George Rebane
That Ted Cruz is a strong anti-abortionist was claimed by a liberal friend and RR reader. Moreover, the Texas Republican believes that “the continuum of human life begins at the moment of fertilization”, which means at conception. By reasonable extension, this also means that Cruz is against any and all post-coitus contraception, since this might destroy a fertilized egg (although some eggs may be fertilized many hours after coitus). I was not aware of that about Sen Cruz and asked my friend to provide some proof, which I promised to post. He did, and you can inspect his submission here.
Illegal border crossings are down – that is the narrative that the Left (and their lamestream-locked local lackeys) are using to extenuate their criminality with the argument that ‘Dreamers’, illegal alien children (accompanied and unaccompanied), and other labeled groups of “immigrants” (now referenced sans the former ‘illegal’ or ‘undocumented’ modifiers) should be given amnesty to stay here forever, qualify for state offices, and soon obtain the vote (‘they pay taxes too’). Well, border crossings are actually up since the folks south of the border became convinced that Congress and our courts would override President Trump’s enforcement of illegal alien laws already on the books. According to the Border Patrol and Homeland Security, the year-to-year number of intercepted and arrested illegal alien families is up 435%, and the number of unaccompanied children is up 329%. Fox News reported this; haven’t heard/seen it on any lamestream outlets.
Hillary Hodge’s run for District 3 Supervisor has so far garnered her 1,467 votes (to Dan Miller’s 1,713 votes). Nevada County’s participation in beta testing the new Voters’ Choice Act will delay completing the tally until this coming Monday. I presume that Dan Miller’s lead will hold and he will be re-elected. But what I really find remarkable is that so many people actually voted for her. Let me say at the outset that Ms Hodge is a nice pleasant lady and an upstanding citizen of our county. But what I find astounding is that someone without any relevant education, total absence of experience, a demonstrated ignorance of issues, and no known life accomplishments (she admits to still coming to grips with being an adult) has the hubris to come in as an unknown, and do so well against the incumbent opponent whose attributes are diametrically opposite hers. This speaks poorly for our county and, in extension, to our country’s voters who today are so ideologically rent that they will vote for a 2×4 with a painted face if it runs under their preferred party’s banner.
[9jun18 update] Union columnist Darrell Berkheimer delivered one of his liberal logrollers – ‘What should America do to be great again’ – in the newspaper’s 9jun18 edition. He has concluded that America is no longer a great nation, and that is the fault of Republicans and President Trump. He cites with alarm the upcoming report by the UN’s Human Rights Council, an assemblage dominated by the world’s worthless worthies (here), which contains an amplified and doctored list of America’s sores and carbuncles, leading Mr Berkheimer to conclude that we are indeed the worst of the worst among developed nations. To be great again, Berkheimer prescribes that we reinstate “the freedom and opportunities to live a better life”, along with the “freedom to innovate” – freedoms which the Left has systematically been removing since the country’s post-war march to socialism was resumed by the Great Society in the 1960s. Telling of Berkheimer’s prescriptions for America’s future are his mythical interpretations of the governmental “we” who used to “provide” for Americans. And going forward “it's not just what we provide for those living now, but instead what we provide for the future — for our children, and the next generation after that.” (emphasis mine) Unless I’m forgetting something fundamental about the greatness of America, it was not government, but the people who were free to innovate and provide for themselves that made us the most sought-after nation in the world. Government’s constitutional role was to maintain a secure geography in which we could do all these things for ourselves. Today the Berkheimers in America are working hard and with considerable success to reverse these roles.
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