The Mayor of LA thinks we are racists to want a fence on the border. But He wants one around his house.

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Wants a Six-Foot Security Wall Erected Around His Mansion

"But no 'hood is small or wealthy enough to protect his royal highness. Much to the dismay of the Windsor Square Association, whose residents generally abide by the city's 42-inch yard-wall limit, Villaraigosa just applied for a six-footer:"

The Mayor lives at 605 South Irving Boulevard.

H.R. 685: Checkpoint Images Protection Act of 2011

Overcriminalized.com  " H.R. 685 would make it a criminal violation for an unauthorized individual to “knowingly” photograph, record, or distribute any images produced using “advanced imaging technology during the screening of an individual at an airport, or upon entry into any building owned or operated by the Federal Government.”"

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Where Is The Outrage Now?

Khaled Abu Toameh  of the Jerusalem Post   "It took President Barack Obama nine days to condemn Col. Muammar Gaddafi's massacres in Libya as "outrageous" and "unacceptable."
"It took the UN Security Council more than a week to hold a closed-door meeting and issue a tempered statement condemning the violence in Libya and calling for its immediate end and for those responsible to be held accountable.
"This is the same Security Council that one week earlier held a special and open session to condemn construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.'

Hat tip to Big Peace : "According to Abu Toameh, there’s another double standard at work: the relatively deferential approach that Washington has taken toward Gaddafi when compared to its handling of the uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak."

Young Republicans Produce Ad about Wisconsin Senators, “Fugitives on the Run”

Video and sound  "The Illinois Young Republicans are having some fun with Democratic State Senators, “fugitives on the run.”"

Tribal Dynamics Sets Libya Apart From Neighbors

GlobalSecurity.org "Ziad Akl, a researcher at Cairo's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, keeps a close eye on neighboring Libya. He says that in Libyan society, the loyalty to the tribe supersedes loyalty to the state. This means that amid the current turmoil, clan affiliations and customs are more important than civic organizations, or following the state law.
"He says that the tribal dynamics that Qaddafi long suppressed through modernization, nationalism, and the development of patron-client relations with tribal heads appear to be turning against him."

The American protestor meets the Arab protestor

http://townhall.com/cartoons/jerryholbert

Let's talk peace and tolerance over some, like, Ben & Jerry's, y'know.

Miss him yet?

Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

From the party of peace, love, tolerance and naturally, civility.

The Real Political Math In Wisconsin

HuffPost  "For all of the valid concern about reining in state spending -- a concern shared by politicians and voters of all labels -- the underlying strategic Wisconsin story is this: Gov. Scott Walker, a Tea Party-tinged Republican, is the advance guard of a new GOP push to dismantle public-sector unions as an electoral force."
When reading the Huffington Post, bear in mind the site is sponsored by MSNBC. If you must watch NBC shows on TV, remember to watch the dialog for attacks on conservatives, Christians, TEA partiers and Republicans in general.
Why Bush Senior says he likes watching "Law & Order" reruns, I'll never know.

The Constitution and Obamacare

Big Government  "What does the Constitution really say about the most controversial policy decisions of the present day? What arguments against Obamacare have potential in court, and which are DOA?

"Constitutional law experts Richard Epstein and John Yoo joined us to discuss these very issues. They examine the constitutionality of Obacamare through the lens of the “encroachment” argument (which has potential) and the “general welfare” argument, which they argue won’t work."  Some things they say you might like, others: not so much.

Democrats and the Defense of Marriage Act

Obama’s Constitutional Epiphany "The American people are learning that Obama’s Constitution is a very strange creature indeed. Whether it’s ignoring a district-court decision striking down his signature health-care legislation or abandoning a duly enacted law to establish a right to same-sex marriage through the courts, Obama’s constitutional interpretation is ultimately dictated by his political needs of the moment. 2012 can’t come fast enough."

Jonah Goldberg: Throwing in the Towel on the Constitution "Either way, what Obama is doing is flatly outrageous. Carney says that “the president is constitutionally bound to enforce the laws and enforcement of the DOMA will continue.”"

Gingrich rips Obama on DOMA but denies call for impreachment ""Congress has every responsibility to demand President Obama live up to his constitutional obligations, but impeachment is clearly not an appropriate action,” Gingrich said in a statement, released after news outlets had interpreted Gingrich's statements to Newsmax as suggesting that Obama could be impeachable for not executing the law regarding DOMA."

Obama and DOMA  "Did anyone on any part of the political spectrum ever actually believe that Obama opposed gay marriage? That was never anything but disguise. This new move suggests that the centrist mask is slipping, the country is polarizing, and Obama is being forced to fly his true flag. I don’t doubt that the president will continue to resist full disclosure of his leftist political allegiances. Yet that is the direction in which he is now being pulled."

DOMA Watch  "The Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws, and provides that states need not recognize a marriage from another state if it is between persons of the same sex. 37 states have their own Defense of Marriage Acts (DOMAs), while 2 more states have strong language that defines marriage as one man and one woman. There are 30 states that have constitutional amendments protecting traditional marriage, including the three states (Arizona, California, and Florida) that passed constitutional amendments in November 2008."

Libya and the US

US military advisers in Cyrenaica. Qaddafi's loses his air force "This is the first time America and Europe have intervened militarily in any of the popular upheavals rolling through the Middle East since Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution in early January. The advisers, including intelligence officers, were dropped from warships and missile boats at the coastal towns of Benghazi and Tobruk Thursday Feb. 24, for a threefold mission:"  DEBKAfile

Help Libyans Liberate Themselves from Qadhafi  "The United States has a humanitarian interest in easing the suffering of Libyans and halting the regime’s criminal atrocities and a strategic interest in removing the anti-Western dictatorship that has unleashed terrorism at home and abroad. The Obama Administration, which has muted its voice and equivocated on Libya, should take stronger action to achieve these goals."

ELLIOTT ABRAMS :  Our Bargain With the New Gadhafi  "After Saddam Hussein fell, Libya's leader handed his weapons to the U.S. in exchange for warmer relations. We got his nuclear program. He got to stay comfortably in power."  Max Boot adds his comment to the previous article:

We must make clear to him that the days when he could strike a deal with the West are over. All that we are willing to negotiate now are the terms of his departure from power.

http://townhall.com/cartoons/ericallie

"President Obama’s failure to deliver that message is both shameful and puzzling.

U.S. Will Announce Sanctions Soon  "The United States moved to increase diplomatic pressure on the embattled Libyan government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi on Friday, suspending relations and preparing to impose unilateral sanctions because of the deadly violence the Libyan government has directed at protesters in the country."

Foreign Policy Initiative to Obama: U.S., Allies Must Act on Libya "The Foreign Policy Initiative has authored a letter to President Obama recommending his administration act with America's NATO allies on ending the violence and the "murderous regime" in Libya. The letter was signed by 41 former U.S. government officials, human rights and democracy advocates, and foreign policy experts, including the boss and several contributing editors and contributors to THE WEEKLY STANDARD. The text of the letter is below."...

Rubicon: A river in Wisconsin

Charles Krauthammer "We have heard everyone - from Obama's own debt commission to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - call the looming debt a mortal threat to the nation. We have watched Greece self-immolate. We can see the future. The only question has been: When will the country finally rouse itself?
"Amazingly, the answer is: now. Led by famously progressive Wisconsin - Scott Walker at the state level and Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at the congressional level - a new generation of Republicans has looked at the debt and is crossing the Rubicon. Recklessly principled, they are putting the question to the nation: Are we a serious people?"