Saturday, May 04, 2013

How can President Obama speak about guns in Mexico with a straight face?

(My new American Thinker post)

President Obama's Mexico trip has just taken a turn for the bizarre.This is what President Obama told Mexicans:

"...I will continue to do everything in my power to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. That can save lives here in Mexico and back home in the United States. It's the right thing to do,...." (RCP)

First, the Obama administration put 2,000 high powered weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels.   Did President Obama forget about that little tragic episode from his first term? 

We hear that 200-plus Mexicans were killed by these weapons. Why didn't President Obama apologize to the soldiers' families? Or the widows? Or the orphans?

Second, cartel leaders, or criminals in the US, will continue to have guns because outlaws always do. Can someone remind President Obama of what is happening in Chicago? President Obama's hometown has very strict gun laws but Juarez is Disneyland compared to the killings in Chicago!

Third, all of these guns are already outlawed in Mexico and in the US.

How do you say "The Twilight Zone" in Spanish? I think that it's "La dimension desconocidad," i.e. the unknown dimension literally.

There is a "gun problem' and lots of cartel violence in Mexico. However, it is one of those "perfect storm" problems that won't get fixed with a "hope and change" speech before university students.

Indeed, many guns come from the US. They also come in from Central America.  They come in because very "liquid" cartels buy weapons in a very big international gun black market.  They come in because of corruption in Mexico. They come in because Mexico does not do a better job of protecting the southbound traffic on the border.

And 2,000 high powered weapons came in because of "Fast & Furious."

Honestly, there is one thing that we could do to curtail the cartel violence in Mexico: Stop consuming so many illegal drugs! 


We are putting billions of dollars in the pockets of cartels by consuming these drugs.

The cartels will always have guns as long as we keep filling their pockets with cash.   


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Illinois blues and more blues


We spoke on Friday with Chad Stafko, contributor to American Thinker. He wrote an article about Illinois.

It is obvious that Illinois is overtaxes, overregulated and the public sector unions have a stronghold on the political class.  As Chad told us, businesses are leaving the state and looking for green pastures:

"The Land of Lincoln and home state of President Barack Obama has become nothing short of a fiscal and economic disaster. The Illinois labor market continues to weaken and the State government loses money by the truckload every day. If you think the nation's economic and fiscal conditions are bad, and they are, then pull up a chair and consider it could be worse...you could live in Illinois."

Franjkly, I think that this is really sad.  We need 50 strong and viable states.  It makes no sense to have areas of the country burdened with taxation and lousy politicians.


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A 15-year old girl can't drive but she can buy an abortion pill?


As the father of 3 sons, I can assure you that a 15-year old kid is not a grown up.   

I understand that girls mature biologically faster than boys but she is still 15 years old.

We heard this week about a new idea from the Obama administration:

"President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older."

This is insane.  Again, we are talking about a 15-year old girl!

Adults can have honest disagreements about abortion.  Can we not all agree that a 15 year old girl should not buy a pill like this without parental consent?

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