The Other Side: A Little Perspective
After reading what Senator Graham said the other day I have to admit I bit my lower lip and was a little afraid for our men over there. And I do still whole heartedly believe that they could win and succeed in this conflict if given the tools and the resources they need.
I went looking for interesting articles today and I found this editorial at the Wall Street Journal: The Beltway Retreat. The editors make the comment that the insurgents and the planners of the increased October violence are well aware of the American calendar and our election system. Is it possible that the increases in violence coincides with our election on purpose in an attempt to control our elections outcome? Are they trying to force the election into a referendum on Iraq, which is what it will be called if the Democrats are voted into power. I don't think I'd see it that way. I think it's a referendom on Border security and social security mostly, two key issues that Republicans promised 6 years ago they would work on and clearly nothing's been done. President Bush knows this as well, which is why he set up yet another photo-op on the border with him signing a worthless piece of legistlation. What a bunch of garbage.
Why is it garbage? Because the legislation is smoke and mirrors. There's no fire underneath it. The plan has been approved but no appropriation. There's no money for it. And if there's no money for it, it means there is no plan. So when they allocate some money for the fence, than that legislation is worth while.
Not to say that I think a fence along only 1/10 of the border is going to solve anything. Until the people in Mexico have opportunities for themselves in their own country they will keep coming here. And I do think that serious consideration needs to be made here in this country for what we will do about illegal immigrants, I don't think stopping them from enterying is the way to do it. You have to make it undesirable for them to do so. Don't give them access to health care, don't give them an education, that sort of thing. But denying a human being those things is not the American way, and therefore it will never happen. A creative solution to this problem is needed.
And we all know how creative Washington is.
Anyway. The article at the Wall Street Journal gave me a little hope for our men and women over there. And I think I'll look for blogs from the troops, see what they say. I have to vote in two weeks and I don't know what that will look like yet. In my own state nothing much will change. Rick Perry will retain his seat that he does not deserve and the state senate and congress will still be held by Republicans that don't feel accountable to their citizens, hence our ridiculous property tax and their repeated promises to fix it and their lack of action.
Another rant. I read the transcript of Bush's press conference from Iraq today. More of the same. I take nothing a politician says two weeks before an election seriously. They're like teenage boys on prom night.
They'll say anything to get what they want.
I went looking for interesting articles today and I found this editorial at the Wall Street Journal: The Beltway Retreat. The editors make the comment that the insurgents and the planners of the increased October violence are well aware of the American calendar and our election system. Is it possible that the increases in violence coincides with our election on purpose in an attempt to control our elections outcome? Are they trying to force the election into a referendum on Iraq, which is what it will be called if the Democrats are voted into power. I don't think I'd see it that way. I think it's a referendom on Border security and social security mostly, two key issues that Republicans promised 6 years ago they would work on and clearly nothing's been done. President Bush knows this as well, which is why he set up yet another photo-op on the border with him signing a worthless piece of legistlation. What a bunch of garbage.
Why is it garbage? Because the legislation is smoke and mirrors. There's no fire underneath it. The plan has been approved but no appropriation. There's no money for it. And if there's no money for it, it means there is no plan. So when they allocate some money for the fence, than that legislation is worth while.
Not to say that I think a fence along only 1/10 of the border is going to solve anything. Until the people in Mexico have opportunities for themselves in their own country they will keep coming here. And I do think that serious consideration needs to be made here in this country for what we will do about illegal immigrants, I don't think stopping them from enterying is the way to do it. You have to make it undesirable for them to do so. Don't give them access to health care, don't give them an education, that sort of thing. But denying a human being those things is not the American way, and therefore it will never happen. A creative solution to this problem is needed.
And we all know how creative Washington is.
Anyway. The article at the Wall Street Journal gave me a little hope for our men and women over there. And I think I'll look for blogs from the troops, see what they say. I have to vote in two weeks and I don't know what that will look like yet. In my own state nothing much will change. Rick Perry will retain his seat that he does not deserve and the state senate and congress will still be held by Republicans that don't feel accountable to their citizens, hence our ridiculous property tax and their repeated promises to fix it and their lack of action.
Another rant. I read the transcript of Bush's press conference from Iraq today. More of the same. I take nothing a politician says two weeks before an election seriously. They're like teenage boys on prom night.
They'll say anything to get what they want.
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