Let us consider the possibility that it’s not racially insensitive to want to redefine the requirements for citizenship in the 14th amendment. Let us also consider the historical context of the 14th amendment. There was open immigration in 1868, which means that there were no illegal immigrants.
The purpose of the amendment was to ensure that African Americans born in the United States were guaranteed the right of citizenship. It was commonly understood to be the case, as affirmed by Senator Jacob Howard in 1866:
Every person born within the …

As Obama completed his tour through five states yesterday, two contradicting themes were made clear: Democrats have accomplished a lot and Republicans have stopped them from doing anything.
Monday night Obama told a fundraiser in Holywood this:
“We have been able to deliver the most progressive legislative agenda — one that helps working families — not just in one generation, maybe two, maybe three.”
However, an LA Times article from this morning told a different (and more accurate) story with the headline, “Obama now blames poor job numbers on congressional inaction. …

Remember that silly picture of Reagan’s ghost clapping for Palin? Well, we thought it would be funny to see equally crazy pictures so we made some! Here’s the first of many to come – feel free to copy as much as you’d like, it’s public domain.

“There’s no cleanup technology available on earth to clean up a spill that big,” said Richard Charter of Defenders of Wildlife (in 2009).
An oil spill disaster that could rival the impact of the Exxon Valdez. For 10 weeks, a crippled deep-water oil rig has been leaking millions of gallons into the ocean. With explosive gas spewing into the air and thousands of gallons of oil pouring into the water each day the spill began claiming sea snakes, birds and dolphins.
The blowout is thought to have been caused by a fracture …

Source, Florida HB 965
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h0965.MLA.doc&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=0965&Session=2010
St Petersburg — As reported earlier in other news, Floridians with corrosive Chinese drywall in their homes will get property-tax breaks under a bill that Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law this week.
Governor Charlie Crist signed HB 965 on Tuesday. The law, unanimously passed by the House and Senate will take effect immediately, and will require local property appraisers to temporarily declare certain homes with the high sulfur wallboard as worthless for tax purposes.
The bill applies to the 2010 and subsequent assessment rolls and is set to …

Lisa Miller, perhaps one of the most anti-Christian voices in the mainstream media, seems to think two things: America is not a Christian nation and that is a good thing.
Granted this is an older article, it’s disturbing enough to warrant a commentary. Perhaps the most disturbing quote is this:
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me.” Americans are no longer buying it.
Really? Is that why the number of self-described of evangelicals went up 4% between 1992 and …