Bush law.

Now that George Bush's former drinking buddy and legal water boy Alberto R(aza) Gonzales is being deported out of the Justice Department. It appears that the arrogance of George Bush seems to show he still does not get it as evidenced by these quotes from today's Washington Post:

"Democratic Senate leaders have called on the White House to consult them closely during the selection process, but administration officials warned yesterday that the president intends to nominate an attorney general who agrees with his policies. "It is the president's prerogative to appoint someone who shares his views," a senior administration official said"

Shares his views? Like having an open border? Like not prosecuting people who have entered the country illegally until they have been caught six times. If that's the case he basically wants someone who does not uphold the law.

"They're less concerned about confirmability and more concerned about the candidate's ability to steer affairs in away that is consistent with good problem-solving down the road," said a lawyer familiar with the selection process. "That means some combination of being a straight arrow and having a forceful presence, along with the diplomatic skills necessary to deal with the Hill."

TRANSLATION: They want someone who will protect George Bush's ass no matter what arrogant and harmful policy he dreams up. It's less important that the Attorney General enforce U.S. law it's more important to defend and protect the Bush family especially George Bush.

A Roving he will go.

"WASHINGTON - Karl Rove, a political adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush and a lightning rod for anger among Democrats, will leave the White House at the end of this month, Rove told the Wall Street Journal."-Washington Post

I guess it won't be long before Bush's brain will have left the building.

Up in smoke?

"The U.S. military has paid $548 million over the past three years to two British security firms that protect the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on reconstruction projects, more than $200 million over the original budget, according to previously undisclosed data that show how the cost of private security in Iraq has mushroomed."-Washington Post

I smell smoke from the dollars that are on fire in the U.S. taxpayers wallets! Welcome to Baghdad.

P.S.
"It's your money! You paid for it!"- George W. Bush

Somebody's lying.

Questions about Gonzales's willingness to shade the truth on Bush's behalf came to prominence in the 1996 episode in which Bush was excused from Texas jury duty in a drunken-driving case. Bush was then the state's governor, and Gonzales was his general counsel. If Bush had served, he probably would have had to disclose his own drunken-driving conviction in Maine two decades earlier.

The judge, prosecutor and defense attorney involved in the case have said that Gonzales met with the judge and argued that jury service would pose a potential conflict of interest for Bush, who could be asked to pardon the defendant. Gonzales has disputed that account. He made no mention of meeting with the judge in a written statement submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee.-Washington Post

What is this world coming too?

I need to check if Hell is freezing over when this Democrat starts agreeing with Newt Gingrich on those in Washington who try and blackmail the American people on the illegal immigration bill:

The Attempt to Blackmail the American People by Threatening to Refuse to Enforce the Law Without a New Bill Is Disgraceful: A number of powerful figures in the Bush Administration and in the Senate have been saying that if we do not agree to pass this destructive bill, they will never enforce the law. Tell your senator that this is an extraordinary effort to blackmail the American people by having officials state that they will fail to perform their sworn duty, and we won't stand for it.-Newt Gingrich

Are you listening Mr. Chertoff?

Send Michael Chertoff, Bush & Congress a White Flag of Surrender

Of all the comments made by those pushing the Kennedy/Bush/McCain amnesty bill those of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was the most disgusting and disturbing I have ever heard from an administration official. Chertoff spoke to to the editorial board of USA TODAY and said:

"Chertoff acknowledged there is "a fundamental unfairness" in legislation that permits illegal immigrants to remain in the United States but said trying to force them to leave would be impossible, USA Today reported."

Let me get this straight Mr. Chertoff you as Homeland Security Secretary are saying the United States Government can no longer enforce it's laws within it's own borders? You are admitting that you and the Federal Government have no control over who comes into the United States i.e. there are no borders. Since you have not been able to secure them. And you have no power to enforce the laws of this country when they are broken. Why is there even a Department of Homeland Security? You have surrendered the laws of this country to those who are able to break them.

"We are bowing to reality," Chertoff said."

No, Mr. Chertoff you are admitting the FAILURE of the Federal Government to secure the borders of the United States and that the U.S. government can no longer enforce immigration laws within it's borders. You are surrendering to those who break our laws. The flag that flys from the flagpole outside Homeland Security and the Whitehouse should be a changed from an American flag to a white flag of surrender. Everyone should send Chertoff and Bush as well as any of the Senators who vote for this Senate amnesty bill a white flag because they want to surrender the laws of this country to those who are able to break them. As for me I have chosen to stand and fight!

Whitehouse: "We screwed up we are trying to fix it."

Even though I am still very angry at the lynch mob and corporate weasels at CBS and MSNBC that went after Imus. I got a good laugh from White House spokeswoman Dana Perino who when asked about a growing outrageous controversy were the White house seems to deleted a number of important e-mails which it seems is against the law. Ms. Perino explained this way:

"We screwed up, and we're trying to fix it,"

-White House spokeswoman Dana Perino

Forget "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" this is the new banner that the White house should carry around for Bush's photo ops. From Iraq, Katrina to illegal immigration it is should be the slogan for the Bush administration. It certainly fits.

Bush on Immigration. Be careful what you wish for.

The Washington Post reports; "President Bush outlined the latest version of his plan to overhaul the nation's immigration laws Monday, renewing his support for a guest-worker program for those with low skills and issuing a vague call for a resolution of the legal status of the estimated 12 million undocumented workers in the country."
But, the 800 pound Gorilla standing behind Bush at the podium was a report released last week by the the Heritage Foundationon on the fiscal impacts of low skilled workers like most of the illegal immigrants are. In the study, researchers found that low skilled workers, defined as those without a high school diploma, will cost the United States $3.9 trillion over the ten years.
As usual it will be middle class taxpayers who will be opening their wallets to pay these costs.

Illegal immigrants are upset? So are American taxpayers!

The immigration reform proposal that was floated by the Bush administration has the pro-illegal immigrant amnesty groups upset! That's good! Maybe the Bush Administration is finally listening to the American people and the outrage of having hundreds of illegal immigrants roaming in the streets of communities all over the country. Here is what is upsetting the illegals and the pro-illegal immigrant lobby:
"The White House's draft plan, leaked last week, calls for a new "Z" visa that would allow illegal immigrant workers to apply for three-year work permits. They would be renewable indefinitely, but would cost $3,500 each time.To get a permit and become legal permanent residents, illegal immigrants would have to return to their home country, apply at a U.S. embassy or consulate to re-enter legally and pay a $10,000 fine. "- Washington Post

Hmmm, the illegals who cross our border have no problem paying coyotes $5,000 to help them illegally cross our borders. But, scream when they have to pay $3,500 to be allowed to legally work here for three years. And if they want to become an upstanding citizen of this country they need to pay a fine of $10,000 which won't even cover the costs that U.S. taxpayers have laid out to support their illegal stay in the United States. I'd say that is pretty ungrateful of them.

We don't need to send you no stinking papers!

"The Justice Department is refusing to release hundreds of pages of additional documents related to the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, setting up a fresh clash with Capitol Hill in a controversy that continues to threaten Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales's hold on his position."-Washington Post

Very interesting that Gonzales and the Justice Department are refusing to turn over documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee investigators. It's no surprise since the documents already turned over show clearly how the Federal Government has FAILED the American people on issues like illegal immigration. If you ever wonder how hundreds of illegal immigrants can be lining the streets of your town. You need to look no further than the some of the documents already released by the Justice Department. As this Associated Press report states:

"Guidelines issued by U.S. attorneys in Texas showed that most illegal immigrants crossing into the state had to be arrested at least six times before federal authorities would prosecute them, according to an internal Justice Department memo."

Another immigration crisis in the Hamptons?

"Year after year, Dune Management depends on dozens of Dominican and Jamaican housekeeping and laundry workers to get through the summer season in the Hamptons.
But this year, federal officials surprised the company when they denied temporary visas for the workers." -Newsday

Hmmm, President George Bush wants a guest worker program as part of "comprehensive immigration reform" legislation. Then all of a sudden the Department of Labor puts the squeeze on a temporary visa program that has been working for years providing temporary labor for the hotels and resorts of the east end of Long Island. Something smells fishy especially since immigration reform is hot in Washington this year.

Here are the money quotes:
"I have never seen a bigger disaster than the Department of Labor has created this year," said Libby Whitley, president of Mid-Atlantic Solutions, a Virginia-based agency that handles the petitioning process for employers in several states, including New York."

So it looks the Bush administration deliberately created a crisis so that Bush and the pro-illegal amnesty groups including the gang of four and others could push through an immigration plan geared to their interests of businesses and pro-amnesty groups not those of the American people and U.S. border security.

"If we don't get them, I don't know what we would do," said Carolina Swanson, director of human resources for the company, which manages 16 resort and residential properties on the South Fork. "I really don't have a Plan B."

How about this for a plan B. Raise the salary you are offering so that it will be attractive to local citizens, High School and college students. I love it when businesses preach about the law of supply and demand when they raise their prices but, scream when it effects them.

"On Monday at 9 a.m., [Congressman Tim] Bishop and local officials will hold a public meeting with business owners at Gurney's Inn in Montauk to discuss solutions."

This fits in nicely with Congressman Tim Bishop's agenda which is in agreement with President Bush in regards to an amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the country meanwhile he voted against legislation that would have increased security at the borders and cracked down on illegal immigrants already in the country . Funny how quickly Congressman Bishop calls a meeting with business owners on Monday at 9 a.m. But, has ignored the concerns of his constituents for years about the hundreds of illegal immigrants loitering around in middle class communities all over his district on Long Island.

It certainly looks like this "visa crisis" was manufactured by those in Washington from President Bush to Congressman Bishop to give them cover to push through an immigration reform plan that helps businesses that want cheap disposable labor while ignoring the concerns of the middle class taxpayers who will be subsidizing this workforce. They must think we are fools.

The White House of sand and fog.

We can only hope that the those who work in the White House and for the Bush administration begin to realize that there are consequences to lying as Scooter Libby has found out. Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was spot on in calling what Libby did a "corrupt endeavor". It is ironic that the guilty verdicts for Scooter Fibby came down on March 6 2007. Four years earlier on March 6 2003 President Bush held his last press conference before the U.S. went to war in Iraq. At the press conference Bush said:

"We care about the suffering of the Iraqi people. I mentioned in my opening comments that there's a lot of food ready to go in. There's something like 55,000 oil-for-food distribution points in Iraq. We know where they are. We fully intend to make sure that they're -- got ample food. We know where their hospitals are; we want to make sure they've got ample medical supplies. The life of the Iraqi citizen is going to dramatically improve. "

-President Bush March 6, 2003

The Scooter Libby trail was not about Joe Wilson's wife, it was about an administration that was

obsessed about making the case for going to war in Iraq and destroying anyone who attempted to cast any doubt on their credibility or question their "facts". It was a PR program of sand and fog to push this country into war. In the end President Bush, Vice President Cheney and the Neocons got their war in Iraq. The life of Iraqi citizens did not dramatically improve and yesterday 10 U.S. soldiers died in Iraq. Yes, there are consequences to lying.

What's that fishy smell at the Justice Department

The Bush Administration is trying to defend the firing of seven U.S. attorneys late last year. One of the laughable reasons they gave is because the attorneys did not carry out Bush's policies on certain issues. From the Washington Post:

"The White House approved the firings of seven U.S. attorneys late last year after senior Justice Department officials identified the prosecutors they believed were not doing enough to carry out President Bush's policies on immigration, firearms and other issues, White House and Justice Department officials said yesterday."

Bush's policy on immigration? What a laugh! There is no policy on immigration except to allow millions of illegal immigrants to continue to break the law. Even convicted illegal immigrant fugitives can hide in plain sight for months like Elvira Arellano with no action by the Department of Justice and the Bush administration. Of course the Justice Department under Bush's former legal waterboy Alberto R(aza) Gonzales seems to have plenty of time and resources to railroad U.S. border agents and other law enforcement officers protecting U.S. borders.

The Justice Department received several letters dating to 2005 and signed by more than a dozen California lawmakers, mostly Republicans, raising concerns about then-U.S. Attorney Carol S. Lam's approach to prosecuting immigration cases. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a Democrat, also wrote Gonzales in June, saying that the "low prosecution rates have a demoralizing effect on the men and women patrolling our nation's borders."

How about the millions of letters emails and phone calls the White House has received by U.S. citizens complaining about illegal immigrantion issues in our communities. Well, the fish rots from the head. As far as the lack of action by the attorneys on the problem on lack of enforcement on illegal immigration. It is the direct result of the lack leadership of the Attorney General Alberto R(aza) Gonzales. If there is anyone who should be fired it is Attorney General Gonzales!

From the folks who bought you porous borders!

"The Bush administration Thursday announced its plan to have U.S. inspectors oversee Mexican trucking companies that carry cargo across the border."- Washington Post

Just when you think the illegal immigration problem can't get any worse the weasels in Washington push Mexican trucks on our highways. Here is the money quote:

"The Bush pilot project will allow Mexican truck companies to travel from Mexico throughout the United States and back. No hazardous material shipments will be permitted."

Of course their is no mention of illegal immigrants. Don't expect that Bush administration which can not see an illegal immigration problem if they camped out on the White House lawn to enforce immigration law when semi trailers filled with illegals from Mexico start to travel our highways let alone borders areas.

Energy

I woke up this morning to a business report on WCBS Newsradio in New York that the U.S. consumption of oil increased by 2% last year. If President Bush would show some leadership on reducing U.S. oil consumption instead of just making speeches. He does the talk but, never does the walk. But, we should not expect much from oil men like Bush and Cheney. They can't leave office fast enough! Our energy consumption like the polices of this administration from the war to illegal immigration are going in the wrong direction.

The Libby Trial & Little Miss Run Amuck

Things should be heating up in Washington this week in the Scooter Libby trial. I can't wait to see what neo con cheerleader and former New York Times reporter Judy Miller aka "little miss run amuck" has to say on the stand. After the way she helped Libby cover his tracks.