And all they can to make sure those hiring illegal aliens are not prosecuted.

TO ALL REPUBLICANS:

WE ARE WATCHING YOU - BLOGGING ABOUT YOUR VOTES AGAINST THE MIDDLE CLASS AND WRITTING LETTERS TO EDITORS! WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE AMERICA THE COUNTRY THAT OUR FATHERS FOUGHT AND DIED FOR....WE WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE AGE OF ROBBER BARONS!

Why aren't Senate and House raises paired with minimum wage increases? (Let's make a law about that!) By voting against raising the minimum wage, it shows a clear case of discrimination against the rank and file. Ummm. Sounds political. The House and the Senate didn't object when their pay raises were voted in ... oh, wait. I forgot. They voted in their own pay raises!!!! Man. I want a job like these dudes have!!!! The only down side is that they are giving the "term" Republican a bad name. (Or, rather, a worse name.) In fact, when is the last time anyone bragged about being a Republican? It is definitely turning into a bad word. Their time is coming to an end and they know it. You can tell by the way they are working furiously to grab all the loot they can in the short time left to them. It sure is going to be sweet when the tables get turned on them. If they weren't such fools, turning the tables could be painful. But, being the fools they are, and Godless, it should be something to look forward to.

Raise minimum wage, I would say $15.00 per hour. Better take $7.10 while you can.

I think that the Democratic strategy on this would be,"these acts deserve an up or down vote!"Everthing with the repubs is always about how they can manipulate it.Bite them with their own slogans!

The problem with forcing anyone to present documents is that everyone will have to present them so the undocumented can be segregated from the documented. And then, of course, there's the brisk trade in fake documents.

Another matter worth considering is that many juveniles who've been taken into forster care because of parental neglect are likely to be undocumented because their parents just don't care.
These children already suffer because their school and health records are incomplete. Complicating their disrupted lives by demanding that they keep track of records they don't have seems doubly unfair.

If an oath is sufficient in a court of law, it should be sufficient to get a job.

WEALTHY vs the rest of us...

(cnn) "A new analysis finds chief executives of large companies made 262 times the average worker's annual pay in 2005."

let me do the simple math. what takes us 262 days of hard work, takes them only one day of telling us how much harder to work to remain employed under them?

I hope the dumb genes that seem to be inherited by every Democratic leader start to lose their efficacy before the upcoming elections.

Their stupid support and backing of illegal aliens and the immigration bill coming out of the Senate will lose them any support they may have garnered from middle of the road Americans.

While the Republican leaders appear to have been able to pass the corruption/greed gene down through the generations successfully, I'm in awe of how Democrat leaders have managed to pass down the gene for stupidity.

They must stop spending so much time together, the inbreeding is killing us.

This issue of minimum wage is one of the biggest dividing line between Democrats and Republicant's. In my opinion, its one of the most important political issues of this year. I like Hillary C's idea of tying the minimum wage to the salary of the congress. When I first heard about it I thought it was the smartest idea I've heard in the congress all year! I hope she gets her bill through.
P.S. GO CLAIRE McCASKILL!

Republicans are pathetic. In one breath, they try to say that they are the party of the people and in the next, they do things like complaining about measures that protect certain minorities in the Voting Rights Bill. Let's see them get any minority votes in this election. Like that'll happen.

Raising the minimum wage helps only those up for election. What is insulting is that for some reason the Democratic party thinks 7.25 is enough. Why not $30/hour! Let's make it worth working. If everyone got paid that then there would no longer be welfare. People would get off their couches, have a productive life, avoid trouble, contribute positively to society and....just a minute....they just may turn into Republicans. Since Democrates rely on the poor, those on welfare and criminals to get re-elected, I understand why they only want to raise the minimum wage to 7.25. Smart move Democrates.

TO ALL REPUBLICANS:

WE ARE WATCHING YOU - BLOGGING ABOUT YOUR VOTES AGAINST THE MIDDLE CLASS AND WRITTING LETTERS TO EDITORS! WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE AMERICA THE COUNTRY THAT OUR FATHERS FOUGHT AND DIED FOR....WE WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE AGE OF ROBBER BARONS!

Posted by momoaizo on June 21, 2006 at 11:20 AM

Oh please. We're not Pugs or Dems anymore, just straw grabbers.
And who's father died for CANAMERICO? It was a heartbreak on Memorial Day to apologize to the Grandfather's for what we're doing to America.

THIS BREAKS MY HEART THAT THEY CAN BE SO MEAN AND NOT GIVE US A RAISE. I AM A TEACHER ASSISTANT AND I WILL NOT HAVE A JOB BECAUSE OF THE CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON AND I HAVE KIDS TO FEED AND I HAVE WORKED FOR 28 YEARS IN EDUCATION. THEY WANT US TO HAVE A DEGREE AND MAKE NO MORE MONEY. I ONLY BRING HOME $23,000 FOR 28 YEARS AND BARLEY GET A RAISE. WE HAVE NOT HAD A COST OF LIVING RAISE IN YEARS. THEY CAN PAY FOR A NO SENSE WAR BUT CAN'T HELP US KEEP A JOB SO I GUESS CONGRESS WANTS US IN THE WELFARE LINES AND UN EMPLOYMENT LINES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY?? WE NEED HELP BADLY AND WE NEED A NEW PRESIDENT THAT WANTS US TO WORK. I NEED MY JOB. I AM USE TO WORKING. THEY SEND MY HUSBAND TO WAR AND NOW THEY WANT TO PUT ME OUT OF A JOB THAT SUPPORTS MY FAMILY. I HAVE KIDS TO FEED AND BUSH NEEDS TO KNWO THIS. I DO NTO HAVE PERSON COOKING MY FOOD, ETC. HE NEEDS TO KEEP PEOPLE WORKING NOT LAYING THEM OFF OF A JOB THEY HAVE BEEN ON FOR 28 YEARS. HE NEEDS TO HELP TEACHER ASSISTANTS IF HE WANTS THEM TO BE A TEACHER NTO LAY THEM OFF THEIR JOBS BECAUE OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. SCHOOLS CAN NOT FIX THIS AND LAYING PEOPLE OFF OF WORK BECAUSE OF TITLE ONE FUNDS IS UN JUSTICE. I AM NOT PAID OUT OF TITLE ONE FUNDS SO WHY SHOULD I BE LAID OFF OF MY JOB. PARENTS NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR KIDS LEARNING NOT THE GOV. IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PUT THE MONEY AT THE SCHOOLS TO HELP KIDS AND TEACHER ASSISTANTS WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR LIFE THEIR THEN DO NOT PUT THEM OUT OF A JOB BECAUSE OF THE MONEY FOR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. I HAVE WORKED ALL MY LIFE AND MY PARENTS DID NTO HAVE MONEY FOR ME TO GO TO SCHOOL BUT I DID WHAT WAS RIGHT I GOT A JOB AND BEEN WORKING EVERYF SINCE BUT NOW THAT BUSH IS IN HE WANTS TO PUT ME IN THE STEETS.

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE REPUBLICANS DO TO WANT TO GIVE US A RAISE. THEY NEED TO SEE HOW I HAVE TO SUFFER TO SURVIVE. I AM A TEACHER ASSISTANT AND THEY WANT US TO HAVE A DEGREE OR WE WILL LOOSE OUR JOBS BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. ALL TEACHERS DO IS TEST. THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. PARENTS HAVE GOT TO WORK WITH THEIR KIDS. SCHOOLS CAN NOT FIX THEM. KIDS ARE SO MEAN THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL SUFFER BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO TEACH BECAUSE OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND LAWS. THEY WILL GO SOME WHERE ELSE. PUTTING TEACHER ASSISTANTS OUT OF A JOB WON'T FIX IT EITHER. THEY ARE PAID BELOW POVERTY AND CONGRESS WANTS THEM TO HAVE A PH.D. TO WORK WITH KIDS AND TAKE A TEST. THEY NEED TO BE TESTING THE TEACHERS TO SEE IF THEY CAN TEACH NOT THE ONES WHO MAKE NOTHING FOR A GREAT JOB WE DO EACH DAY.TEACHER ASSISTANTS NEED THEIR JOBS SO BUSH NEEDS TO KNOW THIS. WE WILL BE LAID OFF ON JUNE 30. WE NEED HIS HELP TO KEEP OUR JOBS AND WE NEED HIM TO PROVIDE HELP FOR US, NOT PUT US IN THE WELFARE LINES AND UN EMPLOYMENT LINES. WE HAVE KIDS TO FEED. THIS IS SO UN JUSTICE; AND NOT RIGHT, BUT CONGRESS DOES NOT CARE IF WE HAVE A JOB OR NOT. I NEED MY JOB I HAVE KIDS TO FEED. THIS TEST PUTS SO MUCH STRESS ON KIDS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, ETC. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND WILL GET US SOME HELP. I NEED MY JOB.

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE REPUBLICANS DO TO WANT TO GIVE US A RAISE. THEY NEED TO SEE HOW I HAVE TO SUFFER TO SURVIVE. I AM A TEACHER ASSISTANT AND THEY WANT US TO HAVE A DEGREE OR WE WILL LOOSE OUR JOBS BUT THIS IS NOT RIGHT. ALL TEACHERS DO IS TEST. THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND. PARENTS HAVE GOT TO WORK WITH THEIR KIDS. SCHOOLS CAN NOT FIX THEM. KIDS ARE SO MEAN THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL SUFFER BECAUSE NO ONE WILL WANT TO TEACH BECAUSE OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND LAWS. THEY WILL GO SOME WHERE ELSE. PUTTING TEACHER ASSISTANTS OUT OF A JOB WON'T FIX IT EITHER. THEY ARE PAID BELOW POVERTY AND CONGRESS WANTS THEM TO HAVE A PH.D. TO WORK WITH KIDS AND TAKE A TEST. THEY NEED TO BE TESTING THE TEACHERS TO SEE IF THEY CAN TEACH NOT THE ONES WHO MAKE NOTHING FOR A GREAT JOB WE DO EACH DAY.TEACHER ASSISTANTS NEED THEIR JOBS SO BUSH NEEDS TO KNOW THIS. WE WILL BE LAID OFF ON JUNE 30. WE NEED HIS HELP TO KEEP OUR JOBS AND WE NEED HIM TO PROVIDE HELP FOR US, NOT PUT US IN THE WELFARE LINES AND UN EMPLOYMENT LINES. WE HAVE KIDS TO FEED. THIS IS SO UN JUSTICE; AND NOT RIGHT, BUT CONGRESS DOES NOT CARE IF WE HAVE A JOB OR NOT. I NEED MY JOB I HAVE KIDS TO FEED. THIS TEST PUTS SO MUCH STRESS ON KIDS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, ETC. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND WILL GET US SOME HELP. I NEED MY JOB.

When Ronald Reagan "cut and run" from U.S. involvement in Lebanon in 1983, there was no Republican outrage over it. In fact, the Republicans demanded the action! (Democratic leaders: It is so easy to use history against almost all of the Republican issues and statements!!!!!)

To curb Social Security fraud, issue everyone a PIN number to go with their Social Security number, such as is issued with credit cards. The current climate demands this kind of approach.

Hasn't anyone noticed that Republicans say one thing and then do the exact opposite!!!

The immigration issue? Send the bills for supporting illegal immigrants to the countries where they came from.

It's a hoot, isn't it, that Bush and his cronies say they want Iraq to be self-governing and to start re-building their nation -- this, a directive from a governing body who can't govern itself?

Let's think about this: if the best thing that can be said about this administration is that nothing bad happened today ---------- then things are really, really, really bad.

Jon Stewart for Presidednt!

Let's start enforcing the laws of the land people! For some reason the Democratic Party is forgetting what the word LEGAL means.

We can talk all we want about immigration reform, but unless we enforce our immigration laws, what difference does it make? Granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens will only encourage more to come over. What happens then? We are showing no will to enforce our laws, so in another 10 or 20 years, we’ll have to go through this whole thing again. By then, how much more of our tax money will be going to subsidize health care, education, and other services for illegal aliens?

We have a huge problem in the border States as well as others including Florida where I live. Every official just sits around wringing their hands, doing nothing with hopes that some fairy godmother will come down and solve the problem.

Let's enforce the law. Please.

Enforcing the laws of the land is a good start. Let's start at the top and work down.
Bush, because of his lying to the people to start an illegal war causing multiple homicides, his negligent homicide not giving a rat's butt during Katrina, his flagrantly illegal spying on the American people and his disrespect for the Constitution of the United States. That's a start, then there's his ties to Abranoff...Hmmmm.
Cheny has a lot to answer for too, including his complicency in the War of Lies, and his ties to Halliburton and their sweetheart no-bid contracts for just about everything going on in Iraq. Same for Rumsfeld.
Then there's Congress, both the House and the Senate, Abramoff's just the lobbyist who got caught, we need to look at the dealings and the sweetheart deals. There's a lot of under-the-table crap going on that needs to be checked out.
Impeachment works well on legislators as well as administration officials.
Yeah!!! Enforcing the laws of the land is a Great Idea!!!!! Yeah!!!!