Political Junkie

As schools let out across America for the summer, many in Washington get to embark on a nice, long summer vacation as well.   Even those who do not get to enjoy the two-month summer vacation enjoyed by students and teachers and the three and a half month long vacation that enables college students and professors who decide not to participate in summer sessions get to take advantage of, most of the United States federal government get to at least enjoy some time off in honor of America’s 243 rd birthday.   Congress gets next week off and will get to enjoy a longer August recess.   The Supreme Court gets to enjoy the longest vacation of all three branches of the federal government.   They do not have to return to work until October. Last year at this time, liberals across America had gone into a panic as Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the swing vote on the court for the previous decade, announced his retirement.   A Republican President, Ronald Rea...

A lot has taken place in the last month related to immigration and the decades-long battle to secure America’s border.  Let’s take a look at what has happened and the implications on state and national politics: A Tale of Two States In New York, lawmakers have decided to make their state more enticing to illegal immigrants by passing legislation to give them driver’s licenses.  Since most of the illegal immigrant population lives in the New York City area, where public transportation really eliminates the need for cars, this legislation really makes no sense, unless, of course, the Democrats in Albany have a different goal: registering them to vote.  After all, voter registration often takes place concurrently with the issuance of driver’s licenses. According to Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, Democrats “did try to slip in a bill that would allow for automatic voter registration and basically what the bill said is ‘Anyone who applies for a driv...