Prediction 2008.....

A lopside. Not a landslide but a lopside in favor of the democrats.It might be history in the making. The republicans have totally gone off the charts so badly that I predict they are going to be shut out.

What a farce. I do not believe the immigration bill is wholly about the immigrants but more about this country’s economic future. I believe they are using the immigrants as a front. My initial thought when the bill to cut the senate debate short fell through thus sealing the demise of the bill for now was the president was going to have it out with those in his party who sunk his legislation. But now that I think about it he will probably circumvent congress like he always does when he wants to pass legislation or approve someone. Or he will do some arm twisting. Remember he never takes no for an answer. We shall see. In the article linked to above, take note of what the senator from Texas has to say about the bill. That’s interesting.

Just a thought...

I mentioned the economic necessity of the immigration bill yesterday and how feel it is going to pass. Well, the immigration bill stalled in the senate yesterday. The economic circumstance still exists so sooner or later something is going to pass. But let’s look at the political implication of this. If I were Democrats I would be pretty happy. With their efforts for the Hispanic community and the Republicans efforts against the Hispanics to who would you pledge your vote? I don’t even think the Republicans realize what just happened. They’ve been had. Of course George Bush led the effort for immigration reform and that may give the Republicans a some merit but it will be interesting to see which party will get the major block of the Hispanic vote.

And the twisted comments keep on coming LOL

Between Iraq and an Immigration reform bill

I want to comment on the comprehensive immigration reform that is being worked over. Let’s understand why this reform is important and in all likeliness will be passed because there is really no choice. To the point, the America's economy is weak. There is no way to sugar coat it. Regardless of what you hear and see on the news concerning the economy no matter how much it is spun that the American economy is growing you might want to take those spins with a grain of salt.

Wars need financing so that means money is necessary. Money the U.S. doesn’t really have. So in order to finance the Iraq venture, treasuries are auctioned to raise money. Countries like China buy these treasuries with the dollars that were used to buy their goods. We take that money and spend, spend, spend. When it is time to repay, we print, print, print. As another article puts it “Since the treasury has the power to print dollars, payment on such securities can be considered certain…”. When we print it reduces the value of our currency until it is no longer of value which is what we are facing today.

The printing of dollars decreases the value and leads to inflation. It means that consumers will have to come up with more money to make purchases. But because of cheap foreign labor and the corporations drive to make profits consumers have less money as it is. It will also cost more to borrow money. Well consumption is a measure of the GDP and if consumption slows the GDP will slow. Additionally investment is a part of the GDP and high interest rates will affect this part of the equation because people will be slow to borrow for investment. And not to mention that our corporate citizens have gotten tax breaks does not help either.

So the solution: immigration reform and the dissolution of the boarders. Why? To continue the flow of cheap labor without penalty, to reduce the red tape that arises from cross boarder transactions, and once the North American continent is unified, the introduction of a new currency the Amero, the new currency of this new union. Why the new currency? Well as stated earlier the dollar is on the outs so how do you remedy that? Create a new currency. In my opinion there is really no real need for the three countries to unify but there is a need to get rid of a bad currency and what better way to do it.

So if America wants to stay a float it will have no choice but to go this route. As we have seen in the past couple of days Kuwait and Syria have stopped pegging their currency to the dollar, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein was heading in that direction and we see what happened to him. Iran is heading in that direction and you see what the U.S. is threatening to do to them. America will not be able to threaten everyone that wants to abandon the dollar so what choice is there?

Diversion

This happened just in time for all those protests against the immigration bill.

In dollar news

Syria is leaving the dollar

Talk about being unpatriotic, this is what a Republican Party Arkansas chairman said of his support of the president:

At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing,and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept.11, 2001 ], and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate notonly the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made bymen and women to protect this country,” Milligan said

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here is a link to the entire article

The Missing Argument

The Republicans use a lot of rhetoric about how their party is the better party when it comes to national security. And it always seems to cause the Democrats to freeze in their tracks. When they, the Republicans, beat the drums concerning their ability to keep America safe the Democrats buckle under the sound of their voice. It is a shame that there is no one amongst them that is able to beat the Republicans at their own game.

I listen to the Republicans talk about how if a Democrat is elected to the executive office America will be vulnerable to attacks. And that a vote for a Democrat is a vote for “you know who”. The abuse the Democrats take from the Republican Party is remarkable, and all because they can’t counter the argument that is made against them. The Democrats according to history have been left a legacy of being a weak party when it comes to national security. Vietnam is what haunts them. Personally I believe the Democrats are weak when it comes to formulating an argument.

You see Republicans display traits of a street fighter. They are people with street knowledge. People with street knowledge publicly play dirty and don’t care about their opponents. They are divisive. They posture themselves as something they are not. They twist and hype minor situations into detrimental chaos for their benefit, to further their desire to stay in power. Democrats on the other hand like to publicly play by the rules and follow protocol. They do their share of dirt too but they cover their trail, some successfully some not so successfully. And I guess for this reason Democrats are subject to being named weak on defense. So I say to the Democrats it’s not really about having a backbone. Republicans don’t have backbone. They have “street cred”. And those with “street cred” get respect, blind respect.

Vietnam may be the Achilles heel for the Democrats but the situation today that we find ourselves in does not compare. The reasoning may be the same as to why both these incursions happened but the stakes are much higher today than it was during the Vietnam War. Today to a greater degree you have people willing to strap a bomb to their bodies and die without giving it a second thought. And that is what takes this to another level. If a person is that willing to die for a cause, is there any thing that will stop them? Michael Corleone made this observation in the Godfather part ll on his visit to Havana when he saw a rebel take a grenade into his hand and took his life along with the life of a soldier. And we see who won that fight.

So now it is time for the Democrats to reinvent themselves out of necessity and move past Vietnam. Republicans always give the argument they are better on defense. They may be aggressive on defense but they did not show any aggression to keep America safe enough to prevent September 11 from happening. A date they like to parade when they come under attack for their policies. And who really keeps this country safe? Is it not our Armed Forces and Intelligence agencies that hold the keys to national security when they are in the hands and guidance of prudent and competent leaders who will listen and follow their wise counsel of things which they have expertise? The Democrats need to question the arguments that are put before them by the Republicans concerning this Republican superiority (they boast) of defense that went so lacking on September 11 2001

And of lacking, the Republicans lack confidence in our intelligence system and our armed forces to truly do their part on behalf of national security. Every time a breaking news alert flash comes across the news broadcast concerning a foiled terrorist plot illustrates the lack of confidence the Republicans have in the agencies established to settle these matters behind the scenes. It is one thing to notify the public that arrests were made in connection to a plot, but another thing to drag it out all day long to make sure the citizenry is overly well aware that “you know who” is out to get us all and to remind us that it is up to the Republicans to keep us safe. Using subliminal propaganda to keep one’s status shows all the signs of lack of confidence I’d say, a lack of confidence in themselves and the way the system should be carried out.

The Democrats should capitalize on these things by publicly questioning the Republican arguments against them. Democrats are just as strong on defense as anyone of any party would be when it comes to the safety and well being of the country. And what gives the Democrats the edge over the Republicans is their ability to apply the proper analysis before making any judgment in international affairs. Playing by the rules and following protocol (publicly although it may be) is a good thing. If they could mix that with some “street cred”, the Democrats may just be on their way to overwhelming success and the just barely making it success can be a thing of the past. Why they take such abuse from the right I don’t understand. It is as if they accept it and are hopelessly bound to the arguments against them.