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Saturday Sound bites

| November 4, 2023 | 10 Comments
Saturday Sound bites

At Ft. Bliss (no doubt the most misnamed post – I know it was named for a person and not a state of mind, but still…) 1st Armored held a competition for Best Paralegal. PFC Richard Zheng won, and had one request for his winner’s prize: Zheng, whose battalion is part of the division’s 3rd […]

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Yep, the border is under control.

| October 18, 2023 | 24 Comments
Yep, the border is under control.

Well, under the leadership of Joe Biden and his special border taskmaster – task mistress (not the first time THAT word has been used around her name) Kamala Harris, we are told the border is under control. That we have record numbers of aliens crossing, attempting to cross, or waiting to attempt to cross, is […]

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The irony. Or the hypocrisy, your choice.

| October 6, 2023 | 38 Comments
The irony. Or the hypocrisy, your choice.

Joe Biden said Tuesday that “border walls don’t work”…and at the same time his administration is waiving 26 laws – count ’em, 26 – to build – guess what? Right in one…a border wall. According to a notice posted to the Federal Register Wednesday, construction of the wall will be paid for using already appropriated […]

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Texas falls short

| May 30, 2023 | 6 Comments
Texas falls short

It’s Memorial Day. Like many, I spent it with family – local members being my daughter, her Uncle Sam’s Misguided Child husband, and a couple of my favorite grandchildren. OK, they’re all favorites, but these two are the youngest and localest. After dinner and a swim, on to vege out a bit. Just finished “Mister […]

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Border updates – they say all is well

| May 18, 2023 | 40 Comments
Border updates – they say all is well

  After the Title 42 expiration, masses of immigrants were expected to swamp our wide-open borders, right?  Not necessarily so: Biden stated Sunday that the border looks “much better than you all expected,” after the end of Title 42. He added that he has no immediate plans to visit the border because doing so would […]

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Short take Thursday: Perry gets 25, Biden warns, Mayorkas lies

| May 11, 2023 | 69 Comments
Short take Thursday: Perry gets 25, Biden warns, Mayorkas lies

SGT Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years Wednesday for murdering an Austin protester, Garrett Foster. On April 7, a Travis County jury found Perry guilty of murder in the July 2020 death of Black Lives Matter protestor Garrett Foster, and not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly threatening to drive […]

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Biden Sends Military to Southern Border. Again.

| May 3, 2023 | 30 Comments
Biden Sends Military to Southern Border. Again.

Active duty troops headed to the US southern border again By Davis Winkie, Leo Shane III and Meghann Myers Editor’s note: This story was updated at 2:45 p.m. EDT on May 2, 2023 with statements from the Homeland Security Department and a Pentagon spokesperson. About 1,500 active duty troops will be deployed to the U.S. […]

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High Crimes and Misdemeanors

| January 10, 2023 | 18 Comments
High Crimes and Misdemeanors

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Gotta start somewhere, and Mayorkas is a good choice. He may even be impeached. It would die in the Senate of course but getting there will be vastly entertaining. House Republican files articles of impeachment against DHS Sec. Mayorkas Kevin McCarthy called for Mayorkas to resign in November […]

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