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The case for a national ID card

Washington Post, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 5:09:13 AM Post Reply

THE UNITED STATES has invested tens of billions of dollars in the past decade alone to foil illegal immigration — tightening the border, accelerating deportations, deputizing local police — while doing precious little to stop employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. That is fixable — by means of a universal national identity card — and must be fixed as part of any sensible overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. Critics of immigration reform are right that the last big attempt to fix the system, in 1986, was no fix at all. Millions of undocumented immigrants were given amnesty but without

Editorial pages skewer Bob
Menendez over prostitution scandal

Daily Caller, by David Martosko Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 5:00:39 AM Post Reply

The editorial boards of three newspapers have so far weighed in with statements about the scandal surrounding Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who allegedly slept with prostitutes — at least one of whom was underage — during a series of trips to the Dominican Republic. And the consensus for Menendez is not good. Menendez “has lots of explaining to do,” The Asbury Park Press editorialized on Feb. 1. “Every passing day seems to bring new details about possible improprieties.” The Press said Menendez should not take over as chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee

Deal Breaker

Weekly Standard, by Fred Barnes Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 2/3/2013 4:46:20 AM Post Reply

What is it about “compromise” that President Obama doesn’t understand? Is it that he and Democrats would have to give up something—perhaps numerous things—to reach an agreement with Republicans? Or is a bipartisan deal unappealing simply because Obama and Democrats would have to share the credit with Republicans? The issue this time is immigration. And Obama has resumed his familiar role not as compromise-maker but as compromise-wrecker. He spurned bipartisanship on the stimulus and Obamacare and twice raised his demands so high that a grand bargain with Republicans on taxes and spending was impossible, first in 2011, then in 2012.

Full Throttle Ahead: US Tips Global
Power Scales with Fracking

Der Spiegel, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 2/3/2013 4:45:18 AM Post Reply

Williston, North Dakota, is a bleak little city in the vast American prairie. It´s dusty in the summer and frigid in the winter. (snip) Optimists assume that, in about 15 years, the United States will no longer have to send any aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf to guarantee that oil tankers can pass unhindered through the Strait of Hormuz, still the most important energy bottleneck in the world. The Russians could be on the losing end of the stick. The power of President Vladimir Putin is based primarily on oil and gas revenues. If energy prices decline in the long

Obama Sees His Shadow:
4 More Years of Gloom

PJ Media, by Rick Moran Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 4:34:14 AM Post Reply

President Obama emerged from the White House this morning and after sniffing the air and pawing at the ground, he gave us the bad news: he definitely sees his shadow which means 4 more years of economic gloom and doom: Despite these “big” gains, unemployment climbed to 7.9% — higher than when Obama took office amid the “worst recession since the Great Depression.” That 7.9% is deceptively low: It fails to account for the exodus of 8.5 million from the labor force under Obama. As a result, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ broader measure of unemployment

Texas Fight Highlights
Higher Ed Culture Clash

Associated Press, by Justin Pope Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 4:27:32 AM Post Reply

Austin, Texas - If colleges were automobiles, the University of Texas at Austin would be a Cadillac: a famous brand, a powerful engine of research and teaching, handsome in appearance. Even the price is comparable: Like one of the luxury car´s models, in-state tuition for a four-year degree runs about $40,000. But in an era of budget-cutting and soaring tuition, is there still a place for "Cadillacs" — elite, public research institutions like Texas, Michigan, California-Berkeley and Virginia that try to compete with the world´s best? Or should the focus be on more affordable and efficient options,

Counting the Ways the Media Lies
About the Economy

Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 2/3/2013 4:26:36 AM Post Reply

Pop quiz: What was the biggest news story this week? And I don´t mean, what was the biggest news story according to Obama´s media. Obviously, it was the economy taking a nosedive into negative territory last quarter, along with the fact that hardly enough jobs were created last month to keep up with population growth. Oh, and the unemployment rate increased. Of course the economy is the biggest story; it affects the most people and Obama´s doing it wrong. But not only is the media never-minding the economy, much of the media coverage related to economic bad news is forever

Guess which giant special interest
is really polluting Alaska?

Hot Air, by Jazz Shaw Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 4:20:32 AM Post Reply

People have been warning us for years that drilling for oil in the Alaskan arctic would lead to big environmental trouble. It’s not that the technology hasn’t advanced to the point where it can be done safely, but those nasty people in charge of the projects just don’t care about the environment. These Mother Earth Hating Monsters would clearly let the whole thing go to H. E. double toothpicks and ruin the pristine beauty of the wilderness. Well, I guess they turned out to be right. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has agreed to plug

How Congress is not like America
(in one infographic)

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 2/3/2013 4:17:25 AM Post Reply

Did you know: * That more than two out of every five members of Congress are lawyers? * That members of Congress actually live shorter lives than the rest of us? * That members of Congress make in two months what the average American makes in one year? * That 26 members of the House and one senator (Democrat Mark Begich of Alaska) do not have college degrees, and one (Republican Rep. Bill Young of Florida) doesn’t have a high school diploma? But two-thirds have graduate or professional degrees? (Correction: A reader points out that Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of

Abandon ‘the Children’

Weekly Standard, by Meghan Clyne Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 2/3/2013 4:11:56 AM Post Reply

Politicians are not known for originality. In their public speech, most cling to the security of clichéd stock phrases the way toddlers hold fast to threadbare blankets. Thus Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney posed before an enormous national debt clock and intoned that the nation’s “debts get passed on to our kids.” Speaker of the House John Boehner addressed the opening session of the 113th Congress by professing: “In our hearts, we know it is wrong to pass on this debt to our kids and grandkids.” On the eve of President Obama’s second inauguration, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell warned

Gov. Rick Perry calls for
more charter schools

KXXV [Waco TX], by Mike Iliopoulos Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 11:49:19 PM Post Reply

Governor Rick Perry expressed his feelings towards the Texas school system by calling for more charter schools throughout the state, and to honor a voucher plan. Perry, addressing the State Board of Education, told members, "In terms of philosophy, this is where the rubber meets the road." Waco ISD says it´s unfair that charter schools don´t have to follow certain rules that are required by a public school. (Snip)Vouchers also remain an issue. They´re a way for public tax dollars to be used to fund private schools. This allows parents in poor performing districts

Sarah Palin: She still
has Facebook!

Washington Post, by Erik Wemple Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 11:43:00 PM Post Reply

The writing-off of Sarah Palin began not long after her departure from Fox News hit the newswaves last Friday. The Post’s Chris Cillizza wrote on Monday that Palin is now “officially gone,” at least from the national spotlight.(Snip)With Fox News or without Fox News, says Harris, “Gov. Palin is an Internet celebrity, she’s an Internet politician; and her supporters aren’t going anywhere.” Have a look at her Facebook page and her nearly 3.5 million “likes.”

Perry: Scouting no place
for lessons in sexuality

Houston Chronicle, by Kolten Parker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/2/2013 11:41:36 PM Post Reply

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry stood his ground Saturday against allowing openly gay members to join the Boy Scouts of America, an idea the century-old organization will consider at a national board meeting next week. Scout policy has traditionally refused gay scouts and scout leaders, a practice affirmed by the Supreme Court in 2000. In a recent shift, Scout officials said they may consider lifting the ban. Perry, an Eagle Scout, has been vocal against that. "Hopefully the board will follow their historic position. … I think most people see absolutely no reason to (remove the ban)

Massachusetts GOP reaching out
to Romneys for a Senate run?

Washington Times, by David Eldridge Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/2/2013 11:36:59 PM Post Reply

Casting about for a viable GOP candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Republicans are looking to two key members of Team Romney who dramatically raised their national profiles during last year’s presidential contest: Ann Romney, the wife of the candidate, and Taggart “Tagg” Romney, the candidate’s oldest son. The Boston Herald reported Saturday that party leaders are talking about Mrs. Romney, even though she has expressed no interest in the seat and has never run for public office. A special election will be held June 25 to replace Mr. Kerry

High-school freshman suspended
for having a picture of a gun

Daily Caller [Washington DC], by Eric Owens Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 11:29:13 PM Post Reply

Yet another student has been suspended for having something that represents a gun, but isn’t actually anything like a real gun. This time, Daniel McClaine, Jr., a freshman at Poston Butte High School in Tan Valley, Arizona, made the mistake of setting a picture of a gun as the desktop background on his school-issued computer. The picture shows an AK-47 lying on a flag, reports KNXV-TV. The gun isn’t his, McClaine assured the ABC affiliate in Phoenix. He found it on the Internet and liked it, partly because he is interested in serving in the military after graduation.

Monkey business: Is Iran´s
space launch a hoax?

Australian Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/2/2013 11:24:55 PM Post Reply

Iran´s announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space has stirred questions on the internet, with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before takeoff and after landing. On January 28, official Iranian media published pictures of a monkey with light grey fur and a red move above its right eye just before the launch. But later, the ISNA news agency released photos taken as the monkey was presented to the media after the landing which showed a darker fur and no mole. Questions are now being asked about the success of the monkey space mission.

Solar development absorbing
Calif. farmland

Associated Press, by Tracie Cone Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 11:19:29 PM Post Reply

FRESNO, Calif.- There´s a land rush of sorts going on across the nation´s most productive farming region, but these buyers don´t want to grow crops. They want to plant solar farms. With California mandating that 33 percent of electricity be generated from renewables by the end of the decade, there are 227 proposed solar projects in the pipeline statewide. Coupled with wind and other renewables they would generate enough electricity to meet 100 percent of California´s power needs on an average summer day, the California Independent System Operator says. And new applications for projects

DARPA´s 1.8 Gigapixel
Drone Camera Could See You
Waving At It From 15,000 Feet

Atlantic Magazine, by Alexis Madrigal Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/2/2013 10:57:26 PM Post Reply

Word of DARPA´s experimental 1.8-gigapixel surveillance video camera, ARGUS-IS, first surfaced in 2009. And now that they probably have something better hidden, more details continue to emerge. A PBS video got to look at the actual video feeds -- and they are stunning. Take a look. Watch for the arm waving guy at about 1:55 or so: One thing to note is that a drone can just hang out at 15,000 feet over a small city-sized area (roughly, half of Manhattan) and provide video surveillance of the whole thing. The other thing to note is that they are running machine vision on the moving objects,

Out of Ammo

Power Line, by John Hinderaker Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 2/2/2013 10:49:46 PM Post Reply

I really, really wanted to shoot today, but wasn’t able to. Why, you might ask? Was I backed up with work? Nope. Did I have a long list of chores to do, to stay in my wife’s good graces? Nope. I was free as a bird. But I couldn’t shoot because, with the exception of 100 rounds of 22LR and the loaded 9 mm magazines that I keep at home for purposes of self-defense, I was out out of ammo. Nor was I alone. The shelves here in Minnesota are empty. You can still find a few rounds

Author of American Sniper
among the dead at Rough Creek

Empire-Tribune [Stephenville, TX], by Sarah Vanden Berge Original Article

Posted By: Ret.TxLeo- 2/2/2013 10:49:38 PM Post Reply

A former Tarleton State University student who wrote the best selling book "American Sniper" was one of two victims shot and killed Saturday at Rough Creek Lodge. Chris Kyle and another man were found dead at Rough Creek Shooting Range between 3:30 and 4:00 pm according to Sheriff Tommy Bryant. Eddie Ray Routh was arrested just before 9 p.m. Saturday in Lancaster. Investigators would not release additional information about the case or comment on how Routh may have been connected to Kyle. (Snip) Kyle, 38, was a former Navy SEAL who served four tours of duty in Iraq,

Photos: A look at US
presidents holding guns

Associated Pres, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 10:39:05 PM Post Reply

The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he is set to travel to Minnesota to discuss gun control. It shows Obama shooting at clay targets on the range at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, where he says he engages in the sport "all the time." The image was released at a time when Obama is pushing a package of gun-control measures in response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. But the image of a U.S. president holding a gun is certainly nothing new. A number of men who

In immigration debate, same-
sex marriage comes to the fore

Washington Post, by David Nakamura & Zachary A. Goldfarb Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 2/2/2013 10:35:25 PM Post Reply

In his final legislative act as a senator, Secretary of State John F. Kerry sought to resolve an international dilemma. He filed Senate Bill 48, seeking “permanent resident status for Genesio Januario Oliveira,” a gay Brazilian national facing deportation because he does not qualify for a spousal visa. Now, President Obama is aiming to grant same-sex couples such as Oliveira and his American husband, Tim Coco, equal immigration rights as their heterosexual counterparts. The proposal could allow up to 40,000 foreign nationals in same-sex relationships to apply for legal residency and, potentially, U.S. citizenship.

Militants’ Goal in Algeria Gas
Plant Siege: A Giant Fireball

New York Times, by Adam Nossitter & Nicholas Kulish Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 2/2/2013 10:32:59 PM Post Reply

Tiguentourine, Algeria - The goal of the heavily armed militants who seized the desert gas plant here is becoming increasingly clear: to turn the forest of pipes and tubes into a giant bomb, and to blow up everything and anyone around. What none of them knew was exactly how, in the endless maze of metal, to do it. (Snip) Now it seems clear that the siege was about more than disabling the plant, and that holding hostages for ransom was not part of the plan. Instead, the militants sought to orchestrate a spectacular fireball that could have killed everyone in the vicinity.

Cloward and Piven,
immigration reform
& ‘nothing left to lose’

Daily Inter Lake [Kalispell MT], by Frank Miele Original Article

Posted By: davesenior- 2/2/2013 10:14:18 PM Post Reply

With apologies to Kris Kristofferson, “immigration reform” is just another phrase for “nothing left to lose,” and as Janis Joplin sang in her version of “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free.”Let’s face it, whether you are talking about immigration reform by George W. Bush, immigration reform by John McCain, immigration reform by Barack Obama, or immigration reform by Marco Rubio, all you get is the same old “nothing left to lose.” And maybe, at long last, they are right — maybe we have sunk so low, there is nothing left to fight for.

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