Calderon Continues his US Immigration Law Bashing & The Dems Are Loving It

The fact the President Calderon is bashing the new immigration law really doesn't come as a surprise.  After all, his country's economy would be in even worse shape if it not were for the billions of dollars that are sent back to Mexico from illegal aliens.  He is trying to protect his own in manner of speaking. 

What I find so offensive about this is the standing ovation.  Especially when two of the people who were applauding, we none other than Janet Napolitano and Eric Holder.  Both of which have admitted that they have not bothered to read the bill. 

I have an idea, let's adopt Mexico's immigration laws: 

“Having traveled into Mexico last year to various cities on the Baja Peninsula, a distance of more than 1,000 miles round-trip, we were stopped more than 20 times at various checkpoints. At most of those stops, we were told to exit the vehicle and we were subjected to rigorous inspections. Where does Mexican President Felipe Calderón get off with his hypocritical outrage at our Senate Bill 1070?”



The Mexican government will bar foreigners if they upset “the equilibrium of the national demographics.”

If outsiders do not enhance the country’s “economic or national interests” or are “not found to be physically or mentally healthy,” they are not welcome. Neither are those who show “contempt against national sovereignty or security.” They must not be economic burdens on society and must have clean criminal histories. Those seeking to obtain Mexican citizenship must show a birth certificate, provide a bank statement proving economic independence, pass an exam and prove they can provide their own health care.

And Light Comes On - Janet Napolitano Finally Gets It

During a press conference, Janet Napolitano, the head of Homeland Security, admits that she is "surprised by al-Qaeda's determination".  Where in heavens name has this woman been for the past 8 years?  Was she out of the country when we were attacked on 9/11?  Has she picked up a newspaper in the past 8 years? 

It really has to make one wonder what was the Obama administration thinking?  Is it that they believed that they would take office, make nice with the Middle East and everything would be fine?  Simply doing the opposite of President Bush is not making us any safer now is it? 

The reality is that the problems that led to 9/11 can be traced back to at least the Carter administration.  President Carter's inability to deal with the hostages that were held in Iran for more than 400 days emboldened the jihadists that America was weak.  President Reagan made them believe more profoundly when he pulled out the troops in Beriut after the bombing of the Marine Barracks.  President Clinton did the same things with the decisions that were made about Somalia, and after the attacks on the African embassies and the USS Cole bombing.  The reality is we did nothing after the Cole was bombed.  President Clinton viewed it as criminal matter.  I heard him interviewed after his biography came out and he said that they didn't have enough evidence to convict him in a court of law.  While that may be true, the evidence was clear that he did it, they were just not able to have a chain of evidence that would hold up in court.  The pre 9/11 mentality. When we are going to start listening to Usama bin Laden?  He has made it very clear that he feels that we are weak, and not prepared to stay the fight.  They believe that they can wait us out. 

The woman that President Obama put in charge of protecting the homeland is "surprised"?  This should outrage every American regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum.  These are people who use children and women as shields.  These are people who send kids to blow themselves up.  These are people who mutilated our servicemen.  These are people who beat women for showing strands of hair in public.  These are people who throw acid in the faces of young girls who are doing nothing more than trying to get an education and better their lot in life.  These are people who are still fighting a war that ended in the 1600's. 

The chorus for this woman to resign needs to get louder and louder.  A person who is surprised that they would send a bomb on plane is utterly and profoundly unqualified for this position.  This is the person that President Obama put in charge of keeping our country safe?  That is only the surprise. 

Napolitano's Odd Definition of Working Fine - Pilots on Domestic Flights Not Notified of Bomber - UPDATE

Two days after the failed terrorist attack, Janet Napolitano made the round on the Sunday talk shows saying that the system worked just fine. I have listened to the statement and she did use the word “after”. She really didn’t articulate very well, but she did say it. She was then put into a position to clarify her statement and said that obviously the system didn’t work as a bomber was allowed to get on a plane. The problem is that apparently the system didn’t even work fine after the failed bombing was known to authorities.


The Allied Airline Pilots Association has a written a letter to U.S. House of Representatives to inform them that pilots of domestic flights that were in the air at the time immediately following the arrest of the bomber were not notified. The TSA only notified the pilots of incoming international flights. The pilots of domestic flights were not even aware of the thwarted bombing until after they landed. The international flights only accounted for about one third of all flights in the air at the time.


Luckily for us, he was the only bomber in the skies at the time. But as 9/11 showed us, al Qaeda likes to do coordinated attacks. The crews of the planes in the air should have known that there was potential danger. The crews of the planes could then make a determination if anything seemed suspicious on their flight.


Janet Napolitano is clearly in over her head. Her lack of qualifications for the enormous task she has been given is a danger to every American. I will give her credit where credit is due. At least she did use the word terrorism. That is something that I was pleasantly surprised by, but that in and of itself certainly isn’t enough to give comfort to all Americans who are depending on the government to provide safety. Providing safety to the citizens of this country is actually a provision in the constitution that the federal government is supposed to be performing.

I live just outside of Washington, DC; a city that has a big fat target on it. The members and sympathizers of al Qaeda would love nothing more than performing a major attack on the capital of our country. She doesn’t elicit a sense of comfort to the millions who live in areas that are major targets. This is a woman who is reportedly on the short list for seat on the Supreme Court. It truly makes me wonder if she got the job due to the fact that she was one of the first high profile democrats to come out in favor of the candidacy of then Senator Barack Obama.  Truly scary. 

** Fox News is reporting that democrats will be joining the republican chorus asking for her resignation.  **