The next time the illegal immigration advocates start whining about the poor Mexican workers coming into the United States to “do jobs we won’t do” and to “make a better life for their families,” please inform them that the porous borders between lawless Mexico and the U.S. are also letting in drugs at a scale almost beyond description and that Atlanta is a major distribution … [Read more...] about November 8, 2010: Will It Take Another 9-11 Attack To Fix Our Borders?
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November 1, 2010: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
Let’s hold off on dissecting the general elections until the political pundits have had their say. They don’t know any more than you and I do — after all, we are the voters — but they think they do and telling them otherwise might offend them. Political pundits can be very sensitive. . . One thing for sure: All the candidates for statewide office will agree that Georgia is … [Read more...] about November 1, 2010: Random Thoughts On Random Subjects
October 25, 2010: School Superintendent Needs To Be A Champion For Public Education
In my house, the contest for state school superintendent is as important as the governor’s race. I have a son, son-in-law and now a grandson who are public school teachers and they — and all the other teachers — deserve a draw-a-line-in-the-sand advocate. School teachers don’t need another bureaucratic initiative from people who haven’t seen the inside of a classroom in … [Read more...] about October 25, 2010: School Superintendent Needs To Be A Champion For Public Education
October 18, 2010: Regents Face Increased Skepticism About Need For New Engineering School
The State Board of Regents voted recently to tighten their policies governing illegal immigrant applicants to Georgia colleges and universities and they did it with little discussion. Funny how those things happen. It wasn’t all that long ago that we were being lectured by Chancellor Erroll Davis, who said, “We have no reason not to allow illegals to attend, any more than the … [Read more...] about October 18, 2010: Regents Face Increased Skepticism About Need For New Engineering School
October 11, 2010: Seminary President Needs To Focus On Hate Groups, Not Yoga
Albert Mohler is at it again. Albert is president of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky which must give him a lot of time to think about the burning issues of the day. Unfortunately, somewhere between the thinking and the saying, there seems to be a major disconnect. You may recall that Albert is the guy who got his robe in a wad a few years back when the … [Read more...] about October 11, 2010: Seminary President Needs To Focus On Hate Groups, Not Yoga