tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137780522024-03-07T09:05:53.921-05:00Latino Issues, A Conservative BlogCovering news items that relate to immigration, ethnicity, integration, language, culture, and moral values from a center-right perspective.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger949125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13778052.post-79834943251772950382007-10-13T18:11:00.000-05:002007-10-13T18:16:44.201-05:00Podcast: Talking GOP Debate and No Child Left Behind <DIV> <DIV class=H2> <DIV class=H5 style="MARGIN-TOP: 4px"><SPAN class=H13><SPAN id=ctl04_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl00_ucBlogPost_lblTime><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Click here to listen to the MP3 audio of the discussion between </FONT><A href="http://http//podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/46/15230561/npr_15230561.mp3"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michel Martin, Stephen Henderson and myself on the GOP debate, and Bush's push for No Child Left Behind.</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> The segment on the new gospel music competition reality show is a great segment -- check it out as well. </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Body style="MARGIN-TOP: 15px"> <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"><SPAN class=program><EM><A href="http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=46"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tell Me More</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT></EM></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=date>October 12, 2007 · </SPAN>This week, GOP presidential contenders met for a debate in Dearborn, Michigan. Meanwhile, President Bush was stumping for reauthorization of the education bill, "No Child Left Behind." In this week's <EM>Political Chat</EM>, hear insights from political blogger Josue Sierra and Stephen Henderson, Deputy Editorial Page Editor at the <EM>Detroit Free Press</EM>.<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR><A href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15220070"><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can listen on the NPR website right here</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>. <BR><BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Related<SPAN class=078110823-13102007> Posts</SPAN>:</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=078110823-13102007>- </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A class="" id=ctl04_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl00_ucBlogPost_hlnkBlogPostTitle style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://josue.townhall.com/g/bd6966e7-4894-4227-b555-492c7481198d"><FONT face=Arial size=2>On Air: Talking GOP Debate and No Child Left Behind</FONT></A><BR><SPAN class=078110823-13102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>- </FONT></SPAN><A class="" id=ctl04_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl01_ucBlogPost_hlnkBlogPostTitle style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://josue.townhall.com/g/1d053938-47a9-46ff-884b-73cd2a32f137"><FONT face=Arial size=2>GOP Economy Debate</FONT></A><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other<SPAN class=078110823-13102007> Posts of Interest</SPAN>:</SPAN><BR style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN class=078110823-13102007>- </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A class="" id=ctl04_ucBlogPosts_rptPosts_ctl02_ucBlogPost_hlnkBlogPostTitle style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" href="http://josue.townhall.com/g/48291888-2b2c-4837-97ec-bb0f0927e14e"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Conference for Minority Journalists of Faith</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV class=Body style="MARGIN-TOP: 15px"><SPAN class=078110823-13102007><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Cross posted at:<BR> </EM><A href="http://josue.townhall.com/g/539550d0-6e62-45a9-b375-f9d534488f25"><EM>http://josue.townhall.com/g/539550d0-6e62-45a9-b375-f9d534488f25</EM></A> </FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Below is an informative press release from the Software & Information Industry Association that came in via email. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P class=MsoBodyText style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SIIA Joins Immigration Voice in Call for Green Card Reform</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Washington</SPAN></FONT></I></st1:City><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></SPAN></FONT></I></st1:place><I><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> –<st1:date w:st="on" Month="9" Day="18" Year="2007">Sept. 18, 2007</st1:date></SPAN></FONT></I><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital information industry, today joined in support with the Immigration Voice, an organization of more than 3,000 highly skilled legal immigrants, in an effort to obtain legislative reform of the green card system.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“Software and digital content companies face a workforce skills shortage that is rising dramatically,” said <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mark Bohannon</st1:PersonName>, General Counsel and Senior Vice President for SIIA. “And the challenge will only get greater in the coming years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for computer software engineers in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> is expected to reach 450,000 by 2014. This projected 48 percent growth reflects that this is one of the fastest growing occupations in the country, one that is certain to outstrip supply of U.S-born workers.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">SIIA has long been a leading supporter of high-skilled immigration reform, including reform of both the H-1B visa and employment-based green card programs, critical elements for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> companies to recruit and retain the necessary talent to compete in the global economy. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">“In the Information Age, a highly educated and skilled workforce is essential as intellect and innovation give the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> its competitive edge. And yet, we have thousands of highly-skilled workers here today who want nothing more than to work in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> and contribute to our vibrant and strongly-growing economy, but who are at risk of being sent home to compete with us. The price of failing to act will be steep. If we do not have green card reform this year, thousands of the talented professionals that presently work for American employers will leave to take jobs with our competitors abroad,” Bohannon concluded.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">About SIIA<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">SIIA is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit <A href="http://www.siia.net/" target=_top>www.siia.net</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">##<SPAN class=687014713-18092007># </SPAN></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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The question for the nation is: Do we wish to go there? </FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><SPAN class=374345416-30082007><FONT face=Arial>Regardless of your views on the issue, I think its important to note that it is American citizens -- voters -- who should get to choose on the direction America will take. The law is already clear about much of the issues being debated -- why are we debating it? America DOES have a right to determine its own future and what guests it welcomes. The push to legitimize illegal immigration is ultimately only harming law-abiding, legal immigrants who get caught up in the wave of discontent with our uninvited guests.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=374345416-30082007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=374345416-30082007><FONT face=Arial>Here is the rest of the email.</FONT></DIV></SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><B>IMMIGRATION TO ADD 100+ MILLION TO U.S. POPULATION BY 2060 <BR>New Report Takes Detailed Look at Different Levels of Admissions</B> <BR><BR>WASHINGTON (August 30, 2007) -- A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies projects how different levels of immigration would impact the future size of America's population. The findings, carefully modeled on earlier projections by the Census Bureau, show that the current level of immigration will add 105 million to the population by 2060, while having a small effect on the aging of society. <BR><BR>The report, entitled ''<B>100 Million More: Projecting the Impact of Immigration on the U.S. Population, 2007 to 2060</B>,'' will be online at </FONT><A href="http://www.cis.org"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>http://www.cis.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> . Among the other findings: <BR><BR>* Currently, 1.6 million legal and illegal immigrants settle in the country each year; 350,000 immigrants leave each year, resulting in net immigration of 1.25 million. <BR><BR>* If immigration continues at current levels, the nation’s population will increase from 301 million today to 468 million in 2060 -- a 167 million (or 56 percent) increase. Future immigrants plus their descendants will account for 105 million (or 63 percent) of the increase. <BR><BR>* The total projected growth of 167 million is equal to the combined populations of Great Britain, France, and Spain. The 105 million from immigration by itself is equal to 13 additional New York Cities. <BR><BR>* If the annual level of net immigration was reduced to 300,000, future immigration would add 25 million people to the population by 2060 -- 80 million fewer than the current level would add. <BR><BR>* The above projection follows exactly the Census Bureau's assumptions about future birth and death rates, including a decline in the birth rate for Hispanics, who comprise the largest share of immigrants. <BR><BR>* Net immigration has been increasing for five decades; if that trends continues, the increase caused by immigration will be higher than the projected 105 million. <BR><BR>* While immigration has a very large impact on the size of the nation's population, it has only a small effect in slowing the aging of American society. <BR><BR>* At the current level of net immigration (1.25 million a year), 61 percent of the nation's population will be of working age (15 to 66) in 2060, compared to 60 percent if net immigration were reduced to 300,000 a year. <BR><BR>* If net immigration was doubled to 2.5 million a year it would raise the working-age share of the population by one additional percentage point, to 62 percent, by 2060. But that level of immigration would create a U.S. population of 573 million, double its size in the 2000 Census. <BR><BR><BR>Policy Discussion: The findings of this study make clear that the debate over immigration should not be whether it makes for a much larger population -- without question it does. Consistent with the findings of the Census Bureau, these projections also show that the debate over immigration should not be whether it has a large impact on the aging of society -- without question it does not. The central question this study raises and that Americans must answer is what costs and benefits come with having a much larger population and a more densely settled country. Some see a deteriorating quality of life with a larger population, including its impact on such things as pollution, congestion, loss of open spaces, and sprawl. Others may feel that a much larger population will create more opportunities for businesses, workers, and consumers. These projections do not resolve those questions. What the projections do tell us is where we are headed as a country. The question for the nation is: Do we wish to go there? <BR><BR>Methodology: This report uses the Census Bureau's assumptions about future birth and death rates from its most recent projections and then simply varies the immigration component. The last Census Bureau projection, released in March 2004, incorporated only one immigration scenario into the projection, so immigration's impact was unclear. The new Center for Immigration Studies report is the first to show the impact of so many different levels of immigration. At present, elected officials have no way of knowing how 200,000 immigrants a year versus two million immigrants a year might affect the population in, say, a 20- or 50-year time period. These projections provide the answers. The new projections are based on the most recent immigration data, whereas the March 2004 Census Bureau projections were based on data collected in the 1990s prior to the results of the 2000 Census, and assumed a much lower level of immigration than was actually the case. <BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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During a news conference in Los Angeles after Arellano's arrest, the boy hid behind the pastor's wife and wiped away tears.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=696105813-20082007>But just in case you lose sight of what the real story is, let me remind you...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN id=columnBody> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><FONT face=Arial>Arellano, 32, arrived in Washington state illegally in 1997. She was deported to Mexico shortly afterward, but returned and moved to Illinois in 2000, taking a job cleaning planes at O'Hare International Airport.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial>She was arrested in 2002 at O'Hare and convicted of working under a false Social Security number. She was to surrender to authorities last August but instead sought refuge at the church on Aug. 15, 2006.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><FONT face=Arial>False Social Security number, breaking airport security, evading arrest. I'm not saying this lady is a "dangerous" criminal, but she <STRONG>DID</STRONG> break the law, and she <STRONG>DID</STRONG> circumvent our security protocols, and <STRONG>SHE</STRONG> <STRONG>chose</STRONG> to enter this country illegally well aware that this could and would eventually happen. That <STRONG>IS</STRONG> dangerous and highlights the critical nature of our broken immigration system and unsecured border. The fact is that the Liberal puppet masters managed to get to her and use her -- yes, that's right: <U>USE HER</U> -- to promote their left-wing pro-illegal immigration cause.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><FONT face=Arial> In my opinion, our country is in grave danger of seeing the "victim mentality" that was propagated among the African American community since the 60's repeated among the Latino immigrant population -- legal and illegal. The root of our social unrest is found in the manipulations of the socialist academics and activists that are using individuals like <SPAN id=columnBody>Elvira Arellano</SPAN> to tug at America's hearts with the help of the typical left-wing media manipulation.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><FONT face=Arial>Personal consequences. I am the first one to advocate for an improved legal immigration process that does not separate families, but when an individual chooses out of their own free will to put themselves outside the protection of the law, it is their choice that brings about consequences. Whether the boy stayed in the US with friends, or eventually leaves to be reunited with his mother is his mother's choice -- the government is not to blame in any way.</FONT></SPAN></P> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><SPAN id=columnBody><FONT face=Arial>Arellano has repeatedly called for a stop to immigration raids that break up families with some members who are in the U.S. legally and others illegally. She has said her son would be deprived of his rights as a U.S. citizen if he had to go to Mexico simply because she did.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><SPAN><FONT face=Arial>Well, I'll call myself a "Legal Immigration Activist" and I'm calling on illegal immigrants to STOP the break-up of families in Mexico and Central America -- stay home with your families, petition to your government for better economic opportunities for yourself and your children, and respect the laws of your neighbors.</FONT> <FONT face=Arial>Educate yourselves about the candidates that run for positions of power in your city, province and country, and demand integrity and transparency. When Latin America's voters stop putting up with government greed and corruption, and when Latin America's journalists start doing their job in exposing these, then we'll see change start happening. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN class=696105813-20082007><SPAN><FONT face=Arial>How about it Arellano? How about focusing all that "activist" energy at your government? Maybe we can get some real change.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Several pro-victory groups including </FONT><A href="http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/"><FONT face=Arial>Vets for Freedom</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> and </FONT><A href="http://www.familiesunitedmission.com/"><FONT face=Arial>Families United</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> are planning a national call-your-Congresspeople day to counter efforts of defeatist groups. Please, please, take five minutes and call or fax your Representative and Senators and let them know you want them to be strong on the war and support our men and women in uniform until their mission is a success. <BR><BR>To make this easy, Victory Caucus has a new page where you can easily look up your Rep and Senators. Just go </FONT><A href="http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=205"><FONT face=Arial>here</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>, type in your zip code, and you'll get your Representative and Senators telephone number, fax, and web contact info. <BR><BR>Included below is more information. Please call / fax / send a pro-victory smoke signal tomorrow, and thanks!<BR><BR>NZ<BR><BR><BR></FONT> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Iraq</SPAN></SPAN></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"> <FONT face="Times New Roman">Veterans, Families of Soldiers Focus on Cost of Defeat in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Organize National Response to MoveOn.org Bullying Tactics</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Tuesday, August 14, 2007</SPAN></SPAN> – Veterans of the <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> war have joined with families of those serving and sacrificing in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> to focus on the cost of a <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> defeat in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>. On Thursday, August 16, they will fight back against efforts by MoveOn.org to bully the American people into ending the mission just as it is showing significant signs of progress. <O:P></O:P></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P></O:P><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>“As families of those who are serving or have made the ultimate sacrifice, we must educate our fellow Americans about the need to continue the mission and the terrible price we will pay if we retreat now,” said Merrilee Carlson, the president of </FONT><A href="http://www.familiesunitedmission.com/"><FONT face=Arial>Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>Added <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on">Pete Hegseth</ST1:PERSONNAME>, executive director of </FONT><A href="http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/"><FONT face=Arial>Vets for Freedom</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>: “Moveon.org will talk a lot about the money we are spending. But what they won’t discuss – and what in truth they just don’t care about – is the overwhelming cost of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> and Iraqi lives and security if we give up too soon and lose this war. As veterans of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> who have served on the ground, we understand the progress that is being made and we know the consequences if we were to pack up and leave without defeating al-Qaeda.” <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P></O:P><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>They noted that possible outcomes of defeat include: <O:P> </O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A bloodbath in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, costing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi lives and possibly destabilizing the entire <ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Middle East</ST1:PLACE> region. <O:P></O:P></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN> </FONT></LI></UL> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>A failed state in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and a safe haven for Al Qaeda to plan future attacks against <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">America</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> and her allies. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">An emboldened Iran in pursuit of nuclear weapons and a victorious Al Qaeda in pursuit of new ways to kill Americans at home and around the world. <O:P></O:P></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN> </FONT></LI></UL><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>Both organizations are urging Americans who support the mission to use August 16, 2007 to educate their members of Congress about the cost of defeat, to write to their local newspapers explaining the consequences of a precipitous withdrawal, and to engage their fellow citizens to discuss the issues at stake. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN> <P class=MsoNormal><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></SPAN></ST1:PERSONNAME><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"></ST1:PERSONNAME><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"></ST1:PERSONNAME><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"></ST1:PERSONNAME><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"></ST1:PERSONNAME><FONT face=Arial>With more than 7,000 veterans of <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Afghanistan</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>, <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black">Vets for Freedom</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face=Arial> is a<SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </SPAN>leading voice representing troops and veterans. Its mission is to educate the American public about the importance of achieving success in these conflicts by applying its members first-hand knowledge to issues of American strategy and tactics—namely "the surge" in <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>. <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"> </ST1:PERSONNAME>It supports policymakers from both sides of the aisle who stand behind the great generation of American warriors on the battlefield, and who have put long-term national security before short-term partisan political gain.<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN><A name=history></A><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Families United for Our Troops and Their Mission</SPAN> is a non-partisan, non-profit coalition of Gold Star and Blue Star families, including some with loved ones in harm's way, veterans, and Americans who share a deep appreciation for our men and women in uniform and support them in their efforts to make <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">America</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> safer by allowing them to complete their mission. <O:P></O:P></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P></O:P><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial># # # <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><FONT face=Arial> <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>We need your organization to join us! Details below<SPAN style="COLOR: navy">: <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><O:P></O:P><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate Gothic Bold">Cost of Defeat Day</SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Copperplate Gothic Bold"> </SPAN></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">National Education Effort </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> Thursday, August 16, 2007</SPAN></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><A href="http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><FONT face=Arial>www.vetsforfreedom.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.familiesunitedmission.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><FONT face=Arial>www.familiesunitedmission.com</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Arial> <O:P></O:P></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Sponsored by Vet for Freedom & Families United.</SPAN></SPAN> <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><BR><FONT face=Arial>This Thursday, August 16, 2007, radically defeatist group, Moveon.org, plans to bully Americans into an immediate retreat from <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE>, guaranteeing our defeat. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> Recently, even the NY Times has reported the progress being made on the ground by the Gen. Petraeus and the brave <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> troops. <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">They are driving al-Qaeda out, securing neighborhoods, and helping Iraqis rebuild their lives and society.</SPAN> <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> Moveon.org will talk a lot about the money we are spending. But what they won’t discuss – <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">and in truth, what they just don’t care about </SPAN>– is the overwhelming cost of <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">U.S.</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> and Iraqi lives and security if we give up too soon and lose this war. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>Possible outcomes of defeat include: <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>A bloodbath in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>, costing hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi lives and possibly destabilizing the entire <ST1:PLACE w:st="on">Middle East</ST1:PLACE> region. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>A failed state in <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and a safe haven for Al Qaeda to plan future attacks against <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">America</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> and her allies. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>An emboldened Iran in pursuit of nuclear weapons and a victorious Al Qaeda in pursuit of new ways to kill Americans at home and around the world. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>Our message of hope and freedom for <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">Iraq</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> is silent unless <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">YOU </SPAN>act! <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>We need people like you to join our <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cost of Defeat Day</SPAN>, this Thursday, August 16. It is critical that we educate Members of Congress, the media, and our fellow citizens about the cost of defeat and the importance of completing this mission. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial> Commit to educating your community. Write letters to the editor of your local papers.<SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> </SPAN>Then, <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">this Thursday</SPAN>, call your Senator and Member of Congress. <O:P></O:P></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 38.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.</SPAN> <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN></ST1:PERSONNAME> <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN></ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN>Let them know that you support Gen. Petraeus and <SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">you want to win the war on terror!</SPAN> <O:P></O:P></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 38.25pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.</SPAN> <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN></ST1:PERSONNAME> <ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN></ST1:PERSONNAME><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"> </SPAN> Let them know that the cost of defeat is a price you are <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">not </SPAN>willing to pay.<SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O:P><FONT size=3> </O:P></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><FONT face=Arial>To locate you representative, visit </FONT><A href="http://www.house.gov/"><FONT face=Arial>www.house.gov</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> & </FONT><A href="http://www.senate.gov/"><FONT face=Arial>www.senate.gov</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> .</FONT></SPAN><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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I read the Spanish version, and the translation is accurate.<BR><BR>I want to call your attention to the extensive list of Cuban government officials and even medical staff who regularly go to France, England and Spain for medical treatment -- not exactly a vote of confidence in the Cuban healthcare system. I agree that there is much that could be done to improve our healthcare system--starting with tort reform! But, read this article and ask yourself, "Am I sure I want a socialized, government-controlled healthcare?" My answer is a very loud NO! (Bold in article is mine)<BR><BR>For those that don't follow the news inside the prison island, </FONT><A href="http://www.babalublog.com/archives/003252.html"><FONT face=Arial>Dr. Darsi Ferrer was imprisoned in 2006 for his opposition to the Castro regime</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>. I assume he has since been released. I'll find out and update this post.<BR></DIV></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial><I>Comisión de Derechos Humanos<BR>Junta Patriótica Cubana<BR>Mayda Cardín<BR>Traducción: Dr. Roberto A. Galloso<BR>Comisión de Relaciones Públicas.<BR>(305) 448-9898<BR>jpcdh@bellsouth.net</I><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><I></I> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial><I>By Dr. Darsi Ferrer, Director of Health & Human Rights Center "Juan Bruno Zayas"</I><BR><BR>Havana, August 6, 2007 -- There is no doubt that the Cuban authorities will not allow the Cuban people the possibility of watching this documentary by Michael Moore, a leading movie producer and ideological ally of the Cuban regime.<BR><BR>Although it might look contradictory, the propaganda used in the film to discredit the USA health system while trying to highlight the excellence of the Cuban health system, turned out to be considered "subversive" by the Cuban regime. It so happens that he based his arguments on gross lies that do not represent at all the Cuban health drama.<BR><BR> It is well known over the world that Fidel Castro went to look for a Spanish doctor when he had a health crisis. A few years ago the Under Secretary of Health, Abelardo Ramirez, went to France for medical treatment where he underwent surgery for a gastric cancer that eventually took his life. In the same manner, <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">the neurosurgeon Domingo, a doctor who is part of Fidel Castro's personal medical team and Chief of the CIMEQ Hospital, went to England to avail himself of Ophthalmologic services for surgical treatment for his eye problems, periodically returning there for checkups.</SPAN><BR><BR> How come that those who are part of the top echelon of the government, having access to all the privileges and resources the country offers to them, when their own health problems are at stake they showlittle or no confidence in the "competent revolutionary medicine".<BR><BR><B> The Cuban health system can be described with one word: Chaos.</B> The majority of the installations are in ruins, with continued great physical deterioration coupled with disastrous operating conditions. In contrast, the exclusive medical institutions, reserved for foreigners with hard currency, members of the "ruling elite" and the high ranking military personnel offer excellent medical services. These institutions are: International Clinic "Cira Garcia", International Clinic of Retinosis Pigmentosa, International Center for Neurological Restoration (CIREN), Center for Medical Chirurgical Investigations (CIMEQ), Koly Clinic and the best (exclusive) floors of the "Almeijeiras" and "Frank Pais" hospitals, among others. In these centers, to which the access is denied to the Cuban people except the above mentioned, the medical staff is highly qualified with a superb professional status, conditions are optimum, the hygiene is adequate, there is cable television, piped music and they are well equipped and have all the necessary resources.<BR><BR> There is within the health system what the regime falsely calls "international missions" which is the only possibility for the health staff to obtain a few dollars to satisfy some of the pressing daily life necessities required to survive in the country But, there is always a catch under the Cuban regime, the "internationalists", as they are called, are exploited as cheap labor and are forced to participate in the psychological manipulation of the people of the countries they are sent to because "their real mission" is to propagate the Marxist-Leninist totalitarian model.<BR><BR> Those who have read our previous article on this subject are familiar with the details of disastrous Cuban health system. However, we should add that the main problem facing that system is the lack of motivation among the health professional because they unable to satisfy the minimum life necessities with the meager salaries they receive. This situation generates a high level of iatrogenic ailments (ailment generated or induced by the physician's manner of handling or discussing a case), deficiencies and negligence in the daily provision of medical services.<BR><BR> Another important factor contributing to damper the motivation of the health professional is the number of limitations imposed on them for their professional development. They are denied access to the internet and free participation in international courses and events. Up to date medical literature and opportunities to keep up to date with the scientific advances worldwide are not there at all. As a matter of fact, thousands of physicians and other health professionals who have the aspiration of professional development and growth have been waiting for years to be "liberated" lo leave the country. Many of them are held in akin to hostage conditions and many of them, with their relatives out of the country, suffer the trauma of being separated from them.<BR><BR> In conclusion, it does not surprise anybody in Cuba, that Michael Moore would choose the "Almeijeiras" Hospital to demonstrate the excellence of the Cuban Health System. The explanation is simple: none of the ruinous hospitals available to the Cuban people could have been used to film his ill intentioned documentary. And, of course, the tyranny can not afford to have the people see this documentary showing what everybody knows is not the reality of the Cuban health system, one of several show places where the average Cuban <BR>citizen is denied access. <BR><BR>For this reason the documentary is banned in Cuba.<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial>HT: <A href="http://freethoughts.wordpress.com/">Stefania at Free Thoughts<BR></A></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13778052.post-70762872225399728132007-08-06T13:31:00.000-05:002007-08-06T13:36:24.614-05:00In My Inbox: What America's STILL Saying About The Stolen Immigration Vote<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=792462918-06082007></SPAN><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>I<SPAN class=792462918-06082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> got this in my email today. It speaks for itself.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=792462918-06082007></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN title=http://www.gop.gov/web/guest/conference_call> <DIV dir=ltr align=left></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What America’s<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> <U>Still</U></SPAN></I> Saying About The Stolen Immigration Vote</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B><FONT face=Arial size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></B> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=maroon size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“… Democrats ruled that a GOP motion had failed even though, when the gavel fell, the electronic score board showed it winning 215-213 along with the word FINAL.”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=maroon size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Democrats undid a vote they had lost over the issue of subsidies to illegal immigrants … you don't change or ‘fix’ the score after the game has been played.”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=maroon size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Even [Democrat Rep. Rick] Larsen, who voted with his party, wasn't certain how the roll call moved that night. ‘I looked up and the board had changed,’ he said.”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><BR><IMG height=52 src="cid:image002.gif@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=221 border=0></P></SPAN></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> “</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The House of Representatives almost turned into the Fight Club Thursday night, when Democrats ruled that a GOP motion had failed even though, <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">when the gavel fell, the electronic score board showed it winning 215-213 along with the word FINAL</SPAN></B>. The presiding officer, Rep. Mike McNulty (D., N.Y.), actually <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">spoke over the clerk who was trying to announce the result</SPAN></B>. </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“In the ensuing confusion several members changed their votes and the GOP measure to deny illegal aliens benefits such as food stamps then trailed 212-216. Boiling-mad Republicans stormed off the floor. The next day, their fury increased when they learned <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">electronic records of the vote had disappeared from the House's voting system. </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Speaker Nancy Pelosi made matters worse when she told reporters, ‘There was no mistake made last night.’ <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had to rescue her by acknowledging that, while he thought no wrongdoing had occurred, the minority party was ‘understandably angry</SPAN></B>.’ Under pressure, the House unanimously agreed to create a select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican charges the vote had been ‘stolen.’” (<A href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110010430">Wall Street Journal’s John Fund, 8/6/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/"><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG class=ui height=42 alt="The Seattle Times" src="cid:image014.jpg@01C7D832.8E711AD0" width=146 border=0></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Seattle</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Times</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: “What ensued is now the subject of a congressional investigation, which will determine how an apparent 215-213 victory by Republicans became a 216-212 win for Democrats. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Even [Washington Democrat Rick] Larsen</SPAN></B>, who voted with his party, <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">wasn't certain how the roll call moved that night. ‘I looked up and the board had changed,’</SPAN></B> he said.” (<A href="http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dcnotebook&date=20070806&query=rick+larsen">Seattle Times, 8/6/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><A href="http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/"><FONT color=#336699><SPAN style="COLOR: #336699; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Daily Briefing</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Columbus (OH) Dispatch’s Daily Briefing</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: “GOP Fumes Over Democratic Vote Change. Republicans like <A title=http://www.house.gov/tiberi href="http://www.house.gov/tiberi" target=_blank><FONT title=http://www.house.gov/tiberi color=black><SPAN title=http://www.house.gov/tiberi><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Rep. Pat Tiberi </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A>of Genoa Township are still angry today over the actions of House Democrats late last night during a close vote on a GOP procedural motion. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Republicans last night initially thought they had won the vote when it was gaveled closed, 215-213. But then the vote was declared not over</SPAN></B>, and <A title=http://www.house.gov/space href="http://www.house.gov/space" target=_blank><FONT title=http://www.house.gov/space color=black><SPAN title=http://www.house.gov/space><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Rep. Zack Space </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A>of Dover was one of several Democrats who changed their votes. In the end, the official result was Democrats defeating the GOP motion, 216-212. … ‘Last night, I joined my fellow Republicans and walked off the floor of the House in disgust,’ Tiberi said. ‘The Democrats' maneuver last night as they <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">trampled House rules by changing members’ votes, in order to defeat a Republican measure that would have banned illegal immigrants from receiving certain government benefits</SPAN></B>, showed a blatant disregard for House rules, policies, and practices.’” (<A href="http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2007/08/gop_fumes_over_democratic_vote.html">Columbus Dispatch’s Daily Briefing, 8/3/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.hometownstation.com/index.php"><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG height=46 alt="Santa Clarita Radio - KHTS AM-1220" src="cid:image004.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=136 border=0></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">KHTS Radio (Santa Clarita, CA)</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: “McKeon Votes To Oppose Providing Illegal Immigrants Benefits<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">. He is ‘appalled by Democrats unethically changing final vote</SPAN></B>.’ Yesterday, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon made the following statement on the <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Democrat maneuver late last night to reverse the outcome of a vote that would have barred illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits</SPAN></B>: ‘Last night’s unethical maneuver by the Democrats to overturn the final vote on a motion to send the agriculture funding bill back to committee was disgraceful, but even more outrageous was the unjust defeat of the motion that would have also kept American taxpayer dollars out of the hands of illegal aliens.’” (<A href="http://www.hometownstation.com/mckeon-illegal-immigrants-2007-08-03-01-59-2.html">KHTS, 8/4/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.troyrecord.com"><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG height=56 src="cid:image005.gif@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=255 border=0></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Troy</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (NY) Record</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: “Rep. Michael McNulty, D-Green Island, made his way onto the popular video Internet site YouTube after enraging Republicans Thursday night when he gaveled a tight vote to close. McNulty, who was sitting in for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, found himself drawing boos mostly from the minority after he apparently gaveled in favor of Democrats on a motion to bar illegal immigrants from receiving federal funds in an agricultural spending bill. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The close vote was gaveled away by McNulty to a 214 to 214 failure, but Republicans argued the tally was really 215 to 213 in their favor</SPAN></B>. Angered over the loss, Republicans began chanting ‘<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">shame, shame, shame,</SPAN></B>’ and then walked out in protest – a scene that was posted on the Internet video Web site YouTube shortly after the incident [sic] irrupted.” (<A href="http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18663682&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=7021&rfi=6">Troy Record, 8/4/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Verdana color=white size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: white; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com" target=_blank><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG title="Real Clear Politics" height=69 alt="Real Clear Politics" src="cid:image006.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=103 border=0></SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></U></B> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Real Clear Politics</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">: House Democrats' Unforced Error. Late Thursday night there was a significant uproar on the House floor as <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Democrats undid a vote they had lost over the issue of subsidies to illegal immigrants</SPAN></B> … While the general public may not understand all the nuances of parliamentary tactics, <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">they do understand that you don't change or ‘fix’ the score after the game has been played</SPAN></B> … The stolen vote wasn't just 'inconvenient' for Republican politicians<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">; it was an affront to the millions of Americans we were representing </SPAN></B>… This little episode may not gather a lot of attention with the broader public and the press, but the Democrats, through a needless unforced error – made significantly worse by a lack of judgment as to how to deal with losing a vote they did not have to lose – have given the Republicans a club...”<FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> (<A href="http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2007/08/house_democrats_unforced_error_1.html">Real Clear Politics, John McEntire, 8/6/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><IMG height=41 src="cid:image007.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=252 border=0></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“House Forms Special Panel Over Alleged Stolen Vote”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Washington Post:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The House last night unanimously agreed to create a special select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican allegations that Democratic leaders had stolen a victory from the House GOP on a parliamentary vote late Thursday night.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The move capped a remarkable day that started with Republicans marching out of the House in protest near midnight Thursday, was punctuated by partisan bickering, and ended with Democratic hopes for a final legislative rush fading. … The agreement to form a special committee was extraordinary. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Such powerful investigative committees are usually reserved for issues such as the Watergate scandal and the funneling of profits from Iranian arms sales to the Nicaraguan contras in the 1980s. <FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">‘</SPAN></FONT>I don't know when something like this has happened before,’ said House deputy historian Fred W. Beuttler. He called the decision ‘incredible</SPAN></B>.<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">’</SPAN></B> …</SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“GOP lawmakers had marched out of the House chamber about 11 p.m. Thursday, shouting ‘shame, shame’ and saying that <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Democrats had ‘stolen’ a vote on a parliamentary motion to pull an agriculture spending bill off the floor until it incorporated an explicit denial of federal benefits to illegal immigrants</SPAN></U></B>.” (<A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080300878_pf.html">The Washington Post, 8/4/07</A>)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG height=59 src="cid:image008.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=228 border=0></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Los Angeles</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Times:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“<B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The GOP measure would have amended the agriculture bill to ensure that no funds could be used to employ or provide housing for illegal immigrants</SPAN></U></B> — about half of the 2.5 million workers on U.S. farms. … The move infuriated Democratic leaders, who saw it as a political maneuver to force their party's vulnerable freshman members to take a difficult vote that could be used against them next year on the campaign trail. … <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">In a maneuver that recalled the high-handed tactics of House leaders from generations past</SPAN></B>, the Democrat lawmaker presiding over the chamber brought down his gavel, ending the vote…” (<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><A href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-congress4aug04,0,5613464.story?coll=la-home-center"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: normal">Los Angeles Times, 8/4/07</SPAN></A></SPAN></I>) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG height=42 src="cid:image009.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=265 border=0></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Washington Times:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> “<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">It usually takes several years for a House majority to overreach like Democrats did Thursday night.</SPAN></B> But now we see enraged House Republicans credibly accusing Democrats of stealing a vote, followed by a Republican walkout, the first in the House in years. …The short version: <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Republicans sought to send the agriculture bill back to committee to block federal employment and rental assistance for illegal aliens. Democrats supported these agriculture-bill loopholes.</SPAN></U></B></SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Glitch or no glitch, this was an outrage. Democrats at minimum were content to appear to tell Republican lawmakers that their vote and their silm apparent victory didn't count.</SPAN></B> On Friday, House Minority Leader John Boehner and Minority Whip Roy Blunt vowed to halt all House business except foreign intelligence surveillance reform and bridge-safety legislation until the matter is resolved — as they should. …</SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A vote is a vote.</SPAN></B> It is particularly egregious for House Democrats to attempt to rescind the outcome on an issue so clear-cut as public assistance for illegal aliens. <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Illegal aliens who disregard our immigration laws should not also be allowed to enjoy public benefits courtesy of the American taxpayer.</SPAN></U></B>” (<A href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/NATION/108040062/1001">Editorial, The Washington Times, 8/4/07</A>) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG height=60 src="cid:image010.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=268 border=0></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chicago</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Tribune:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“…House Republicans remained spitting mad. At one Capitol Hill press conference, Republican lawmakers to a person, referred to the Democratic leadership as the "Democrat leadership" a subtle difference that upsets many Democrats because of the fondness of conservative bloggers to emphasize the last syllable. … <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Republicans framed the issue as Democrats violating the rules of the House as well their own rules in order to transfer taxpayers' money in the form of welfare benefits to illegal immigrants.</SPAN></U> If you're in the Democratic leadership, that's got to give you a headache.</B>”<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </SPAN></B>(<A href="http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2007/08/a_house_divided_gets_even_more.html#more">Chicago Tribune, “The Swamp” blog, 8/3/07</A>) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG height=46 src="cid:image011.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=393 border=0></SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Vote cutoff creates furor in House”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cleveland Plain Dealer:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“The trouble began about 11 p.m. Thursday, as <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Republicans tried to send an agriculture spending bill back to the drawing board. They said it needed to be altered to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining taxpayer- funded food stamps.</SPAN></U></B> Furious Republicans shouted ‘Shame, Shame, Shame,’ before leaving the House floor. Republicans want the vote to be reversed, said Cincinnati Republican Steve Chabot. ‘They don't count our votes any more,’ added Springfield Republican David Hobson. ‘They ran for these jobs and accused us all of holding votes open and doing chicanery to them, and now they're doing worse. Our people are just enraged by it.’” (<A href="http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/ispol/118623090399230.xml&coll=2">Cleveland Plain Dealer, 8/4/07</A>) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/today.guest.html"><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG height=78 src="cid:image012.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=312 border=0></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“Democrats Cheat On House Vote”</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P> <P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Rush Limbaugh Show:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“We're laughing at this but this is a serious thing. <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">The Democrats are hell-bent on getting these illegal immigrants here and making them voters</SPAN></U>. </B> They're hell-bent on expanding the redistribution of wealth. They are hell-bent on getting them in here and getting them on our welfare rolls and the social safety net, which we, more properly, have termed here the hammock. The Republicans thought they defeated it last night, and I'm sure they did, and <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">the Democrats just couldn't put up with that so they just stole the vote</SPAN></B>. The Republicans are not letting go of this.” (<A href="http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_080307/content/01125108.guest.html">The Rush Limbaugh Show, 8/3/07</A>) </SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><IMG height=51 alt="AP Associated Press" src="cid:image013.jpg@01C7D832.3FF34360" width=204 border=0></SPAN></FONT></B></P> <P><B><U><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Associated Press:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> “Republicans continued to steam … over the episode in which they appeared to be the winners by a 215-213 tally on a procedural motion <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">designed to make sure illegal immigrants would not get certain benefits from an agriculture spending bill.</SPAN></B> … Republicans prevailed upon their Democratic rivals to establish a special panel to investigate the manner in which the vote was handled.” (<A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080300874_pf.html">AP, 8/3/07</A>) </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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