It has been over two months sense my last post here on bullspit. Not because I don't like you, or because there is a shortage of things to write about, rather because I haven't had the time.
The Arizona immigration law, recently signed by Governor Jan Brewer, has won few fans. The President, the Mexican government, Meghan McCain, and Janet Napolitano, all are against it. While the debate for now is over the methods, something has to be done about the issue. As it stands, Arizona practically has to run for a personal loan company to deal with the problem as it is.
Janet Napolitano slams Arizona immigration law
The Arizona immigration law was blasted by Janet Napolitano. As head of the Department of Homeland Security, she feels that the law in question "is a misguided law." (From CNN .) The issue has long gone without remedy, and it might come to the fore of Congressional and Presidential agendas.
Meghan McCain breaks rank with famous father
Meghan McCain daughter of John McCain, does not agree with her father on this one. She recently wrote a column on The Daily Beast , she posted that the bill is a "bad law" and it "misses the bigger picture of what is really going on with illegal immigration." She also posted those who don't see the impacts of illegal immigration on a daily basis, good and negative, can't appreciate the complexity of the situation.
The Government of Mexico weighs in
The President of Mexico himself believes Governor Brewer has done numerous a disservice with the bill. President Felipe Calderon issued a statement announcing his frustration with the measure.
Candor about taxes is rare in Washington, so when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admits that Democrats may have to impose a huge new tax on the middle class to fund their spending ambitions, believe her.
Speaking with PBS's Charlie Rose on Monday, Mrs. Pelosi mused publicly about the rising possibility of enacting a value-added tax, or VAT, as part of broader tax reform. "Somewhere along the way, a value-added tax plays into this," she said. "Of course, we want to take down the health-care cost, that's one part of it. But in the scheme of things, I think it's fair to look at a value-added tax as well."
The allure of a VAT for politicians is that it applies to every level of production or service, rakes in piles of money, and is largely hidden from those who ultimately pay it—namely, consumers. With a $9 trillion 10-year budget deficit, $4 trillion in spending in fiscal 2010 alone, and a $1 trillion (at a minimum) health-care entitlement in the wings, Mrs. Pelosi knows that not even the revenue from the expiration of the lower Bush tax rates in 2011 will cover the bills. Nearly every European country that has passed national health care has also eventually imposed a VAT, and it's foolish to think the U.S. will be different.
With American or should I say, Chicago politician arrogance at its finest, President Barack Obama with wife Michelle visited Copenhagen to pitch their bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic games to be held in Chicago.
Many say the President should not have left amidst discussions on the most controversial bill facing American citizens sense the 1930's. But he did anyways, and Chicago lost in a shocking defeat! Chicago wound up with the fewest votes of the four cities in the first round, partly it seems due to a late sympathy surge for Tokyo, which had widely been expected to drop out first. Considering the Brazilian city's strong and passionate case for taking the Olympics to South America for the first time, they deserve it!
This irrational decision by the US President underscores critics skepticism of Obama's in-ability to make sound priority decisions.
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