Certainly, there is not much to disagree with in what the former VP says. No doubt, we’re “less safe” under Obama. Pres Obama’s administration is obviously lowering all of our defenses. Opening us wide to all manner of political, economic and violent terror attacks. So why does the GOP Base continue to rapidly shrink?   (now down to 27% - Gallup) 

Why is it that the dull, monotone dronings of VP Cheney continue to ring hollow?   Fall short and flat except to a very few? 

Its simple. Middle America does not forget.  

Cheney and the GOP Hierarchy continue to display such contempt for the Base thinking they can initiate a ploy like this.   Assuming they can beat the drum of National Security and whip up an enthusiastic, emotional frenzy among all those hayseed hicks out in flyover country.  

Sorry Mr. Vice President. The unwashed masses simply aren’t buying the excrement sandwich you’re trying to sell. All you’ve got left is that 27% - dutiful, unquestioning followers always willing to carry your water. 

You see, Mr. Vice President, many appreciate the “passable” job you and your former Boss did in fighting the GWOT, but they haven’t forgotten the fact that during eight years of Republican reign, you left our southern (and northern) Border dangerously unprotected. Thanks to Republicans our southern border, especially, was and is considered by exploiters throughout the world as a “doorway of opportunity”.    Like a vacuum, it pulls in the “baddest of the bad” from all over the globe. And, Mr. Vice President, the worst problem is not so much the chaotic damage caused to our society by wholesale illegal immigration. Not at all.   But there is another aspect of your Republican Party’s extreme and irresponsible shirking of its sworn duty. (one of those duties being to protect our sovereign borders, sir) During your watch, sir, over 45,000 OTM’s from States that have Sponsored Terrorism crossed our southern/northern border, were picked up by U.S. authorities ( LINK ), given a Notice to Appear and then released out on the streets of America and in among the unwitting/unaware American people.

Again, this happened under your watch, Mr. Vice President. Between ’01 – ’05. Why? For all the wrong reasons, sir.   Political reasons. Shameless pandering/begging for the Hispanic vote. And, for the sake of Pres. Bush’s “New Tone”, lying down like a doormat for the democrats to walk on. And worst of all motivations was the GOP’s failure to wean itself from the filthy donor money funneled in by the seditious U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Bowing to their demands to keep uninterrupted the flow of cheap labor across the southern border.  

So, our elected GOP representatives have come to believe that the concept of sovereign borders is antiquated/passé/obsolete. But that shortfall on their part has not been lost on our violent enemies abroad. They are delighted with this arrangement.

Doubters? Well simply select this Dept. of Homeland Security ( LINK ). (hurry – before it mysteriously disappears) Now scroll down to the portion of the report dealing with the “influx of illegal aliens from countries other than Mexico”. Other Than Mexicans (OTM’s). Specifically dealing with “illegal aliens from Special Interest Countries (SIC) and State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) countries. Before you read, gird yourself. Grab a hanky to wipe the beads of sweat that will soon appear on your forehead. Honestly, its hard to believe this report is still even available! The author should be commended, whoever it was, as they deleted few of the negatives, in my view. They told the whole grim tale.  

Of the 91.5K OTM illegals apprehended that had come from SST/SIC countries, 45K were released into our society. Why?   1) Even though they came across the southern border, Mexico will not take them back because they’re not Mexican citizens. And why weren’t they (SIC & SST illegals) retained in confinement?   Why were they released? Ok, get your hanky ready, prep yourself….2)    “DRO lacks the requisite detention bed space and support personnel needed to detain OTM’s” It gets worse. The cost required? A measly $50 million – claimed they couldn’t afford it. Yet Pres Bush had $ billions to support his Merida Initiative for the Mexican Gov’t but couldn’t spare $50mil to keep these “questionables” off of U.S. streets? So little regard for the safety of our citizenry.   

There’s more. What happened to all of these OTM’s from terrorist countries that the Bush administration released upon our society?? (you have your high blood pressure medicine available, I hope) : 

“It is not known exactly how many of these SST/SIC were ultimately issued final orders of removal and were actually removed since such data is not tracked by DRO”

See what I mean about this author? Tells it like it is. No one knows the whereabouts of these 45K OTM’s from terrorist nations. DHS doesn’t try to hide this fact. These fine folks might be living next door to you constructing a bomb factory. Ha! 

“But wait minute” you ask, “certainly they ran background checks on the folks before releasing them?” Fair assumption, huh?:

Sounds like the perfect backdrop for Jack Handey’s “Deep Thoughts of the Day”.   (any ideas there?)

The GOP continues to scratch its head in wonderment as to why they’ve lost so much support while privately speaking in contemptuous terms regarding the Base, no doubt. They try to hide that contempt but the Base clearly senses and reacts to it. Hence the great gulf widens between the two.

And as for Vice President Dick Cheney and the GOP Hierarchy?   Such monumental hypocrisy on your part. With all due respect please either address these deplorable shortfalls effectively or shut your arrogant pie holes.  Darvin Dowdy

So when Mr. Simcox stepped up and volunteered to take on the job that other Conservative Arizonans are too cowardly to do, the 1^st reaction of most good Conservatives is to sit down, write out a check and start lending support, right?   Not so fast. Before emptying your piggy bank one should take the time to do a simple internet search; just type in Chris Simcox. Soon the dark clouds of gloom will begin to move in overhead, blocking out the light.  

You’ll find that this poor fellow, sadly, has a truck load of very negative baggage that accompanies him wherever he goes.   And neither is it always biased reporting from some lefty reporter over his stance on the illegal immigration/border issue. No, on the surface Chris appears to be this good looking, intelligent, well educated individual but it has been (and is being) revealed that he does have this dark side. ( link )   He has shown us true nativist/ racist tendencies in this video link. (i.e. his “work camps” and “shoot on sight” statements) 

And as the author of this articles said, there is no shortage of other videos and material linking Simcox to mild racism.    Also, as this author said, he did not want to, “suggest a parallel between Simcox and David Duke”.   Which is fair and true. Simcox is a decent guy.   Simcox’s blunders are most likely attributable to youthful indiscretion – quotes made years ago. And hanging around with the wrong sorts. Like that Craig Howard guy with the run-away mouth. A real leader would have driven a racist like Howard out of the organization understanding how any racial undertones could severely damage the org’s credibility, given their particularly sensitive mission.   Which also demonstrates that Simcox is not fit for an important leadership role such as that of a U.S. Senator. Only democrats elect such irresponsible people into important positions.   The video does indicate that Simcox had obviously lost control of his MCDC org and lost sight of the mission. The original (and honorable) mission of assisting the U.S. Border Patrol.    Had they remained objective, hostility towards the actual illegal immigrants would have never entered into their thinking. 

So in keeping with the tradition Republicans have of policing their own, Michael Steele should waste no time in investigating these videos and other evidence. And if they prove to be legit, it would be advisable for Steele to suggest that Simcox might withdraw from the race. And certainly he should offer zero RNC monetary support until this gets completely clarified.

Now back to those good Conservative Arizonans who are too timid to put their toe in the political water opposite John McCain. Let me name one of these wooses:  J.D. Hayworth. Former Congressman, this individual who has none of the Simcox baggage. Hayworth is smart, dynamic and totally objective especially on the illegal immigration issue. And he could easily take down McCain and any democrat opposition. Yet he hasn’t decided yet whether he’ll oppose John McCain. Oh, boo hoo. What’s the matter J.D.?    Built yourself a nice little career niche after your stint in congress? Now you’ve made yourself all comfy?   Hey dude. Your nation calls and needs you. We’re about to lose our Constitution, or haven’t you been paying attention? If any who read this agree, send him an encouraging email to get off his back-side and run: ( link2 )

Indulge me one more quick aside regarding the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp (Simcox) and the Minuteman Project ( Gilchrist).   I, personally, have little respect for these two org’s.   Why? Well we had some excellent Presidential candidates in ’08. Duncan Hunter (whom I supported) and Tom Tancredo. Both had fantastic records and stances on the illegal immigration/border control issues. Both of their campaigns dried up and withered on the vine for lack of funds. Thanks MCDC & Minuteman Project for your pathetic fundraising efforts.   Once these 2 Titans were out of the race there remained Fred Thompson. Thompson also had an excellent immigration plan that covered everything.   Did he get any support from these 2 org’s?   No. A haughty Gilchrist said he was “skeptical”. Once Fred was “taken out” and devoured by his own species we were then left with Romney and Huckabee. Both of which had acceptable immigration/border positions. Much better than McCain’s.   Where were the 2 Minutemen org’s? Crickets chirping.   And look who we’re stuck with as POTUS now!    Their lackadaisical grassroots efforts tells us something about these 2 loser organizations, their members and their leaders. They have turned inward, are self centered, self serving, have become ineffective and are close to becoming irrelevant. To them, its all about protecting their own little patch of turf. They’ve lost sight of the wide panoramic viewpoint. These 2 org’s should both be political powerhouses with extreme impact on the political process. Instead, they’re both duds.       I would advise the members of both to withhold donations until there is new and objective leadership with a clear and objective vision. Darvin Dowdy