Bob McCarty Writes

Efforts to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continue despite a government public relations counter-effort that surfaced today in the form of a news release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau:

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican [...]

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Several factors motivate me to offer some unusual-but-necessary ideas for celebrating Cinco de Mayo next month. For your convenience, I’ve listed those factors below:
The first is an abundance of political rhetoric on the issues of illegal immigration and border security;
The second is a shortage of substantial and immediate federal government action on the [...]

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Almost a year ago, Bloomberg News broke the news of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grandiose plans to build a tunnel linking his nation and Alaska. Today, news about the bridge-building project is back.
The UK’s Times Online reports that former KGB spy chief Putin plans to share his bridge-building plan with President George Bush when [...]

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Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has earned a reputation for speaking his mind, especially when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration and border security. Now, that he’s announced he will not seek re-election to his seat representing his Colorado district in the House of Representatives, it appears he’s been unleashed.
In his recently-released [...]

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the man who crashed his SUV into a Clayton, Mo., restaurant last month (see the BMW posts Illegal Immigrant Crashes Into Diners in $50K SUV and Illegal Immigrant Repeat Crash Offender) has been indicted on charges of violating immigration law.
The newspaper reported today that U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway charged 23-year-old [...]

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