Monthly Archives: July 2014

On Human Smuggling and Liberal Smugness

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Designated2

Wednesday the Quad City Times published an article written by Rod Boshart titled          Iowa officials surprised by placement of illegal immigrant kids .  According to the article: Central American children who have crossed the U.S. border illegally are making their … Continue reading →

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Liberals Abusing Laws, Effectively Elbowing Out More Desperate Children

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Designated2

As readers are well aware Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba and others of mindless liberal ilk on the issue of immigration are maneuvering to facilitate the relocation of  200 illegal aliens to Davenport who have presented themselves on the border and … Continue reading →

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On the One Hand . . . On the Other Hand

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Designated2

James Geraghty of National Review Online fame writes today in his Morning Jolt column with the same trepidation we had about yesterday’s Obamacare decisions (also iterated in our comment section by Gus): Obamacare Will Probably Bounce Back with an ‘En … Continue reading →

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Two Obamacare Court Decisions –

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Designated2

The “letter of the law is important” and “no it isn’t . . .  presidents get to write in whatever they want and Congress gets to shirk its duties.” Two three-judge appellate court panels issued rulings today regarding the permissibility … Continue reading →

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Pithy Notes Regarding Immigration Crisis

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Designated2

Governor Rick Perry stated that unaccompanied alien children are 20% of those illegally crossing the border. Presumably this includes all nationalities not just the Central American surge. Word is out that under Obama getting the foot in the door is … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Part-Time Economy

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Designated2

Last week readers may have heard the drive by media parroting the Obama administration on the “improved” June job figures. We heard Fox radio repeat the script as unqualified good news.   The National Center for Policy Analysis * sent its … Continue reading →

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End Special Temptations to Rush the Border

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Designated2

Cornyn Cuellar Proposal Maybe the effectiveness is in the details but if this  sketch from the New York Times provides the essence of the Cronyn- Cuellar proposal to deal with the current surge on the border from residents of three … Continue reading →

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Secure The Border Overpass Event

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Designated2

From 10:00 to 2:00 today at Moline’s 27th street and 29th street I74 overpasses about twenty people from the Quad Cities protested border insecurity (pictures below). Besides opposition to open borders and blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants, signs present included … Continue reading →

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Veritas Salad

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Designated2

Bill Edmond on Meet the Press Davenport Alderman Bill Edmond is scheduled to appear on Meet the Press this Sunday July 20th to discuss illegal immigration.   Edmond has been outspoken with concerns about Mayor Bill Gluba’s Caring Cities effort to … Continue reading →

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What Tranquility (Base) Means To These “Moon Shots”

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Designated2

Secretary Kerry has met with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu and has kept in close contact with events in the Ukraine related to what  “may be a terrible tragedy”, as President Obama has described it, of the Malaysian airliner shot down … Continue reading →

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