Monique Chartier
My main focus with regard to illegal immigration has been its implications to US sovereignty and, with the recent rise in kidnappings and violence along the border, the personal safety of those who reside there. It is not unreasonable, however, to also examine the more pragmatic impact that it has on Rhode Island wallets and…
… in his Vally Breeze column a couple of weeks ago for the Fourth of July. Do we want to be left alone for “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” as Thomas Jefferson wrote in our Declaration of Independence, or do we prefer the soft tyranny that comes with the security of a welfare…
Presumably inspired by the Obama administration’s lawsuit against the State of Arizona, commenter and Engaged Citizen David Potts, via e-mail, presents an interesting scenario. Suppose a RI trooper is patrolling I-95 and he stops a motorist for speeding. As he approaches the offender’s vehicle he sees a set of engraving plates for U.S. $100 bills…
Mass AG Marsha Martha Coakley is an ick. The fact that she facilitated the election of Scott Brown by running a lousy senate campaign does not ameliorate her sins, which extend, most recently, to an excuse for illegal immigration Technically, it’s not illegal to be illegal in Massachusetts which rivals “I didn’t inhale” for hair-splitting…
Okay, maybe we should consider privatizing our space program, as President Obama has proposed. There’s something a bit disconcerting about the idea but we certainly can talk about it. Does that mean that the entire concept of space has to be removed from the top three goals, as set by President Obama, for the National…
I’ve been trying to be good, really, I have, and leave commentary about this matter to others; mainly, various of my favorite disrespectful radio personalities. But while catching up on Andrew Bolt’s blog this afternoon (which I visit, let the record show, because it is informative, insightful and 99.9% POLITICAL) in the Herald Sun, naturally,…
Because, see, the substance of the revisions to the Arizona law make it almost a carbon copy of the federal law. “Almost”; the Arizona law is actually less harsh than the federal law because, unlike with federal law, Arizona officials cannot simply walk up and ask someone for their papers. And, did you know that…
… because the senate president picked up an opponent Wednesday and her smirky lieutenant has decided not to seek re-election. I learned this double scoop of delightful news Wednesday night at the RIGOP Convention (with apologies to Andrew for whooping in his ear when the second item was announced from the podium). Beth Moura is…
Marc Doughty of Pawtucket [H/T the “RISC-Y Business Daily Newsletter” – sign up here] has done the math that I had been meaning to get to: At the bottom of the June 15 article (“Stimulus-funded jobs appearing”) are numbers that should truly frighten anyone who still believes that the government is equipped to put the…
… pointing out that the bill lacks critical financial information, especially as to the state’s take, and questioning why the bill by-passes the right of the proposed host communities (Lincoln and Newport) to hold their own referenda on the matter. Now, it passed the House with an apparent veto-proof majority of 62-12. The Senate is…