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Lyn Nofziger RIP
Reuters: Veteran Republican operative Lyn Nofziger dies at 81
Lyn Nofziger, a former spokesman for President Ronald Reagan and veteran Republican political operative, has died, according to a family friend.
Nofziger, 81, died at his home in Falls Church, Virginia, Eldon Girdner, a family friend, told Reuters.
The bearded political aide worked closely with many of the leading Republican politicians of the late 20th century, including former Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Rest in Peace Lyn.
Flap had an opportunity to meet and talk with Lyn on a number of occasions.
He is home with President Reagan and Nixon now.
“I was deeply saddened when I heard of Lyn Nofziger’s death,” Reagan’s widow, Nancy Reagan, said in a statement.
“Lyn was with us from the gubernatorial campaign in 1965 through the early White House days, and Ronnie valued his advice — and good humor — as much as anyone’s,” she said.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: California Governor Begins Television Ads
Reuters: Schwarzenegger starts early with TV reelection ads
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger does not face reelection for eight months, but on Monday the former Hollywood superstar began television advertising to bolster his lagging public support.
Elected in 2003 in the first recall election in California’s history, Schwarzenegger does not face any significant opposition in the June Republican primary in his effort to stay at the helm of America’s most populous state.
“This is part of our efforts to highlight what has happened over the last two years,” Matthew Dowd, the campaign’s chief strategist, told a media conference call. “This is sort of the start of that dialogue.”
A new campaign consultant and a new strategy with early campaign ads. But, will Arnold BLOW his money in too early media campaigns?
And Schwarzenegger continues to need a message, especially since his infrastructure bond proposal failed to make the California June ballot.
Stay tuned……
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Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill
Sen, Larry Craig, R-Idaho, left, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., confer as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers immigration legislation during a mark-up hearing on Capitol Hill Monday, March 27, 2006.
ASSociated Press: Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping election-year legislation Monday that clears the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship, a victory for demonstrators who had spilled into the streets by the hundreds of thousands demanding better treatment for immigrants.
With a bipartisan coalition in control, the committee also voted down proposed criminal penalties on immigrants found to be in the country illegally. It approved a new temporary program allowing entry for 1.5 million workers seeking jobs in the agriculture industry.
This bill is dead on arrival before the November mid-term elections. The House will NEVER reconcile these provisions in Conference Committee. But Republicans will remember those GOP Senators who broke ranks and voted for this bill. They are:
Senator Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
Senator Arlen Spector, R-Pennsylvania
Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kansas
Senator Mike DeWine, R-Ohio
Senator John McCain, R-Arizona contributed to the debate by supporting the Democrats:
Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain, a potential presidential contender who worked with Kennedy on the issue, told reporters the street demonstrations had made an impact. “All those people who were demonstrating are not here illegally. They are the children and grandchildren” of those who may have been, he said.
Other bill provisions include:
1. Approval for the five-year program to permit as many as 1.5 million agriculture workers into the country.
2. Allow an additional 400,000 green cards for future immigrants, regardless of the industry where they find jobs.
3. The bill would double the Border Patrol and authorizes a “virtual wall” of unmanned vehicles, cameras and censors to monitor the U.S.-Mexico border.
4. Aallows more visas for nurses and agriculture workers, and shelters humanitarian organizations from prosecution if they provide non-emergency assistance to illegal residents.
5. Permit illegal aliens currently in the country to apply for citizenship without first having to return home, a process that would take at least six years or more. They would have to pay a fine, learn English, study American civics, demonstrate they had paid their taxes and take their place behind other applicants for citizenship
This bill is AMNESTY for illegal aliens and a dissservice to America.Flap handicaps a conservative Republican filibuster if President Bush indicates he will sign this legislation.
Stay tuned……
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran – Military Strikes Would NOT Stop Uranium enrichment
Iranian soldiers stand guard on an anti-aircraft machine gun inside the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, 200 miles south of Iran ‘s capital Tehran March 9, 2006. Military strikes against Iran‘s nuclear sites would not destroy the Islamic republic’s uranium enrichment activities, which could be easily moved and restarted, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
Reuters: Military force can’t destroy our atomic program: Iran
Military strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites would not destroy the Islamic republic’s uranium enrichment activities, which could be easily moved and restarted, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
“You know very well … we can enrich uranium anywhere in the country, with a vast country of more than 1 million 600 square kilometers,” said Aliasghar Soltaniyeh, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
“Enrichment can be done anywhere in Iran,” he told a panel discussion on the possible use of military force to destroy what the West fears is Iran’s atomic bomb program.
And that is why any military operation wold include invasion and regime change. An aerial bombardment like Israel launched against Iraq will NOT be adequate.
Soltaniyeh said Iran was hiding nothing from the world and that all of its nuclear fuel facilities were known to the U.N. nuclear watchdog. But he hinted that threats of possible military action against Tehran could change that.
“Any threat or potential threat will create a very complicated situation,” he said, adding that Iran would never give up its enrichment program.
Iran’s position on not giving up its uranium enrichment program is well stated and known. When the Point of No Return is reached by the United States and Israel a military operation WILL ensue.
Stay tuned……
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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up the Debate
United Farm Workers members and their supporters rally Sunday, March 26, 2006, in downtown Los Angeles, to mark the birthday of the late Cesar Chavez, the union’s founder, and to call for enactment of a federal law that would give temporary legal status to many illegal agricultural workers.
ASSociated Press: Guest Worker Issue Tops Immigration Debate
The Senate tackles the hot-button election issue of what to do with the nation’s estimated 11 million illegal immigrants this week, with President Bush coming down on the side of letting many of them stay if they have jobs.
Bush planned to use a naturalization ceremony for swearing in 30 new citizens Monday to press his call for a “guest worker” program. The Senate Judiciary Committee, meanwhile, faced a midnight deadline for completing a bill.
Let the debate begin.
There are many politically painful issues to decide and this debate will be carried forward to the 2008 Presidential election.
However, for today, Flap handicaps the Senate Judiciary Committee will be unable to reach a filibuster-proof consensus and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will call up a bill tomorrow dealing with border security, employer sanctions and increasing the number of visas.
The debate in the United States Senate today will be the prelude to the 2008 Presidential race.
Senators to watch – John McCain and Hilary Clinton.
Stay tuned…..
Michelle Malkin has some background on the RADICAL Reconquista portion of the illegal immigration debate: WELCOME TO RECONQUISTA
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