The Negotiator
Looks like Bill Clinton came to town for Rahm and got brothers and sisters "SHOOK"! Enter one Reverend Jesse Jackson, who had Democratic candidates for Chicago's mayor, Danny Davis and Carol Moseley Braun duke it out. Braun has now been deemed "the one" African-American Democratic candidate in the race
against Rahm Emanuel. Jesse believes a Rahm win is a loss for the African-American community. I ask, 1)Can Braun beat Rahm and 2)is there a viable Republican that would shake up the world of Chicago politics. I mean they are on a roll right now. What say ye?
Before he catches something
There is some soldier, in some unnamed unit in the National Guard who wants to
leave service over his disdain/disagreement/disgust with the repeal of Don't
Ask Don't Tell. What's comical is that he doesn't plan to do it until retirement age so he can get his benefits. What's even funnier is that his moral ground never made him cash in his chips bef
ore. Surely he's seen some adultery, some lying, cheating and stealing. He's probably coveted his neighbor's (fellow soldier's) house and wife. Sounds like this guy was counting down until retirement age anyway and has used his IGNORANCE regarding DADT's repeal as a convenient excuse to go fishing for good. Please go here and read the foolishness.
The Shift
I found this interesting as I've seen it with my own eyes. The immigrant population has experience tremendous growth in rural and suburban areas, while growth has slowed or remained unchanged in large cities. With an increase in immigrant population in small towns, there has also been an increase in anti-immigration laws on the books of local municipalities. I have seen the shift in the very area I live in now in the near north suburbs of Atlanta. In the early 90s the area I currently live in Gwinnett County was largely white, with some blacks. Now (as I've mentioned before) it is the minority has become the majority. The small town that I'm from, population 57,000+ had a negligible percentage of immigrants back in the 70s and 80s, now a thriving Latino community is emerging. Even in the small town of my late grandmother in Arkansas with a population hovering around 6000 has an immigrant community. The immigrant community is no different than any other in the sense that they needs jobs and will go to where those jobs are, in this case we're talking about agricultural and construction jobs. Anti-immigration laws only fan the fear flames and I believe in the end will be counter-productive and even harmful especially to local economies. What I'd like to know from those of you who live in or near small towns, have you too seen a population shift? Are a slate of new laws coming down the pike in your area that are anti-immigration? If so, please weigh in, in the comments.
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