do-so under ficticious Social-Security numbers, and frequently under ficticious names. This situation breeds corruption, tempting "Border-Security-Guards" with vast sums of money. It fosters an "Underground" business in forged documents and "Identity-theft". It also creates a "cash-economy", where "illegal" workers are paid in cash, paying NO taxes, or Social Security. The proponents of "immigration-reform" (Amnesty?) are quick to point-out that these workers "accept jobs that Americans wouldn't do", and that they "contribute to the American economy". They conveniently forget the "Hidden-costs" of their illegal migration. "Emergency Rooms" in border states are crowded with "illegals", who are entitled to free health-care. It is not unusual to spend 5 to 6 hours waiting to be treated for things like broken-arms or other "Non-life-threatening" traumas. If you go to an Emergency Room, YOU HAD BETTER BE BLEEDING PROFUSELY, OR EXPERIENCING HEART-FALIURE!! Border-States are now issuing "Driver's licenses" to "Non-resident & resident-aliens", in an attempt to force them to obtain insurance. How about a "National-Identity" card??? How else can we be sure that "Jose" isn't a Muslim from Spain, attempting to enter America for "terrorism"? The "Major-Media" reported that "protests" against the House-Bill (making "illegals" felons) was attended by thousands, and that "High School students EVEN LEFT CLASS TO ATTEND!!"DUH!!! High School students will "LEAVE CLASS" FOR ANY REASON WHAT-SO-EVER!! ( and the number of such "illegals" is estimated to be between 11 and 13 MILLION!!!)The failed economic and foreign-trade policies of Bush and Fox have even the "Maquilladores" factories now moving to India and China. Two times that nations impoverished their citizens , making the "rich" get rich and the "poor" get poorer, IT BROUGHT ABOUT THE FRENCH REVOLUTION!! and the RUSSIAN REVOLUTION!! How soon will we hear the "Bush crime-family" utter: "Let them eat cake!"..???... THE REVOLUTION STARTS NOW!!
- posted by Dave @ 10:25 PM