December 9, 2008

Bad Spellers Take Note

Now that Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich is custody, and under indictment, the Illinois  Governor's job will devolve, at least temporarily, on his Lieutenant-Governor, the easy to spell Pat Quinn.

Sadly, Arrest Of Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Overlooks His Kissing Up To Illegal Aliens

Today's FBI bust of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges is for me bittersweet news.

On the one hand, I am ecstatic over the fact that Illinois' favorite "son of immigrants" is going to have to answer for attempting to "auction" Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat and other sorted shenanigans that include trying to line up an ambassadorship for himself as well as a better-paying job for his wife.

Martin Kelly

How Much Would Hiring Americans At Decent Wages Add To A Pound Of Hamburger? Thirty Cents!

Tony Leys writes in the Des Moines Register

How much more would consumers have to pay for meat if the United States deported all illegal immigrants and clamped down on the flow of legal immigrants?
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Illegal Immigration Enthusiast Rod Blagojevich Arrested For Corruption

Well-known illegal immigration enthusiast Governor Rod Blagojevich, the Democratic Governor of Illinois, has been arrested on charges that he was trying to sell the appointment to the Senate seat about to be vacated by Senator Barack Obama.[FBI Arrests Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich,, Blago

Asians: Not The Ideal Immigrants

Brenda Walker's blog Diversity Hiccups in the Obama Shape-Up opened a matter which we are going to have to face more and more:

Connecticut's Rep. Courtney Seeks Probe Of Pfizer, But The Real Problem Is Still In Congress

Have you noticed that when a politician wants to pass the buck on a problem often the response is to order a new government study?

Selective Constitutionalism

The Democratic Culture of Corruption