I am not a fan of President Obama. I did not vote for him in 2008 and will not in 2012. The main problem now is that it is hard to picture who will run against him with any success in 2012. Palin is a loon. Huckabee is interesting but probably does not stand a chance. Romney reminds me of Texas Governor Rick Perry for some reason. I can't stand Perry. I don't know; it is a conundrum as they say. Bring back George I or America's first Black President I say and just forget his abrasive wife. America needs to also forget about that psycho Howard Dean. How about Alan (not Johnny) Keyes. That would be a kicker. If the Liberals disagreed with him, could the conservatives call them racist? Would Reverand Al, a great man of God, say that Mr. Keyes was not Black enough and therefore it is ok to criticize him? That would be funny as hell. Speaking of Al, just exactly where does he conduct services? Does anybody really know? Oh well, no matter. At this point the current President has over three years left to do his little part in damaging our great country and I thought that as a patriotic American, I should try to find some common ground somewhere with him and his administration. Turns out I have. Let's look:
The other day our President was in Mexico and noted that America's immigration policy was broken. How right he is and I have a quick and easy fix. Put up the fence and do it now. Guard it tightly with troops, border agents and other immigration officials. It would not be necessary to completely eliminate immigration from the south, but it it could be controlled by having "entry points" that are staffed by immigration professionals. It would be of course necessary to ensure that all those desiring entry be disease free, have a certain educational level or marketable skill, be sponsored, and have at least a working knowledge of the English language; both verbal and written. They would only be allowed to stay for a certain length of time, and there would be provisions to become American citizens if they so desire, provided of course they meet the requirements. Seems simple enough to me. I wonder what President Obama meant by "broke" however.
The President wants to close the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station's terrorist detention facility. He does not think that it should have ever been created and utilized in the first place. I believe exactly the same thing. I do not think those interned there should have ever reached that destination. Those that are housed there are not real soldiers of a nation that were captured in war. They are not really "enemy combatants" and therefore not really prisoners of war. Since they wear no nation's uniform, they are to be considered terrorists. It is not clear that there is protection under the Geneva Convention for this vermin. I do not think so. It is totally different from the Abu Graib incident where unfortunately American troops were filmed humiliating Iraqi military prisoners. That was clear violation of the laws of warfare, but non uniformed Mohammedan terrorists can arguably be captured, interrogated and eliminated. I wonder what President Obama's reasoning concerning this facility is.
While on the campaign trail, then Candidate Obama made a statement that maybe Americans should learn Spanish. I could not agree more! I think that all Americans so inclined should learn a foreign language. In Europe, most people have at least a working knowledge of some language other than their native one. Americans should also do the same. Go ahead and study to your heart's content. Enrich those at Berlitz and Rosetta Stone. Add more foreign language instructors at the high school and college level, put more people to work as private tutors etc. It would be good for the economy. Do not however go about your lives conducting your daily affairs with toleration for those that refuse to even attempt the English language. When ordering in a restaurant, speak English (even if you have knowledge of Spanish Farsi, etc. etc.). Point at the number on the menu if the waiter/waitress refuses to attempt to communicate in English. The same goes for any other daily endeavor, exclusive of "life or death" emergencies. Visitors to this nation can get a pass to some extent, but think of this. Would you go to France or Russia and expect their citizens to accommodate you because you can not communicate with them? Of course, chances are the persons you contact in those countries will have a working knowledge of English anyway, but you get my point. Those that came before us learned the language of this country which is, (like it or not Johnny Mata), English. They were forced to to communicate and make their way. There was no "bilingual" education. There were no "bilingual required" job advertisements. People learned English and that is the way it was. Is it so wrong to require adherence to our common language? It is small sacrifice for living in this great land. America is a melting pot but it is not, or at least should not be, the "Tower of Babel."
I wonder what then Candidate Obama's reasoning for Americans to learn Spanish was.
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