For those of you unfamiliar with the Spanish language, I suggest it’s time to learn it. But the lead means, “How do you say goodbye?” You may be inclined to use English nonetheless, and that is your prerogative, but be advised that it may be met with a blank stare as those to whom you say it will not understand unless you happen to give a friendly wave when you say it. If you’re like me, I suspect there may be an accompanying wave, albeit not so friendly. They’ll understand that, too.
Between the amnesty bill currently being shoved down our throats, moves by our own government to bring about a “North American Union“, and immigrant politicians more concerned with their former compatriots than they are about America’s best interests, it may be drawing near time to vacate these hallowed shores. At the least, I can envision a not-so-distant future with no America per se, but a vast land mass stretching from above the arctic circle damned near to the equator, a place where we’ll be expected to be one big “Feliz Familia “.
Not me, amigo. I’d rather move to Australia and live with English speaking folk.
Nah, I’ll tell you what I’d really like. I’d like our government to stop screwing around. They say, “We can’t round up 12 million people and ship them back home”, and of course people nod. What we can do, though, is stop stopping local law enforcement from enforcing. We can stop accomodating people who are here illegally.
A few days ago I wrote an essay extolling the virtues of my County Executive for refusing to buckle to the State Legislature by building a hiring hall for…illegal aliens seeking day labor. Today, he says he will not “obstruct” such a hall provided it be built on state, municipal, or private property and without county funds. In other words, he is willing to look the other way in order to have the legislature re-instate a 1% sales tax that will prevent the need to raise property taxes and fire thousands of county workers, including police.
God Damn It!
To have the last sentence translated into Spanish, press “2″ to find someone who gives a damn.
I also heard Ohio Senator GeorgeVoinovich on the radio today trying to defend the amnesty bill, and he all but admitted that he hadn’t even read the bill but rather “read summaries” of it. He got very annoyed with the host of the show and eventually begged out of the conversation and hung up. It seems he didn’t like being challenged.
We have politicians who are so out of control that they claim mandates where none exist and actually ignore the ones that slap them upside the head. The ’06 elections are a prime example, as they now ignore the pitiful 14% approval ratings they “enjoy”.
I’m ready to say “adios”, alright. To about three quarters of Congress.
-Woody
