DESPITE OBAMA'S BEST EFFORTS: "it's 'Brown Jobs,' not 'Green Jobs' that are growing."

ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS, Obama's constitutionally empowered to Do Good For The People [if] he thinks Congress is dragging its feet too much [on amnesty].

Obama could unilaterally amnesty “those with a longtime presence in the United States or those with U.S.-citizen family members.” National Journal ... is more specific in listing candidates for the next administrative amnesty: “parents of ‘Dreamers’ or parents of children who are citizens because they were born here, people who are employed, people who are caregivers, and so on.”

Another means of accomplishing the same thing would be to grant Temporary Protected Status to all Mexican and Central American illegal aliens (some 80 percent of the total), based on unstable conditions in their countries. Alternatively, the administration might send the message that any illegal alien applying for asylum will be approved, waiving the statutory one-year deadline after arrival to file such applications.

Whatever the pretext, the supporters of amnesty are clearly moving toward support for extra-constitutional measures.... The implicit suggestion is that, with regard to immigration, the nation is in a state of emergency that justifies the chief executive to rule by decree.

If Congress permits such policies, the United States can kiss it's status as an independent nation goodbye.

WHEN PAY RAISES aren't necessarily good things.

THOMAS SOWELL: “A fool can put on his coat better than a wise man can put it on for him.”

THE PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR who tweeted an insult about fat Ph.D. candidates must design — and then undergo — obesity sensitivity training.

While he has not been terminated the university, his punishment is rather severe considering that he is a tenured professor.

As a former professor myself, I believe it's not severe enough. Is it time to rethink tenure?

STARING INTO the fiscal abyss.

Between Detroit’s bankruptcy, the multiple bankruptcies in California, the acquisitions of Newsweek, the Boston Globe and most famously the Washington Post at fire sale prices, the media inventing racism-driven stories out of whole cloth, leftwing sexual predators and misogynists either running for office or already in office in major cities on both coasts, and a gaffe-prone president trying desperately to implement his agenda piecemeal through executive orders, we may very well be witnessing the wholesale collapse of the large portions of the century-old “Progressive” model.

As Instapundit is fond of noting, "What can't continue, won't."

OBAMA TO GIVE Presidential Medals of Freedom to President Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Oprah Winfrey. Best comment: "If I got the Presidential Medal of Freedom from a guy who got a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing, I’d probably phone that ceremony in."

HEH: Darrell Issa is winning the Internets.

THE FEARMONGERS ARE HARD AT IT AGAIN: Is sequestration putting Earth at risk?

This is utter and complete bull...arkey. And aside from the obvious, this is a military system. Isn't that the Liberals' goal in sequestration -- defenestration of the military?

SURPRISED? NOT ME. Taxes rising faster under Obama than under any other president.

NOT AT MCDONALDS YET: the $325,000 Frankenburger.

WHY I AM A REPUBLICAN:



Here's a second video announcing the Free at Last PAC.

RELATED: Battleground Texas.

IT HICCUPS OF THE WEEK. Among others, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey loses, Port of Virginia wins.

FIVE QUESTIONS for Obama's 3 p.m. press conference today. My bet is that none will be asked, or if asked, answered.

UPDATE: More questions.

CELL PHONE ETIQUETTE:

After a tiring day, a commuter settled down in his seat and closed his eyes. As the train rolled out of the station, the young woman sitting next to him pulled out her cell phone and started talking in a loud voice:

"Hi sweetheart. It's Sue. I'm on the train".

"Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long meeting".

"No, honey, not with that Kevin from the accounting office. It was with the boss".

"No sweetheart, you're the only one in my life".

"Yes, I'm sure, cross my heart!"

Fifteen minutes later, she was still talking loudly.

When the man sitting next to her had enough, he leaned over and said into the phone,

"Sue, hang up the phone and come back to bed."

Sue doesn't use her cell phone in public any longer.

From my email.

HEH: Lapdogs fess up; AP admits ‘wrongly’ inserting words to fix Obama gaffe.

IRS AGENT: Tax agency is still targeting Tea Party groups. Well, there is an election coming in 2014....

I'D RATHER ban candidates from politicking until 30 days before an election.

COLORADO LANDLORD TO MARINE: Get rid of your guns or get out.

UPDATE: Not so fast, bucko....