Sarah is one "Fox"-y Lady

Welp, she's at it again. Fox news has announced former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is joining their team as a commentator and get this, analyst. I sense an SNL spoof in the near future...

Read the Denver Post's quick wrap-up of the announcement here.

Making Something Outta Nothing

Republicans are out for blood. Currently they are calling for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to step down after controversial remarks he made concerning President Obama's attributes (he's "light-skinned" and speaks "with no Negro dialect"). Republicans are citing a double-standard, stating that if one of their members stated such things, they would be forced to step down from office. Reid has already apologized to Obama for the remarks, and Obama has accepted the apology. So...can't we just let this go? Apparently not. Arguing about this is seemingly more important that our troubled economy, health care reform, or the two wars we're fighting. Glad to know we all have our priorities straight.

Read the article from MSNBC here

Giuliani Says Some Stupid Stuff...

According to MSNBC, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani is criticizing President Obama about his domestic terrorism plans, saying that he should be "following the right things that Bush did." Giuliani also has said that there were no domestic terror attacks when Bush was in office. Timeout. What?! Giuliani was the mayor of New York City when the worst terrorist attack in the United States's history occurred! And what about the shoe-bomber? Ok, so maybe he meant that there was no homegrown, US citizens who attacked their own country under Bush. Oh wait...what about that Anthrax guy? Hmmm... Either Giuliani has his head screwed on backwards, or we're seeing the onset of severe dementia...

Giuliani is a crazy guy...(read the full article here.)

The Buck Stops...With Obama?

President Barack Obama recently (partially) quoted Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, stating that the "buck stops with me." That would be a great sign in these troubling, "passing the blame" days...if only it were true. The whole idea of "the buck stops here" is that the blame will stop being passed. Yet Obama consistently points a finger at Bush, basically stating that he had inherited a huge mess, and the whole reason things aren't happening as quickly as Americans would like is because of our former president. Please, Mr. President, ignore the approval ratings and the criticisms and just focus on getting things done. You're the Chief Diplomat. Stop passing the buck, and the critics won't have two feet to stand on. Enough with the finger-pointing. Let's focus on progression, not blame.

Read the entire MSN commentary here.

Kate Learned Something New Today

According to Time.com, President Obama is doing something interesting that hasn't received a lot of attention. I guess I didn't realize that President Obama is cracking down on illegal immigration as much as he is. Although Obama has stopped the raids on individual workplaces ("We are not going to solve the problem of 12 million immigrants here 50 immigrants at a time."), he's had ICE institute 1,000 new audits against employers suspected of hiring illegal immigrants. This makes me so happy, because it's a new(er) way to look at the problem. Instead of raids (which outrage a good portion of the public) and deportations (which can easily be reversed by another border crossing), this cuts off the problem at the source. If no one's going to hire illegal immigrants, there's no point for them to come over. Also, this is done out of the spotlight, and harsher penalties that can actually be implemented are put into place. Don't get me wrong, I know immigrants do a lot of the jobs Americans don't want to do, but they still have the responsibility to become a US citizen first. Good job, Mr. President. I applaud you on this point.

Immigration Reform

Howard Dean Goes Against The Grain

Howard Dean is urging Senators to reject the current health care bill because he sees it as "an insurance company bailout." Howard Dean is the former Democratic Party Chairman, and is also a registered physician. Democrats have been urged to vote along party lines and pass the bill, which is what happened in the House. So to have a high-ranking Democrat speaking out against the bill is a major blow to the Democrats' efforts. I wasn't a big fan of a national health care bill to begin with, and I think it would be better served as a mandate, with the specifics being left up to the state. Either way, I'm fairly sure this won't pass the Senate. It's too controversial to gain enough support...

Howard Dean Speaks Out

House Passes Jobs Plan

The House just passed a $174 billion plan to create jobs and help out state and local governments. The article states that $50 billion is going to create public works jobs and $50 billion is going to state and local governments. Uh, excuse me, where's the other $74 billion going...? Anyone? Anyone? Ok, guess there's no answere there. The vote passed 217-212, after Pelosi had to work some magic. There's no way this is going to pass the Senate. Just wait and see.

House Passes $174 Billion Jobs Plan