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From a Wall Street Journal editorial on 9/22/2005 about the new Carter/Baker voting reform commission's suggested reforms: The voter-ID recommendations are particularly noteworthy, however, because for decades the left has maintained that voter fraud isn't a problem. In fact, it's...

Previously I posted on Dan Rather?s whining about the climate of fear running through today?s newsrooms. Rush Limbaugh also mentioned it yesterday:Former CBS News reporter Dan Rather said yesterday that there is a climate of fear, a climate of fear,...

The American Public Is Tired Of Runaway Immigration

Here's a great post with good content, as well as number of interesting links to related topics dealing with the border security/immigration issue.

Looks to the Chief like someone besides Tom Tancredo (R-CO) gets it. This issue is so clear it should be visible to a blind man, but apparently not to lots of assorted congresscritters, nor yet to the administration.

Again, if the GOP doesn't get with it on this, they will be outflanked TO THE RIGHT on this issue by the likes of Hilary Clinton.

H/T to Bill Quick's DAILY PUNDIT.

Romney stands by comments about Muslims

A while back the Chief posted here about Governor Mit Romney (R-MA) calling for increased surveillance in radical mosques to nip terrorism in the bud.

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts delivered a letter, which was co-signed by 21 other organizations, saying that Romney's comments characterized Muslims living in the U.S. as potential or actual terrorists.

Well, as expected the PC moonbat crowd from the ACLU to assorted Islamist groups got all hot and bothered and demanded retractions and an apology. So, what's a pol to do when faced with this sort of criticism? Back down? Waffle?

Usually so, but not in this case! In a more recent press conference:

Romney told reporters that he stood by his comments. "When it comes to protecting our citizens, there is no place for political correctness. We should be doing more in terms of intelligence and counterterrorism in the state to protect ourselves from terrorists. We spend a lot of our resources thinking about response, but response can't protect us. We have to be able to prevent attacks."

Talk about saying the unspeakable ut true!

Romney said that if U.S. intelligence officials have information that a person is "preaching messages of hate and terror," then there should be sufficient grounds to conduct surveillance on them in their places of worship. "Surely, we have to recognize that some of this has gone on in mosques in the past," Romney said. "Most mosques are teaching doctrines of love and consideration, but there have been places of extremism where certain teachers have been identified as having been involved in or led to terrorist attacks. Let's not pretend that's not the case."

This is really excellent, not only to highlight a potentially serious security issue, but then to NOT back down in the face of the usual barrage of politically correct complaints about having done so.

I must say that I've watched more TV in the last week than I'd probably watched in about the last, oh, year or so. In fact, the reason I'm still up now is because I'm waiting to catch the 11:00...

From today's Hotline:President Bush has produced a nominee that probably qualifies, and I would support him. -- Tom Daschle on Roberts, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9/22...

As the confirmation of John Roberts draws near, we're beginning to see how Democrats and Republicans will vote for him. Most of us figured that the Dems would play nice with Roberts and stifle the next nominee, all the while...

Instapundit it currently hosting a poll, asking where the US government should make cuts to finance Katrina funding. Farm subsidies Federal support for public broadcasting The DARE program Congressional travel and staff allowances All of the above The answer --...

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