For those who don't religiously check the news as I do:

  ACLU sues Dallas suburb for refusing to rent to illegal immigrants..

Here's why this is innapropriate. According to the ACLU, a group that claims to stand for US Civil Rights (for example, they defended the NAMBLA - North American Man Boy Love Association, after a man raped and murdered a 10 year old boy), the landlords must act as immigration officers. However, if you read the ordinance itself, it says that the landlord is not to rent to the illegal immigrant and is to turn them over to local authorities. This means that the landlord doesn't have to deport or carry out any of the duties of a immigration officer... so really I don't see the similarities.

We can only stop illegal immigration if we attack it on all fronts. Businesses should be raided until the businesses get better at checking to see if the immigrant is here legally or not. Landlords should have every resource available to them to report illegal applicants. And that wall needs to be built, so the very mention that the new Congress will deny funding for building a fence that has ALREADY BEEN ARGUED, DEBATED, AGREED UPON, AND SIGNED IS absolutely and undeniably wrong. Going and erasing something that has already been passed by Congress and the Executive Branch is effectively dismantling democracy and SHAME on the Democrats for denying us our Democratic rights.

2. Not a big fan of Russia and Putin, even if Bush can "see his soul," but because Russia is denying space technology to China I think perhaps they recognize, as I do, that China isn't on the friendliest of paths. They will undeniably be the next world superpower as the Americans are eaten alive by the secular-progressive movement's hatred and shame of our own country. (i.e. We have no right to spread Democracy, or as they say, IMPOSE Democracy. We have no right to be the policman of the world, when OBVIOUSLY the UN can do it., etc.) What this shows is that, while China is quickly developing its own technologies, Russia is choosing not to give it's technology to another nation without some reciprocation. Even coming from a slowly declining Democracy, it's a smart move. And one the United States can learn from if we aren't to be surpassed as well.

3. Our new Secretary of Defense is making some waves with the consideration of recruiting immigrants into the military. This type of measure would put immigrants who sign up for military service on the fast track to citizenship. What I like about it is that it fills the critical void we need to support our military and our current obligations, as well as providing that "path to citizenship" everyone keeps wanting for illegal immigrants who broke our laws to begin with. Seems to me a valid reason for me to forgive them: you want to be here, you broke our laws and lied to your employers, neighbors, and authorities to do so, but we won't kick you out if you serve in our military. Otherwise, we do with you what we wanted to and send your ass home until you can follow the path to citizenship that already exists and you SHOULD have taken. What I don't like is that it underscores the unwillingness of some of our own citizens to serve (even though we have so many valient and brave men and women who do who I can only say I have the utmost pride and admiration for) and that it seems it also could put our national security at risk without the proper precautions.... we'll see what they say will assuage my concerns.

Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!