It’s Wednesday, March 16th, 2016…but before we begin, Marco, now that you’ve finally faced the inevitable, for the good of the country, PLEASEfinally do the right thing…
…to make up for your Gang of Eight apostasy and urge every one of your constituents…and delegates…to back Ted Cruz! Oh,…and John, you may have won, but America lost; don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out right behind Rubio.
Now, here’s The Gouge!
Since we’re on the subject of the issue which knocked Rubio out of contention for any position other than lobbyist for the illegal immigration and/or hospitality industries, courtesy of PJ Media, the great Victor Davis Hanson attempts to describe…
“Set aside for a moment all the controversies over illegal immigration—the wall, deportation, amnesty, Donald J. Trump, “comprehensive immigration reform,” etc. Instead, contemplate what happens in a social, cultural, and economic context when several million immigrants arrive from one of the poorest areas in the world (e.g., Oaxaca) to one of the most affluent (e.g., California).For guidance, think not of Jorge Ramos, but of the premodern/postmodern collision that is occurring in Germany, Austria, and Denmark.
The first casualty is the law. I am not referring to the collapse of federal immigration enforcement, but rather the ripples that must follow from it.When someone ignores a federal statute, then it is naturally easy to flout more…
…Where does all this lead? I suggest we open our eyes and watch it in progress. Mass flight either out of state, or to coastal enclaves, where liberalism and abstract progressive utopianism can be indulged safety without worries over the concrete ramifications that follow from one’s own idealism. If deeds trump words, then the real racists or exclusionists are those in the mostly affluent coastal enclaves who suddenly want no part of the California that they have helped to create.
The final tragedy? If the border were to be closed, if immigration laws were enforced, if there were some reduction in legal immigration, if entry were to be meritocratic, if we reverted to the melting-pot ideal of assimilation, if we cut –studies courses and jettisoned therapy and ideology for hard science, math, and English language, in just two decades one’s particular ancestry would become irrelevant — the image of Oaxaca would be analogous to having a grandfather from Palermo or cousin from the Azores. In other words, things would work out fine.
But that is certainly not the wish of the present culture or the direction that this rather sick society is headed.“
And to think this literal plague is what many prominent Republicans, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and John Kasich among them, actually continue to support!
“According to newly released data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 124 illegal immigrant criminals who were released from prison by the Obama administration have been charged with murder since 2010…Inexplicably, ICE is choosing to release some criminal aliens multiple times,” Policy Director Jessica Vaughan writes in the Center for Immigration Studies’ report on the data.
Important to note is the fact that this data only includes the criminal aliens who were arrested and released by ICE. It does not include those who were released by local law enforcement agencies or the more than 300 sanctuary cities around the country.
Vaughan explains that 75 percent of the illegal immigrants were released by court order, including those whose home countries refused to take them back, while the rest were released by the agency’s choice…”
This is a prime example of the Progressive hypocrisy Victor Hanson highlighted above: these truly are…”people“…who indulge their liberalism and abstract progressive utopianism in safety…
…without ANY worries over the concrete ramifications that befall the unwashed masses as a result of their hopelessly misguided idealism. They’re the animals…
…more equal, safe and secure than the rest of us! And if you don’t think Donald J. Trump is one of them, consider seeing a shrink.
Speaking of the criminally-insane, writing at the WSJ, Bret Stephens penned this absolutely must-read peek into the over-matched mind of, hands down, the worst President ever to afflict America:
“Barack Obama—do you remember him?—will remain in office for another 311 days. But not really. The president has left the presidency. The commander in chief is on sabbatical. He spends his time hanging out at a festival in Austin. And with the cast of “Hamilton,” the musical. And with Justin, the tween sensation from Canada.
In his place, an exact look-alike of Mr. Obama is giving interviews to Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic, interviews that are so gratuitously damaging to long-standing U.S. alliances, international securityand Mr. Obama’s reputation as a serious steward of the American interest that the words could not possibly have sprung from the lips of the president himself…”
Or any President…until now! As we discussed with G. Trevor earlier this afternoon, the scariest part of the equation is Barack Hussein, though obviously and hopelessly overmatched by events, due not only to his incomparable inexperience, but ideological rigidity and lack of intellect as well, remains singularly incapable of even remotely grasping his utter inadequacy to the task at hand.
What’s more alarming still is the two knucklenoses most likely to succeed him are quite possibly even less adequate…which is one terrifying prospect.
For more on the subject of Campaign 2016, Kurt Schlichter offers a few…
There are three ways this election is likely to go. With Cruz, things will be good. With Trump, things will be terrible. With Clinton, things will be Kosovo. With that cheery thought in mind, here are my random thoughts on the current state of the race.
Rubio: I wanted to be able to support him; many people I respect do. He would absolutely be the nominee today if he had not betrayed his conservative supporters by cavorting with Chuck Schumer and the Gang of 8. He could have salvaged it if he had long ago admitted he was utterly wrong, but he doesn’t think he was.He thinks we’re wrong….Maybe Rubio wins Florida, and maybe I decide to become a brony…
…He should drop out and back Cruz; that might help salvage what was a great future, but he won’t. He’s the George Costanza of American politics – he should carefully consider what his gut is telling him to do and then do the exact opposite.
Been there, done that!
Cruz: I’ve avoided picking a candidate so far, but it’s time for the Schlichter Primary polls to close. I support Scott Walker – wait, sorry, he wisely pulled out when he saw this wasn’t going to be a cycle where normalcy was rewarded. No, I support Ted Cruz. I’ve given him some money, and I know some people associated with his campaign and they are top notch. His ideology largely matches mine, and he’s cunning. I’ve seen him talk – though I wish he was less a Harvard Law appellate lawyer than a trial lawyer who has to talk to actual people instead of at them.
But I am worried because I doubt he’s ever been in a bar brawl. His civility spiel is nice, but if he really believes it he is delusional. This is going to be an epic knife fight and if he’s not willing to go toe-to-toe with Hillary and her hordes – yeah, the Trump rally crashing was a vision of violent things to come – he’s going to be crushed. His people can do it; he needs to decide he’s going for the throat and then go for it.
Trump: A lot of my pals are #NeverTrump. Their arguments are sound, and don’t look to me to argue that they should vote for a Dem-donating, vulgar liar with Consistency Deficit Disorder other than to say I will if he’s the nominee because he’s better than the evil Democrats.
…Let’s be clear, conservatives: During this race, Trump fans are our opponents. But always and forever, the leftist scumbags of Occupy, BLM, MoveOn and their leaders like Bill Ayers, are our enemies, and if it’s a choice between the two I’ll side with the team that at least doesn’t hate America every single time. No equivocation. No hesitation.No regrets. (Though we agree with Schlichter’s sentiment, we’re far from certain about that last one!)
…Never take sides against the Family with the anti-American left, Fredo. Never.
Kasich: He’s a cancer on conservatism and his haircut is stupid. That said, assuming he wins Ohio and is polling well there for the general versus Hillary Anti-Viagra Clinton, I consider it almost political malpractice for either Trump or Cruz not to pick him as veep.And just typing those words makes me want to die.
…The General Election: If Trump is nominated, he beats Hillary. He creates a movement, a cultural buzz and novelty that overwhelms the doddering, ancient, Libfascist, pantsuited, pervert-enabling harpy. And then he proceeds to be a marginally less terrible president than she would have been.
If Cruz is nominated, well, the conventional wisdom says he gets pummeled by a billion in negative ads while being starved for money by a donor class that sits on its hands because their boys got rejected and because they know Hillary is less likely to disrupt their scam than Ted. Further, , the CW says Cruz finds himself with no path to 270 states – I can’t think of a state he wins that Mitt didn’t. And yet, Cruz has the best campaign, the best GOTV data ops, and the best ads, and he has a plan, though I don’t know what it is. Plus maybe, in a stunning turn of events, the DoJ does its duty and indicts that freakish female felon, which might help – though a criminal charge is probably a plus to Democrat voters. Regardless, betting against Cruz, who by all rights should be an asterisk right now considering his stiff competition at the start of this death march, is super, super unwise.“
Turning from the super unwise to the inexplicably stupid…
To borrow a phrase from the immortal Harry Callahan…
“…The gunman had been spraying bullets, hitting cars and even an ambulance, to draw officers outside the station. Colson also responded, jumping out of an unmarked car and wearing civilian clothes without body armor, the chief said.
In the confusion, despite their restraint, one of the other officers’ bullets hit Colson, the chief said. Colson demonstrated “extreme heroism” because he “drew fire to himself and in doing so was mortally wounded,” the chief said…”
Holy spin cycle, Batman! Talk about trying to put the best face on a terrible set of circumstances. With no disrespect whatsoever to any of the law enforcement officers involved, here’s a far more likely scenario: with no warning whatsoever, a police station finds itself under fire from a Black gunman. Responding to the attack, officers see what appears to be another armed Black individual exiting a POV immediately in front of the station. Any questions?!?
As for the brain trust who planned this bit of murderous mayhem, snuff said. Though, this being P.G. County, Maryland, they’re far more likely to be acquitted, even canonized.
And in the Environmental Moment, courtesy of Jeff Foutch, CNSNews offers yet another example of your tax dollars being flushed directly down the drain:
No wonder these climate-clowns are laughing…all the way to their bank!
“The U.N. Green Climate Fund’s governing board has approved a proposal to hike the number of permanent staff at the body’s secretariat by 150 percent by the end of next year – from the current 56 positions to 140.
The decision, made at a meeting at the GCF’s headquarters in Songdo, South Korea last week, came days after the Obama administration confirmed payment of the first $500,000 of a $3-billion, four-year pledge to the fund, whose aim is to help developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to phenomena blamed on climate change.
…Some Republican lawmakers are incensed that the administration is going ahead with the funding without specific congressional authorization, warning that the move may be illegal. The State Department says it has determined that the funding is permissible.
The 24-member GCF board agreed the staff increase is necessary as the fund gears up to meet a goal of paying out $2.5 billion to projects around the world this year. The GCF claimed its secretariat has been understaffed, overstretched, and lacks experts in areas such as clean energy…”
In other words, the only aspect of their purported profession at which those first 56 individuals were expert was building a bureaucracy!
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