Earth Day and Immigration Reform and Unemployment...Oh My!

Tomorrow is Earth Day, my thoughts:



Don't get me wrong, I love Earth. It's where I hang my hat, even more specifically in America. Calling it "Earth Day" is a bit grandiose, no? I'm pretty sure, no matter how big our government gets, it will never have regulatory jurisdiction anywhere else besides the US.

A bit'o history: Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) was the principal founder of Earth Day in 1970. Ahhh 1970, what was going on in our country in 1970? A bunch of hippies were protesting the war conflict in Vietnam. The timing for such political nonsense as Earth Day was perfect. Make love not war and save Mother Earth!!!

But wait a second, there my hippie/baby boomer stoner friend...Fun fact about Sen. Gaylord Nelson, he was a proponent of real immigration reform:

"The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become…. We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with the U.S. supporting it, took the position in Cairo in 1994 that every country was responsible for stabilizing its own population. It can be done. But in this country, it's phony to say 'I'm for the environment but not for limiting immigration.'"

Sen. Nelson must be rolling over in his grave over the Schumer, Graham Immigration Reform "Blueprint":

"Under the proposal, employers would be allowed to hire illegal immigrants only if they were unsuccessful in recruiting Americans for open positions. Undocumented workers living in the country would have to pay fines and back taxes and perform community service in order to earn citizenship. They would also have to pass background checks and become proficient in English."

According to the WSJ, it's next:

"President Barack Obama called Massachusetts’ new Republican senator, Scott Brown, from Air Force One today to deliver some news: Democrats are moving forward with an immigration overhaul in a month."

With unemployment numbers lingering around 10% and the endless continuation of jobless benefits being paid out, how in the world can they seriously think this is a good time to pass immigration "reform"?

I guess we're all about to find out what (Scott) Brown can do for you.

Cross-posted at Liberty Pundits

Follow the Treasure Trail...

Scott Brown in Cosmo, 1982

Looks like Scott Brown's treasure trail leads to DC. Fitting, I suppose, considering there's no shortage of dicks in our nation's capital. I am lukewarm to candidate Brown. He lent his hand to RomneyCare as a Massachusetts State Senator named for and signed into law by Gov. Mitt "l like mandates" Romney. Brown is also one of those "settled law" Republicans that refers to Roe v. Wade and same sex marriage (in Massachusetts) as such, while opposing those views...because, he's a lawyer and a politician, making him very good at double-talk.

I'm not a lawyer or a politician so I can write/say whatever craziness I want to...like...I would like to see Roe v. Wade overturned, because it is unconstitutional. The US Constitution protects life, if the lack of a heartbeat means that you are dead, then the presence of one means life. It's pretty basic. Also, I do not support a Constitutional Amendment, defining marriage. If gays want to get married, I don't care. It's none of my business. Most married people are miserable, if they want to be miserable, who am I to stop them? I like the Constitution...especially now that it allows, women, including me, to vote. The only amendment I would support is one for Legislative Term Limits on Capitol Hill.

Scott Brown raised millions of dollars last week from Republicans all over the country. My cynical side (heh, like I have another) says that these Republicans will soon refer to Senator Brown as a RINO, because well, he kind of is...but it is Massachusetts so it's not all that shocking...in fact, he will likely win this election because of moderate Democrats voting for him. Another point cynical Rebecca would like to make: A Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in this seat since 1952, the thought of a Republican, even a RINO sitting in it, makes the conservatives D R O O L. Talk-radiogasm.

PS: Is it just me or does he have really tiny hands?

Love Thy Neighbor

Many of my conservative compadres have donated their hard earned cash to Scott Brown's campaign in Massachusetts, pushing him well over the $1 million mark. In case you haven't heard, Brown is running against Democrat, state AG Martha Coakley to represent Massachusetts in the US Senate, in the seat left vacant after the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy.

If you are one of those conservatives that donated money to Brown, please make another donation to: The American Red Cross in aid of their relief effort in Haiti after the devastating 7.0 earthquake that rocked our neighbor to the south yesterday. If you didn't donate to Brown, please open up your wallet for this cause.

As Americans we cannot begin to imagine the devastation in Haiti. Hurricane Katrina was nothing compared to this. No power, no telephones, major structural damage to roadways. Thousands of homes and buildings including the hospital, the UN Headquarters, the local Red Cross Chapter and missionary compounds have been reduced to rubble. The loss of life...catastrophic.

President Obama has sent a disaster relief team to coordinate this massive recovery campaign alongside MINUSTAH and other international organizations. I am asking you to be neighborly and help out. If you've got $10 (or more) and I know you do...put it here.