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President Bush’s recent interview with Brian Williams in New Orleans is up at MSNBC. Watch it here.

Had me cracking up, enjoy!

Have a look at the Flexible woman. How to describe it in a word? Insectish.

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal for about 30 minutes yesterday to discuss immigration reform.

He addressed:

• border fencing - about 14 miles of fence in San Diego. Now hard to find locals who want the fence down. It’s a good thing, he said, and property values are going up in that area.
• will take significant manpower and willpower, the latter being more important than the former.
• Democrats view illegals for hispanic votes, Republicans for cheap labor.
• Supply and demand keep wages low for citizens in areas affected by low cost illegal labor.
• The supply of illegals keeps some industry from using advanced technology to plant and harvest without machines.
• Mexicans aren’t the only illegals
• for every 1 we stop, 3-5 get by us.
• SSN ‘instacheck’ system gives employer lookup for valid SSN.
• Republicans tried to lower illegal entry from a felony to shorten the deportation process but Democrats blocked it
• all countries south of the US enforce their borders and immigration laws
• a majority of legal hispanic immigrants oppose illegal immigration

One outraged caller voiced his umbrage at illegals demanding civil rights they haven’t earned.

This issue is going to cost the GOP if they don’t get spines.

President Bush spoke at The Cleveland City Club today, watch the C-SPAN video here.

Streaming video news on Katrina’s aftermath

CNN

People are dying in front of us
Plugging the Holes
Texas to shelter 23,000 Superdome refugees
Stranded by flooding
Desperate Pleas
Barbour: Total Devestation
Armed Looters
Bush Presser on Katrina
Refugee Crisies
Canal Street Chaos
Waiting for FEMA
When the Levees Break
Recovering Bodies
Coast Guard Rescue Raw footage
Leaving New Orleans
Katrina’s Military Challenge
Oil infrastructure damage - Port Fourchon
Violence Stalls evacuation
New Orleans a Shambles
Anger and Outrage
Reining in the Violence
Rescue Teams on the Way
FEMA Suspend Rescue Operations
Progress in Biloxi
Bush, Clinton, Bush: Help is on the way
Chertoff: Statement
Aid coming to LA
Sniper Fire at Charity Hospital in New Orleans

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I’ve collected links to varioius video clips on Katrina and her aftermath.

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As a new contriubutor for The Fair Tax Blog, I’d like to first offer up a few favorite video links discussing tax and economic issues, I’ll add to this post if anyone posts other links in comments or via trackback. You can also email me - highlander ‘at’ dangerousliberty.com.

Like Jerry Lawson, I’m Joe Average computer programmer with an HS diploma (and a handful of college credits). I have learned a great deal in my life by reading and by discussing a broad spectrum of issues with those who agree and disagee with me.

I believe junking the income tax is a moral imperative, for income is compensation for hours of our lives and the productivity of our genius - and that means income is very much traded for hours of our lives. It is therefore akin to endentured servitude or slavery to tax my life. I’m not anti-taxation, but I’m opposed to any policy which makes individuals defacto slaves to the state, without their consent. I’ll write more about this moral imperative in a later post.

Enjoy the video links below.

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