Random Musings

I've promised my legions of readers (or reader!) random musings, & here are some:

Senate Immigration - don't call it amnesty, though it is - bill is trying to be revived. I received - along with many others - an email from Lamar Alexander's office that he will vote NO on cloture, which means he's listening to those who support him. That is a good thing.

In Iraq Operation Arrowhead Ripper is in progress, Michael Yon is there telling the story. Now that the full troop strength is there for the surge & they are focusing on eradicating the Islamist insurgency cells, I pray they are successful & can turn the day to day security over to the Iraqis very soon.

The lovely Michelle Malkin has a great story on her website detailing the horrors of the Iranian cultural thug police. I join her in calling on the so-called human rights organizations to decry this outright evil repression. I hope that soon a blockade of Iran is put in place so that the people of Iran will overthrow the mad mullahs & their stooge Ahmadinejad.

Recently a very ugly incident happened in Nashville that did not involve Adam "Pacman" Jones. A deer was mortally injured & a police officer refused to shoot the animal to put it out of its misery. The story is found at this Tennessean article. From the article, the officer didn't want to deal with the paperwork involved with discharging his firearm, so a road crew tried to kill the deer with a shovel, then someone thought to use a sledgehammer. Being a deer hunter & student of deer, this makes me cringe. When I hunt, I will not take a shot unless it's certain the deer will die quickly & yes, humanely.

Personally, I've been very busy @ work helping train new representatives - little time off however I'm not complaining! Training & teaching are things I love to do; helping others succeed is what I'm here for! We're also getting ready for our first grandchild - little early for this @ 40, but God has decided it's time.

The Lynchpin for the Illegal Alien issue

This is the illegal employment of aliens who are here in the US illegally. Enforcing our employment laws so that employers only hire those who can legally work in the US is the "head of the snake" for this issue. Doing this, imho, would have the single greatest effect on solving the issue of illegal alien entry into the US & the myriad problems it is causing. It is also the most politically charged & "dangerous" part of this equation for politicians. Companies like Tyson & others who hire massive amounts of illegals also give massive dollars to politicians of both parties. This is why so many politicians seem to have a disconnect, because they don't want to lose these dollars or see them go to an opponent. What is the answer to this? I believe part of the answer is to expose these companies & let them know your feelings on the illegal alien issue. Affect to their bottom line would get their attention. Another part is to continue to contact your senators & let them know that these campaign donations will not keep them safe @ the ballot box.