More Liberal Astroturfing

Since the left has never been able to get grassroots traction like the Tea Party movement, they've gone the direction they always go...astroturfing:

A seemingly grassroots organization that's mounted an online campaign to counter the tea party movement is actually the front end of an elaborate scheme that funnels funds -- including sizable labor union contributions -- through the offices of a prominent Democratic party lawyer.

A Web site popped up in January dedicated to preventing the tea party's "radical" and "dangerous" ideas from "gaining legislative traction," targeting GOP candidates in Illinois for the firing squad.

"This movement is a fad," proclaims TheTeaPartyIsOver.org, which was established by the American Public Policy Center (APPC), a D.C.-based campaign shop that few people have ever heard of.

But a close look reveals the APPC's place in a complex network of money flowing from the mountainous coffers of the country's biggest labor unions into political slush funds for Democratic activists.

...Varoga and Rakis keep a central mailing address in Washington, pulling in soft money contributions from unions and other well-padded sources to engage in what amounts to a legal laundering system. The money -- tens of millions of dollars -- gets circulated around to different states by the 527s, which pay for TV ads, Internet campaigns and lobbyist salaries, all while keeping the hands of the unions clean -- for the most part.

Remember, these are the same people who went ballistic a few weeks ago when SCOTUS shot down McCain-Feingold. They like the status quo because it made it much easier to pilfer hard-earned union workers funds and use them for purposes the local bricklayer or checkout girl never intended them to be used for.

All the players would be indicted under RICO laws if they weren't protected by the campaign finance laws that were overturned. It's a scam and one that will just inflame those who have become intrigued by the Tea Partiers. These people are scared by what happened in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts because they know their money laundering days are numbered if the Tea Partiers gain anymore clout or traction.

The unions have been dying of late and the one way to regain any momentum is to keep their Democrat cronies in power. They saw card check and other Obama policy initiatives as their way to gain back prestige and members. The libertarian/conservative Tea Partiers aim to ensure that doesn't happen.

Too late, losers.

Roman Polanski Raped a Child, Liberals

Hollywood and much of Europe is up in arms that the Swiss would arrest filmmaker Roman Polanski on an arrest warrant that is three decades old. Keep in mind that Polanski plead guilty and was awaiting sentencing for plying a 13-year old girl with a quaalude, raping her and then sodomizing her while she repeatedly said to stop. He was in his forties at the time.

Liberals and Europeans (but I'm redundant) are screaming that Polanski is a victim (and not disclosing their personal interests in the case). He's never been allowed back in America (the poor baby) and dude, he makes great movies that no one actually goes to see (but he's a genius).

We just got over the vile treatment afforded the death of Edward Kennedy who allowed a young woman to die while he did nothing and now we move on to the issue of a pedophile who performed oral and anal sex on a young girl (and someones daughter) just to get his jollies. Liberals actually have the temerity to defend both.

I will give credit where it's due to Kate Harding who writes for the uber liberal Salon however. I also give credit to some others who see this for what it is; the pursuit of a man who violated a teenager (although they all temper it with platitudes about liking Polanski films, yada, yada)

Is there any crime that liberals won't defend? Illegal immigration? Defend. Pedophilia? Ditto. Child prostitution proposals? Definitely. Defending the United States against terrorist's? Throw those who did so in jail!

The Best Case For the 2nd Amendment Yet

California is in dire financial straits with a huge deficit and the Governator's apparent distaste for tackling the real problems like illegal aliens and a fat state government. So what does he decide? Setting free 27,000 prison inmates:

Reporting from Sacramento -- The state budget deal negotiated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders would reduce the population of California prisons by nearly 27,000 inmates in the current fiscal year.

That would be done with a combination of new measures, including allowing some inmates to finish their sentences on home detention, creating new incentives for completion of rehabilitation programs and scaling back parole supervision for the least serious offenders.

So there you go, instead of cutting loose 27,000 state workers who, to be honest, wouldn't be missed. Arnold is cutting loose 27,000 criminals who will--if recidivism rates are to be believed--mostly turn back to crime; especially in this economic climate. Happily for liberals, they won't be returned to prison because there won't be any room. That is until the liberals get mugged and become conservatives.

So we'll get a chance to see just how the repressive gun laws in California jibe with thousands of newly released criminals. It should be quite a spectacle.

Asking the Wrong Question About Abortion Dr. Killer (Updated)

Rabid anti-abortionist Scott Roeder murdered one of the few doctors who performed late-term abortions yesterday. Scott Roeder is purely and simply a terrorist who killed because of ideology. He's no different than Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Yousef or a Hamas suicide bomber. Terrorists should be prosecuted if possible or liquidated if not.

That said, I found the title to Ezra Klein's piece amusing:

How Should Congress Respond to George Tiller's Murder?

And there it is in a nutshell; the answer to everything liberals see as a problem is to have Congress enact new laws. I guess Klein doesn't understand that there are a few hundred statutes on the books dealing with murder and nearly anyone of them will put Roeder away for life. But no, Klein wants a law that is specifically designed and presumably named after the doctor, George Tiller.

As with any call for hate crimes legislation; it seems ludicrous to pass legislation that would be redundant and would be used extremely rarely. How many abortion doctors have actually been murdered? The assassination of Dr. Slepian is the only other one I can recall. Certainly not enough to support the creation of a specific bill to deal with it though.

As an aside, I find it humorous that the entire liberal establishment is going crazy over this murder of a single doctor while they essentially sat on their collective hands in the aftermath of 9/11 except when they removed them to type that it was America's fault in general and G.W. Bush's in particular. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this wasn't a heinous crime but I am saying that the left in this country didn't show this much outrage when it was nearly 3,000 people murdered instead of a single physician who performed abortions. Both were acts of terror but only one was perpetrated by a person whom liberals actually consider an enemy.

Update: Oh yeah, it was Bill O'Reilly's fault a psycho gunned down a doctor just as it was Rush's fault that Timothy McVeigh blew up the Murrah building. Funny, they rallied around Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dornh who were instrumental in some acts of terror as well.

Update 2: A military recruiter (Update: Supposedly the murdered man was a recruit just out of bootcamp) was murdered today. I'm guessing it was an act committed by someone who hates the military although that is not confirmed as of yet. How much you want to bet that very few liberals even mention it even though it is essentially the same exact thing? As of right now there are none. Michelle Malkin has more.

ACORN Workers Indicted For Voter Fraud Activities

Seven workers for ACORN--a group of felonious liberals community organizers are in hot water:

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seven Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers were charged with falsifying voter registration forms, with six accused of doing so to meet the group's alleged quota system before last year's general election.

District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. said he's hoping the workers charged Thursday will help authorities determine whether Allegheny County ACORN officials will be charged with requiring the illegal quotas or otherwise directing that voter registrations be faked.

"You should consider the investigation as ongoing," Zappala said.

Six suspects forged a total of 51 cards, a felony that carries up to seven years in prison. The same six also were charged with illegally accepting payments to meet a quota of 20 registrations per day — a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.

Only twenty per day? These scammers weren't thinking high enough. I would have required the slackers to get at least fifty before they saw any damn money. I wonder if they were paid a "living wage".

Anyway, let's hope they get the conviction and punish them enough to dissuade it from happening again...said with heavy sarcasm.

It's all good for ACORN though, with a chunk of $50-billion in stimulus tax dollars, they could probably hire on hell of a good lawyer.

Saturday Morning News & Notes

Off to Rehoboth Beach to watch my son play ball. It's going to be a beautiful weekend to say the least.

Here's what's news:

-Obama arrogance and vanity to cost networks millions.

-Hmmm...53% say next president will be a Republican. That says a lot about Obama, eh?

-Detroit wins dubious distinction again. This is what happens when you work hard, eat your veggies and get your sleep, you can come out victorious.

-Good news: NoKo to extract plutonium from spent fuel rods and ramp up its nuke program. Hope and Change, baby.

-Great moments in socialized medicine. It's coming and we can't do a damn thing.

Note to Obama: Local Teachers Death Caused by Illegal Aliens

The Obama administration is going to give illegal immigrants amnesty and it's high on his agenda judging by this NY Times piece. These people are breaking the law by entering our country and Obama wants to reward them for illegal behavior. Perhaps Mr. Obama can explain why this is such a good idea to the family of teacher Amy Voorhees:

Authorities charged two men yesterday in connection with a car crash that killed a Burlington County middle school teacher on her way to work Wednesday morning.

Brothers Jose Luis Galindo-Sanchez, 26, and Lucio Galindo-Sanchez, 19, illegal immigrants from Mexico, were on their way to work at a sprinkler company in Medford when the accident occurred.

Amy Voorhees, 27, of Evesham, died at the scene. She taught seventh-grade language arts and coached softball at Frances S. DeMasi Middle School in Evesham.

They don't name the company so I won't but it's a company who has been accused of hiring illegals in the past. The company is just as guilty as these guys are and Obama wants to allow people like this to stay in the country because it's politically expedient for him to do so.

This accident happened less than a mile from my house and on a road that I and my wife drive on a daily basis. It could have been us or my neighbors who suffered this fate but instead it was a young woman who was doing nothing more than going to work to teach local kids.

I want the police, the immigration people at ICE and the local political establishment to look into this and find out how many more illegal aliens (yes Andrea Mitchell, "aliens", now shut the hell up) are working for the company. Go through every single employee record and if they have anymore, shut them down. We're in the midst of a recession, I'm sure they could find legal workers to cut grass and put in sprinkler systems.

So I say to our new President: Do you think it is in the best interest of our country to allow illegal aliens to live and work here when they take jobs, drive without licenses and kill our best and brightest? Are a million votes worth the life of a beautiful young woman who hadn't yet even begun to enjoy life, had children in her future and who would have taught countless boys and girls about school topics and life? My guess is the answer is yes. Perhaps Obama can come to my town and sit in a town hall meeting and explain why that is the case. He can tell the Voorhees family that his immigration plans are for the good of the country and hey, sorry about your wife and daughter. Perhaps he can tell her students as well, Mr. Obama. They've learned about death far before they should have thanks to a couple of illegal aliens.

It's time to deport those who are here illegally, seal the border and institute a structured immigration policy where only those who earn the privilege (and no no whiny libs, it's not a right) to live and work here are allowed to do so.

How many more have to die before that happens?

Mumia Abu-Jamal Still Guilty as Hell

The Supreme Court has decided not to grant a new trial for the man who murdered Philly police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981:

The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up Abu-Jamal's claims that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from the jury that convicted him of murdering Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia upheld Abu-Jamal's conviction but held his death sentence invalid. The appeals court said it would not second-guess state court rulings rejecting Abu-Jamal's claims of bias in the composition of the jury.

The high court considered only the conviction. The state has separately asked the court to reinstate the death sentence, but the justices have not acted on that request.

The French will think us so barbaric as they named a street after the scumbag. Well, maybe Obama can apologize for this too since his whole trip has been putting down America and praising the Europeans anyway.

Mumia deserves to fry and the sooner the better. His cold-blooded shooting of Danny Faulkner was cowardly but the international attention and support he has received by lefty idiots like Mike Farrell, Harry Belafonte and Ed Asner has been downright repulsive.

This is a battle that has been going on for far too long and has too end soon. For the sake of Maureen Faulkner--Danny's widow--I hope it does.

Background on the case here. Bio on Danny here. Ed and PJ-Wearing Fool have more.

Sunday Night News and Notes

Just watching the NCAA hoops tourney and awaiting the WBC semis between the US and Japan tonight (Dice-Kaisuke Vs. Oswalt...sweet).

Here's some amusing and informative links from around the web:

-The worst inventions of the last century. My favorite would be the Detachable Dog Sack.

-Former WABC news anchor George Weber was found murdered in his Brooklyn apartment. I work in North Jersey all the time and WABC is the station I listen to. Prior to Imus being hired, Weber was the guy who gave me the morning news. RIP.

-The difference between Israel and it's enemies.

-Obamatons invade Alabama. I'm sure they'll receive a moere tepid reception than they did during the campaign.

-Poland: Please don't do to us what you did to Rev. Wright, your grandmother, Rezko, Ayers...etc, Mr. President.

-The cost of the Obama climate plan vs. the cost of the bonuses for AIG employees explained in pictures.

-Remembering Ron Silver. Funny and touching.

Dem Judges Sentenced in Horrific Case

Two judges in Luzerne County, PA were recently convicted and sentenced for a kick-back scheme in which they sent young kids to a children's prison camp for even the most minor of violations. They then received a payment from the operator of the camp.

the Inquirer has the goods:

In what authorities are calling one of the worst judicial scandals in Pennsylvania history, Ciavarella and another Luzerne County judge, Michael T. Conahan, pleaded guilty last month to sentencing youths - Charlie among them - to secure detention facilities from which they received $2.6 million in kickbacks.

After their guilty pleas, the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of 70 families, including the Balasavages, alleging that Ciavarella and Conahan violated the rights of young offenders in ways that went beyond the kickback scheme.

What they don't tell you is that the judges were prominent Democrats:

The appointment sparked a heated rivalry between Musto and Conahan and led to a brutal primary campaign, which included mutual charges of nepotism and campaign finance violations.

Conahan accused Democratic Party leaders of attempting to “strong arm” him out of the race, suggested he acquiesce to Musto and wait until 1995 to run for the seat that was being vacated by the retiring Judge Gifford S. Cappellini — a position that eventually went to Ciavarella.

Emphasis mine.

Now take a sec to imagine if it had been GOP judges who pissed on the Constitutional rights of children all for greed. It would have been plastered all over every newspaper in America.

NOW Actually Notes "Honor Killing"

Generally when the left-wing National Organization for Women (NOW) speaks out on an issue, it's one that will cast Conservatives and/or Republicans in a bad light. Whenever it's a democrat such as Bill Clinton, the myriad media hacks who smeared and degraded Sarah Palin or the various stonings, rapes and hangings of women in Muslim nations, they suddenly clam up.

Not today as I guess the beheading of a woman by her well-known Muslim husband was just too horrifying and close to home. But of course, she tempers it:

The gruesome death of Orchard Park resident Aasiya Zubair Hassan — who was found decapitated — and the arrest of her estranged husband are drawing widespread attention, as speculation roils about the role that the couple’s religion may have played.

...“This was apparently a terroristic version of honor killing, a murder rooted in cultural notions about women’s subordination to men,” said Marcia Pappas, New York State president of the National Organization for Women.

She decried the scant national media attention paid to the story, which broke the same day as the commuter plane crash that killed 50 people in Clarence.

While domestic violence affects all cultures, Muslim women find it harder to break the silence about it because of a stigma, she said.

While many cultures suffer domestic violence and it's generally against women, no other culture I've read about uses ritual beheading as often as the Religion of Peace (TM). I can't think of another culture where a woman was decapitated by her husband because she asked for a divorce but then i could have missed it.

Via LGF.

Rancher Sued By Illegals On Civil Rights Grounds

The GOP just had another winning issue drop right into their laps:

An Arizona man who has waged a 10-year campaign to stop a flood of illegal immigrants from crossing his property is being sued by 16 Mexican nationals who accuse him of conspiring to violate their civil rights when he stopped them at gunpoint on his ranch on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Roger Barnett, 64, began rounding up illegal immigrants in 1998 and turning them over to the U.S. Border Patrol, he said, after they destroyed his property, killed his calves and broke into his home.

Oh baby, this is an issue I'd push incredibly hard and make it the next stimulus bill-type battle. We've managed to regain our footing in the House and almost in the Senate (thank you Senator Specter).

This guy was protecting his property, stopped those who entered it at gunpoint, turned in criminals and is now being sued because of it. There's no one in America outside San Francisco or New York City who couldn't understand that this guy was protecting his property.

If I were Rep. Cantor I'd highlight this issue and make it stay in the news for weeks. Make Obama comment on it and then hammer him if he took the side of illegals. It's golden.

Quoth Allah:

If only the stimulus bill wasn’t so well thought out and efficient, we could have directed a billion or two of that trillion to beefing up security and hiring new BP agents. I guess that’s the price we pay for perfection.

No word on Sen. McCain's stance on this issue.

"Aborted" Baby Born Alive Then Killed

These scumbags put a breathing baby in a plastic bag and let her suffocate in the trash:

Eighteen and pregnant, Sycloria Williams went to an abortion clinic outside Miami and paid $1,200 for Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique to terminate her 23-week pregnancy.

Three days later, she sat in a reclining chair, medicated to dilate her cervix and otherwise get her ready for the procedure.

Only Renelique didn't arrive in time. According to Williams and the Florida Department of Health, she went into labor and delivered a live baby girl.

What Williams and the Health Department say happened next has shocked people on both sides of the abortion debate: One of the clinic's owners, who has no medical license, cut the infant's umbilical cord. Williams says the woman placed the baby in a plastic biohazard bag and threw it out.

Police recovered the decomposing remains in a cardboard box a week later after getting anonymous tips.

I've tended to stay out of the abortion debate for the most part because people are entrenched in their views but this is indefensible by the pro-abortion groups like NOW and Planned Parenthood. Speaking of the womens groups, they seem to be eerily silent at the national level on this case considering it was a woman who was treated horribly and a very yound woman who was murdered. To their credit, the local NOW affiliate condemned it because they know full-well that abortion is considered vile by the public but this crosses the line and it could hurt their donations.

Here's what the mother said happened:

Williams' lawsuit offers a cruder account: She says Gonzalez knocked the baby off the recliner chair where she had given birth, onto the floor. The baby's umbilical cord was not clamped, allowing her to bleed out. Gonzalez scooped the baby, placenta and afterbirth into a red plastic biohazard bag and threw it out.

I believe the use of abortion to be abhorrent but it is a federally protected right at this point. However, this case is disgusting beyond words. This is pure and simple infanticide.

Remember, it was Obama who refused to take a stand in this type of situation and who has seemed to change his stand with the changing wind direction.

Liberals will fight to save an evil killer like Mumia Abu Jamal but not the little girl exterminated here.

They sure as hell better charge this guy with murder.

Baltimore Mayor Indicted

Another scandal for a politician but I just can't seem to figure out what party she's from. Welcome to the latest version of Guess That Party!:

Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon was charged today in a 12-count indictment, according to the Maryland State Prosecutor's Office's Web site.

Dixon was charged with perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation and misconduct, stemming from gifts she received from former boyfriend and developer Ronald H. Lipscomb, who was also charged earlier this week.

Dixon has been the target of a nearly three-year probe by State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh into corruption at City Hall, an investigation that has centered on allegations that Dixon has used her office to award lucrative contracts to various people including her sister, her then-boyfriend and her former campaign chairman.

Found it. I'm shocked, she's a Democrat!

Update: She was a particularly heinous scumbag politician it appears.

Bush's Shameful Pardons and Non-Pardons

President Bush today pardoned several people who committed real crimes. Here's some examples:

_William Alvis III, of Flushing, Ohio. Possession of an unregistered firearm and cocaine distribution.

_John Allen Aregood of Riviera, Texas. Conspiracy to harbor and transport illegal aliens.

_Eric Charles Blanke of Parker, Colo. Counterfeiting.

_Steve Doyle Cavender of The Villages, Fla. Conspiring to import, possess, distribute and dispense marijuana.

_Donald Edward Roessler of Harrison, Ohio. Embezzlement of mail matter.

_Issac Robert Toussie of Brooklyn, N.Y. False statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and mail fraud.

The horrible decision, however, is who is not on the list:

... Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, former U.S. Border Patrol agents who were convicted of shooting a drug smuggler in 2005 and trying to cover it up...

These two men shot an illegal alien who was smuggling drugs across the border. They were doing their jobs and protecting the people of the US from a vile criminal and for their service were throw in prison. Here's their story for background. Please take a moment to read it.

Convicted drug dealers, embezzlers, hucksters, con artists, counterfeiters and other assorted felons get off while Compean and Ramos rot in jail for doing their job. Yes, they didn't follow all the rules but to let them be put away for years? I think not and Bush still has the ability to see that doesn't happen.

While I'll always respect the President for his actions in the War on Terror, I will always believe he stained his legacy by his shameful treatment of these two men.

Obama On Drug Laws

The one and only issue I thought Obama and I would agree on was the War on Drugs and the farce it actually is. I was wrong.

We spend billions fighting a "war" that we can never win. The war on poverty was essentially the same. The war on terror? Winnable. The War on Drugs? Not so much.

You can't just throw money at something and put some government workers on the case and win. As with the aforementioned war on poverty, it accomplishes nothing for those at which it's aimed and only enriches civil servants, drug dealers and state coffers.

We've been fighting drug dealers at all levels, targeted supplier nations and put tens of thousands in jail and we still have a major drug problem. It doesn't work and it's time for a new tack, one in which we take a pragmatic, intelligent approach. Slogans like "just say no" or some other such nonsense are a joke. Putting users in jail manages to ruin lives more than the drugs and places an enormous burden on our penal system while destroying familes and contributing to the endless cycle of poverty.

Jeralyn discusses this topic today.

Hope and Change: Another Obama Nominee in a Scandal

Jeez, his people have been in more scandals in the month and a half since the election than Bush was in nearly eight years:

A federal grand jury is investigating whether a financial firm improperly won more than $1.4 million in work for the state of New Mexico shortly after making contributions to political action committees of Gov. Bill Richardson (D).

The probe focuses on whether the governor's office urged a state agency to hire CDR Financial Products. The probe is in a highly active stage at a time when President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Richardson as his nominee for secretary of commerce, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.

The grand jury in Albuquerque is expected to hear testimony today from several key witnesses, including officials at Richard's political action committees and bankers at J.P. Morgan who worked with CDR on the state's investments.

Easy guys, you may want to wait for The One to be inaugurated before you start implementing the Chicago way in DC.

This is the new Democrat party where ethics are paramount and the people will be returned the government that is truly theirs...Yeah right. I actually typed that with a straight face.

One would have thought that Obama would have been warned of the baggage that accompanies Clintonista's. Evidently not as he has taken every single one that would work for him except Gore.

Hope and change baby. Hope. And. Change.

Arson Attack at Palin Church Very Suspicious

The church Gov. Sarah Palin attends was attacked last week. The perpetrators used some type of accelerant and set fires at the exits while people--including children--were inside.

The media has barely even covered the story but it's clearly looking like whomever was responsible meant to harm or kill those inside. As one of AP's commenters notes: if it had been Rev. Wright's church, it would be a nationwide story for weeks. Instead, it's a conservative church in little Wasilla attended by the moose stew-eating, elk shooting, hillbilly governor. Note the point Palin makes about the insert in the churches handout about a gay groups meeting in Anchorage.



Update: Speaking of Palin, Joe Scarborough eviscerates the media on the double standard displayed vis a vis Obama and Palin. Video below, Ace has the pertinent narrative.

Another Murder By an Illegal Alien

When will we finally say enough?

Whenever time that is, it'll be too late for this man:

Murder charges were filed yesterday against a 35-year-old man who authorities said exacted revenge for being kicked out of a Bensalem bar Saturday night by running down one of the employees with a pickup truck.

Jose Esteban Maldonado-Luzuriaga was in the Bucks County prison on homicide and related charges with bail set at $3 million yesterday morning in the death of William Sullo III, First Assistant District Attorney David Zellis said.

Sullo, 30, of Philadelphia, a takeout clerk at the Salute Restaurant Bar in the 2300 block of Knights Road, was run down minutes after he had helped a bartender escort Maldonado-Luzuriaga out of the bar, authorities said.

Bartenders had refused to serve Maldonado-Luzuriaga alcohol when he entered the bar around 10:22 p.m. because he appeared heavily intoxicated, officials said.

...Maldonado-Luzuriaga, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who lives up the road from the Salute bar, got into a white 2006 Ford F150, circled the lot a few times, aimed the pickup toward the front of the bar, and gunned it in anger toward Sullo, who stood on the curb watching, authorities said.

No, this wasn't an accident, it was a homicide and one that could easily have been avoided.

If Congress had done their jobs and passed real immigration reform whereby illegal immigrants were deported for breaking our laws, William Sullo would still be alive. If a fence was erected and patrolled as it should be, William Sullo would still be alive. If anyone in the government gave a damn about fighting illegal immigration and enforced the law, William Sullo would still be alive. Instead he's lying in a morgue at the age of 30 because politicians would rather pander to the Hispanic community than crack down on criminals and risk losing votes. Perhaps Speaker Pelosi, Senator McCain and President Bush should visit Mr. Sullo's family and beg for their forgiveness for allowing this to happen to their loved one.

Note that Sullo ejected the scumbag because he was doing what was required by law: not serving a person who was already drunk. So by Sullo following the law, he was killed by a man who was breaking the law and was allowed to do so by lenient government policies in enforcing his particular crime.

Rest in peace Mr. Sullo, you now join the long list of those killed or injured by those who should have been rounded up and ejected from the country. Our governments inaction on this issue is beyond pathetic.

Holy Land Foundation Defendants Found Guilty

A nice win for the Bush administration against terror supporters the Holy Land Foundation:

A jury on Monday determined that the Holy Land Foundation and five men who worked with the Muslim charity were guilty of three dozen counts related to the illegal funneling of at least $12 million to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.

The unanimous verdicts are a complete victory for the government, which streamlined its case and worked hard to carefully educate jurors on the complex, massive evidence presented in the trial. Guilty verdicts were read on 108 separate charges.

A much-needed win for the government, which had struggled in other WoT cases and failed to secure a guilty verdict initially against Holy Land.

Bush's legacy will be the War on Terror in it's military, legal and diplomatic facets. This is a good win for him and the US.