Sunday Nov 15-Politics and Notable Quotes (busy beavers)
Politics and more POLITICS !!! Major news breaking while Obama is on his Asian trip (never a dull moment with this busy President, always lots on his agenda)
To start, the main topic of discussion on the Sunday shows-The Obama administration’s decision to send five Guantanamo suspects to Manhattan to stand trial for their alleged roles in the terrorist plot==>Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others to stand trial in federal court - In addition, the news and discussion over the strong contender for the ”Next Gitmo” being at a Prison Complex approx 150 miles from Chicago (plus side is the jobs needed in area-down side is the judicial issues of detainees stateside, and fears of further terrorist attacks)
Once again, it looks like Democrat vs Republican`
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is quoted: “The most important thing for me is that you know, they pay the ultimate price for what they did to us on 9/11.”
Former New York City Mayor — and GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani is quoted as said on Fox: “We’re going to go back to the pre-9/11 approach that we had in 1993, trying it as a civilian matter, which turned out to be a terrible mistake,” Giuliani said. “They are repeating the mistake of history.”
Per USA Today from over at Face the Nation==>Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, fears a “circus of a trial” that will rip open old wounds -while-Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the trial will send a message to the world that “the United States acts out of strength, not out of fear.”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took office in 2002 and won a third term earlier this month is quoted: “I support the Obama Administration’s decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here,” Bloomberg said. “It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered. see
Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who is running for the Senate, and circulating a letter is quoted: “If your Administration brings Al Qaeda terrorists to Illinois, our state and the Chicago Metropolitan Area will become ground zero for Jihadist terrorist plots, recruitment and radicalization,” Kirk writes. “Furthermore, since Thomson is located in the Northern District of Illinois, any civilian prosecution of Al Qaeda terrorists would occur in Rockford or downtown Chicago. As home to Americas tallest building, we should not invite Al Qaeda to make Illinois its number one target.”
Judges could free detainees moved to US
For anything you may have missed, it can usually be found at Real Clear Politics video selection page
Why is this man bowing? (it seems he has done it again and this piece elaborates on possible reasoning for our President bowing???)http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/11/024948.php
See the Two Party System pattern up there???
To move along, the illegal alien discussion has been pretty hot this week as well. Gov Rick Perry of TX, took an even stroner stance on the Obama administration and many issues this week, was very outspoken on upholding our 10th Amendment, tea parties, cap and trade issues, illegal aliens, and more
First, here is an available video from an independent blog site
Gov Rick Perry at Midland Republican Women’s Lunch -
Article in complete form also has the video=>>Rick Perry: Obama Administration “Hell Bent” on Socialism (it is interesting to note here that Perry believes Texas is being punished for their or his views, and he has implied TX could consider seceding)
Perry is quoted: “I am not bashful to get up and say ‘I believe in the tenth amendment,’” Perry declared. “I really don’t care whether it’s a Democrat or a Republican governor, but I hope they will stand up and say, ‘Washington, we don’t want you mandating how to run our states.’ This plan that they are putting before us will devastate this country and bankrupt our state.”
White House Plan on Immigration includes Legal Status
To not forget HealthCare Reform, the abortion issue and all that surrounds it is also hot news>Dems risk losing Catholics over abortion (Ya think a few folks need to remember 2010 and the coming elections? Sure is a lot of earth shattering events going on which could create a swing in voters minds)
