To expand and clarify (I hope)

Rather than simply update my last post, I figure I'll make a new one.
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It's pretty clear that I'm upset about this President making this speech just now. But he is not the first to try to sweep illegal immigration under the rug.

And I'm not changing parties in mid-stream, but I would IF and only IF there was a real alternative.

Thing is... there is no apparent excuse for having a Global War on Terrorism that doesn't include our own back yard! Or a Department of Homeland Security that may monitor my phone calls, but can't stop a semi-literate peon looking for a better life from entering the country by illegal means.

These observations are not profound or original, but that fact only makes them harder to understand. It ain't rocket science!