THE DAILY BLADE: The Sixth Time’s The Charm
Despite Alberto Gonzales’ shifting explanations for the reason those eight fired U.S. attorneys were canned and his involvement in the decision to get rid of them, there are indications that it isn’t all politics. Federal prosecutors in Texas generally looked the other way until an illegal immigrant had been arrested fir crossing the border for the sixth time – which frustrated U.S. Border Patrol agents for years – according to a Department of Justice memo from late 2005 that the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating the firings, has posted on its Web site. Other DOJ documents blame a "lack of resources and bed space to detain and prosecute every illegal entry violator." With Border Patrol agents making roughly 1 million arrests each year, the DOJ concentrated on the “most serious” offenses using guidelines that varied from district to district.
The Houston Chronicle reports that, “The controversy about the guidelines dates back years, but much of the recent unrest centers on a push by some members of Congress for more aggressive immigration prosecutions, particularly involving smuggling cases. … In late 2005, the Border Patrol cracked down on crossings through a 200-mile zone near Del Rio and pledged to prosecute and jail each illegal immigrant arrested there before being deported, a sharp deviation from normal practice.”
The Time Is Still Not Right For Hillarycare: Part II
Thanks to a computer programming error, the Census Bureau had been overstating the number of people without health insurance by almost two million since 1995. The agency issued corrected figures for 2004 and 2005, and plans to issue new numbers for other affected years in August, when the 2006 numbers are scheduled for release. The revised estimates show that 44.8 million people lacked health insurance in 2005, not the 46.6 million originally stated – which were characterized as being the highest since 1998. Workers discovered the programming error when the computer system was updated, according to The Associated Press, which notes that “Health insurance statistics are widely cited in debates over the nation's healthcare system, expected to be a major issue in the 2008 presidential election.”
Real Men For Real Women
Toronto-based Harlequin Enterprises, the world's biggest publisher of romance novels, is looking for a few good men to pose for their covers. Professional models just weren’t cutting it for the women – 42 years old, on average - who buy these books. It seems the models were too young and skinny to match their fantasies of what the “brawny, mature heroes” described in the books would look like. “Our audience likes men a little bit older, a bit bigger, than the runway models,” Harlequin creative designer Deborah Peterson tells Reuters. Adds Harlequin spokeswoman Marleah Stout, "We're looking for some guys that are not your usual models, but have that iconic look that women go for - sexy, sensitive, beautiful and fit. We want real men ... exactly what you think in your mind when you're fantasizing or imagining that ideal man."
Laredo South, the border Patrol across the river from Neuvo Laredo has 10 beds & when those beds are filled they can no longer detain any more illegal aliens. Those 10 beds are leased from a private detention company that leases holding cells around the country. We need to get serious about stopping illegal immigration.
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