Daniel's political musings

• The new prefered skin color: green

  Welcome to the State of Oregon Jobs Page
  We believe in Oregon and "Values at Work" by serving the citizens of this great state and carrying out Oregon's core values of strong communities, healthy kids, educational opportunities, a green lifestyle, economic vitality, and a sustainable future.
  
  "Green" and [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:09pm EST
  

• You lie

  Health bills fail to block illegals from coverage
  Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants could receive health care coverage from their employers under the bills winding their way through Congress, despite President Obama's explicit pledge that illegal immigrants would not benefit.
  
  Democrats who wrote the House bill said [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:43am EST
  

• We are a nation of Americans

  My only caveat would be that I wish Roy Beck wouldn't throw in the "nation of immigrants" platitude.

  From Ann Coulter:

  All nations are "nations of immigrants" — as Peter Brimelow pointed out brilliantly in his 1992 article in National Review on immigration, which left nothing for anyone else to say ([...]

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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  

• They're coming for your freedom

  Changes in the wind
  So you think sorting out recyclables into yellow bins is a hassle, and biking to work instead of driving is a big sacrifice?
  
  You haven’t seen anything yet.
  
  Like it or not, our lives will change in myriad ways as humans scramble to [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:54pm EST
  

• Tuesday night randoms

  Bill Sizemore for governor! I don't care if he vetoes every bill that comes his way, I just want to see someone with a personal axe to grind with the OEA have control of the executive branch in Oregon. But let's be honest, we're really going to get four more [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:05pm EST
  

• Some animals are more equal than others

  Minority, women and emerging small business program
  Metro’s MWESB policies are race and gender neutral. All contractors are welcome to compete in MWESB contracting processes regardless of race or gender, as long as they are certified by the State of Oregon as a minority-owned business enterprise (MBE), women-owned business [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:25pm EST
  

• They are all criminals

  Criminal deportations spike in Pacific Northwest
  New federal data shows that deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped slightly.
  
  ...removals of people with criminal records went from more than 3,100 to [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:09pm EST
  

• Public safety is a dish best served cold

  Serial arsonist tries his hand at early release
  A serial arsonist was in court today, pitching his case for early release under Oregon's possibly-short-lived state bill 3508.
  
  But is this prisoner deserving of less prison time for good behavior? That was the question in a Marion County court [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:06pm EST
  

• But they are so hardworking

  GOOD NEWS... FOR PARENTS WITH IMMIGRANT CHILDREN!
  You do not have to be a citizen to apply for your children or people in your home. Your income will be used to decide if your children can get food stamps.
  
  You will not have to give the Social Security [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:18pm EST
  

• Some parents thought that is what you wanted

  What tired Oregon teachers say (when parents aren't listening)
  Oregon teachers would like parents to set down their cell phones for five minutes and pay attention to their kids.
  
  They'd also love more parents to act like parents, or at least allies, if teachers are going to make [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:59am EST
  

• These are a few of my favorite things

  Welcome to Dignity Village's website.
  As we face the winter months, with the cold weather we rely on your support to see that we can offer a warm place for other homeless people out there,with over night stays and with your warm gift of giving we know that we' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:48pm EST
  

• Thank you

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:01am EST
  

• My beer summit with Kaelri

  Kaelri is a frequent commentor here and unlike most of my detractors he refrains from attacking me personally. Since I have a policy of not commenting on my own blog I am going to respond to his last couple of statements in this post. Kaelri comments in italics.
  
  Incarceration [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  

• Save a diversity manager: punish crime victims

  
  Mom condemns 'good-behavior' law for inmates
  Earlier this year, Oregon lawmakers found a way to save about $3 million annually by releasing thousands of well-behaved prisoners early.
  
  But the emotional impact of that law hit home in a Portland courtroom Monday.
  
  More [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:43am EST
  

• Are we doomed to repeat it?

  Stable farm labor seems elusive in global economy
  In 1986, immigration reform tried to legalize undocumented farmworkers and offer farmers a stable, legal work force. But it failed to deter illegal immigration.
  
  The Immigration Reform and Control Act granted legal status to more than a million agricultural workers. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:44am EST
  

• Watching CSPAN on a rainy Saturday

  Some congressman just read a letter from a constituent who said that they were "embarrassed to tell people that they didn't have health care." They ended the letter by asking for those same people to pay for their health care.
  
  When did it not become embarrassing to take something' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:33pm EST
  

• Comprehensive criminal health care

  Illegal immigration may threaten health vote
  The illegal immigration issue is emerging as the biggest threat to passing healthcare reform in the House.
  
  Congressional Hispanics have threatened to vote against the bill because of a last-minute threat from within the Democratic Caucus to bolster the House bill’s immigration [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:09am EST
  

• Have they tried looking in Mexico?

  IRS: $1.4 million in refunds unclaimed in Oregon
  The Internal Revenue Service has 1,310 refund checks worth $1,443,545 for Oregon taxpayers that were returned by the U.S. Post Office due to mailing address errors.
  
  Across the country, 107.8 million refund checks worth a combined $123.5 million are waiting [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  

• The people still don't want gay marriage

  Dejection fills ballroom after gay marriage vote
  Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.
  
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:43am EST
  

• It's not generous to give away someone else's money

  Oregonians ask, 'Where's my subsidy?'
  You've given up those nose-bleed seats in the Rose Garden and you're buying your wine at Trader Joe's. You run in the rain because you can no longer afford the gym. Even though you've taken a pay cut, the last time you remember taking' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:34am EST
  

• What do we do when the government ignores it's own laws?

  NRA Sues Seattle Over Illegal Gun Ban
  On October 28, NRA filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Washington State against the City of Seattle, asking the court to enjoin and declare invalid a recently enacted parks and recreation administrative policy that prohibits firearms in parks, community centers [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 10:24am EST