Posted by
Brian Peters on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:28:19 PM
It's actually just a continuation of 'more of the same' out of D.C. For me, since I'm pro-U.S. Military, the big shiny example is Speaker of the House (calm down stomach) Nancy Pelosi who during her campaign PROMISED Americans, from her website:
“Democrats are offering a New Direction for America. Democrats are fighting for middle-income tax cuts – education, health care and retirement – and fiscal discipline to ensure strong economic growth. Democrats will repeal taxpayer subsidies that promote shipping jobs overseas and we will raise the minimum wage. Democrats will ensure that economic growth benefits all Americans, not just the privileged few.”
“Democrats are prepared to work with Republicans to make the tough choices that will return our budgets to fiscal responsibility, but today’s budget from the President is simply not the right approach.”
But instead, she is moving ahead by 'pushing' for a large private 'U.S. Air Force' jet to be a her beckon call for her and her staff and entourage of anyone who she wants to be with her. I'm quite sure that the U.S. Air Force was not created to be turned into a private taxi service for any politician that feels like they're more important than the people they serve. If this country was in such a state of war that would require such actions to have military aircraft for our politicians, I might be able to go for it. The President and Vice President, yes. Anyone else no, because where will it stop? Maybe the 'pages' need their own military aircraft to fly them back and forth to college and Mom and Dad's house. 9/11 is a very feeble excuse, not a reason for moving military aircraft away from military duties. This totally inexcuseable action must be stopped now.
Reason number two is what hit the airwaves big time today....the Border agents put in jail for doing their job. These good men were railroaded by a system that is a total boondoggel.
As WND reported, at a congressional hearing yesterday, Rep. John Culberson of Texas confronted DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner about his agency's claim it had documentary proof of the guilt of former agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.
"Richard Skinner admitted yesterday under oath that his top deputies gave members of Congress false information painting Border Patrol agents as rogue cops who were not in fear for their lives and who were 'out to shoot Mexicans,'" Culberson said in a statement.
It does not amaze me one bit that DHS is involved in this 'criminal' debacle of justice. The whole DHS organizatoin was 'thrown' together in a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11 without thought, without planning, manned by personnel on the fringe of retirement or dismissal from all other government agencies, and by people out to build their own fiefdoms of power and priviledge. The 'troops' that make up DHS are good Americans, as always, but once again, it's the management that has failed.
It's time for DHS to go away before more 'innocent' good Americans are destroyed by an entity that is supposed to protect us. Those agents need to be released asap due to the information that has come to light, not to mention some serious monetary pay back to them and their families.
Somewhere I think that known 'illegal alien drug dealer' got a deal with DHS by saying he could provide information about terrorist crossing from Mexico into the U.S if DHS dealed with him. That line is probably used by every illegal caught on DHS management eager to put feathers into their caps to make a deal.
Those are just the two latest reasons I'm sure you dear reader has noticed, but it needs to be said.