Michael Bryan Create your own personalized map of the USA. I seem to be unable to resist these doodads. I usually find these little blog memes to be lamely self-referential, and… well, this one is too. But for some reason I don’t care. I find this an interesting summation of personal experience, a little map of one’s … Read more
Take a good look at the bill summary for the new immigration package passed out of the Senate: HB2577 – 472R – Senate Fact Sheet. It’s titled the Fair and Legal Employment Act (FLEA). It’s well named, as it stands ready to create a whole new class of social parasites. You will find three key … Read more
Link: GEMS ELECTION RESULTS. At the time of this writing, with 69% of precincts counted, the margin is large enough to say the all the Questions on the ballot have passed. That means that the RTA and the county mental health facility’s funding are both approved. The RTA by a roughly 60/40 ratio, and the … Read more
There is a war between the GOP and the Democrats for the hearts and
minds of Latino voters. One of the key battles of that war is the issue
of undocumented immigration and that battle’s front lines are in
Arizona.
I propose to take a closer look at an exchange of fire in that battle
that has caught a considerable amount of press attention: the speeches at Tucson
High of Dolores Huerta and Margaret Garcia-Dugan.
All that most people
know about this controversy is that Huerta was invited to speak to
students and said, “Republicans hate Latinos.” Following a firestorm of
protest from Arizona Republicans, SPI Tom Horne arranged for his Deputy
Superintendent, Ms. Garcia-Dugan, to present a rebuttal at Tucson High.
From all the hoopla, you’d think this was practically the
Lincoln-Douglas debate. But this was not fight between two evenly
matched opponents, it was a rout from the very first shot.