Who Should Really Be Entitled

By R.P. Woitowitz Sr.

Editor Bluecollar Conservative 

I just happened to be reading a piece at The Patriot Post  about the current stimulus bill that is now in the Senate for approval. As usual the left is tacking on huge entitlement programs that will bloat the bill, and probably negate the actual stimulus package itself. 

 
That started me thinking, that there is really only ONE group of Americans that should be entitled to any government give a ways, (although you’d never hear them demand it), that transcends all races, genders, even sexuality. This group is the American servicemen and women and veterans, in particular the disabled amongst our finest. 

 
Who more than anyone is more deserving of any assistance that can be given to them?  Yet I hear, and I am certain that not all of these are true, but enough have to be, stories of vets that get neglected, or are in need of help in one way or another, and there are few volunteer groups available to help them in their times of need. 

 
And for those whose life was cut short, their families seem to be left out in the cold. Why not give preferential treatment for this minority? We talk endlessly about caring for the needy are they not even more in need? They have given their best, and some have given their lives, shouldn't’t they or those that they left behind be at the top of the list?

Am I calling for yet another entitlement program, certainly not, but I am suggesting increasing spending to veterans orginizations. Pushing vets and their families to the top of the list when it comes to education opportunities, grants and other goods and services that should be made available to them with no strings attatched.

 
It amazes me, that there exists groups in this country that would put the needs of ILLEGAL ALIENS, above our own warriors and count them as more deserving than those who have answered the call to our country during both war and peace.  In fact those very same people show a constant disdain for our military, and what is even worse a display a condescending, fake and phony compassion and yet all the while has called them “murderers”, “thugs” “Nazis”. 

 I say it’s time to put them at the top of the list.  IF ANYONE is entitled to a helping hand by the American people and their government, it is they that have served to protect them and their liberties from all forces of evil. 

 
God Bless you all, those that serve or have served.

Does Justice mean “Just us?”

By Richard Woitowitz

Editor Bluecollar Conservative

 

Recently there has been a rather explosive goings on in a town called Jena (pronounced Jeena), LA.  It all started when some white high school students hung nooses from trees on the school property to intimidate black students.   The punishment for that was suspension, and though it should have been expulsion that does not give license to what happen next.

Apparently a white student was sitting under a tree when he was set upon by several black students.  The students beat him severely and in due course were arrested and charged with attempted murder. 

Well that doesn’t seem to sit well with the black community who see this as a case of injustice.  As usual the perpetrators have become the victims and the usual race baiters of such as Sharpton and Jackson have come to stir up racial tensions. 

My question here is simply why weren’t those students charged with a hate crime? Would it be that the shoe was on the other foot that you could bet your bottom dollar that the same race baiters would be calling for such action?

I remember how the MSM tried those while lacrosse students from Duke University.  Yet none of this current event even made the news until someone felt that they got a raw deal and it was then pushed by the aforementioned sharks that it took a life of its own. 

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Killed Bill
By Richard Woitowitz
Editor Bluecollar Conservative

The Bible reminds us that it is a “fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God”. This is of course a truism for all the people of this earth.

Probably the most second most fearful thing is for a politician to “fall into the hands” of an aroused and well informed voter. Such must have been the case for the failure of the Kennedy/Bush Immigration Bill, aka the “Amnesty Bill”.

A number of years ago I had written an essay about immigration. At that time I had been calling for a moratorium on immigration and the securing of the borders. Apparently I have been pretty much been instep with the rest of the American citizenry. This kinship was demonstrated by the abovementioned, whose voices by the way, I believe were heard from both sides of the political isle.

Many concerns were raised by these voices. And it is the opinion of this writer that the two biggest concerns by-far were;

1) The securing of the border

2) The enforcement of this bill

It was and still hard for me to imagine that ANY bill that did not consider and address either of these two concerns would work.

The securing of the border is still of the utmost importance. I have heard it said that it would be two costly to build the fence, but I cannot accept that argument.

Firstly the US Government has spent trillions of dollars over several decades on education with far less successful results. They have raised over 250 billion after Hurricane Katrina, and yet we continually hear how cost prohibited it would be to build a fence. I have also seen how our “friends” The Saudi’s are building a high tech fence across their own borders sparing no expense. The Israeli’s built a fence as well, and although criticized for it, it served its purpose.

Secondly if one remembers correctly the funds to build a fence over a 700 mile stretch were allocated last October, but the fence has yet to be built. What is the hold-up?

This leads to the second concern which simply put is that if we do not have the will to build the fence then where is the will to enforce this new law that would “solve” the problem. The INS, and other government agencies already have problems enforcing the current laws on the book (unless of course you’re Elian Gonzalez), so what makes people believe that a newer version would be anymore successful?

Unless those in the halls of power show a willingness to make these tough choices any bill that comes before them will nothing more than political sleight of hand, and sophistry.