Talk show call and quote of the day

Caller: "I've done the unthinkable and now I must go into hiding."

Hedgecock: "What was that?"

Caller: "I've read the Arizona illegal immigration law."




The President's remarks during his meeting with Mexican President Calderon on Wednesday.



"In the 21st Century we are defined not by our borders but by our bonds."



Exit question #1: Does the man have any clue as to the significance of national sovereignty?

Exit question #2: Does that sound like a man who is serious about securing our borders?

By the time we got to Searchlight....

... we were dozens and dozens strong?










CNN beclowns themselves with crowd estimates at the Tea Party event in Searchlight, NV, Harry Reid's hometown, this weekend.

The Tea Party event was held on private property so the big question is: who is the Tea Party's Max Yazgur? Probably better left in anonymity, though.

Roger Hedgecock who spoke at the event has his write-up, here.

Quote of the Day

Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) was on Hedgecock’s show yesterday and he was asked to give a reason why we should oppose healthcare.


Isakson: “Because you will start paying for it in 18 days but won’t see any benefits from it for it for 1,112 days”



We question the legitimacy of the term "benefits" but, yeah, we get what the Senator was trying to say.

How will we ever survive the summer without them?

The Governor of one of the largest states in the Union was on Hedgecock’s show last week. With a diverse economy and a diverse population, it is a challenging task and sharing an international border with Mexico, this state has also struggled with the issue of illegal immigration. But despite these hard economic times, the governor of this big ol’ state is not facing a budget deficit of $15 billion dollars…. So you know, now, who it is we are not talking about.

If you figured, though, the guest was Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, you would be correct. A state without an income tax, though, a slightly higher sales tax and admittedly higher property taxes still manages to post a surplus during this economic stretch to the degree that Texas is going to have a sales tax holiday. As Perry himself said: “We thought it would be nice to give back to the people”. Yes, he actually said that.

Now, how is California, the state whose Governor was not on Hedgecock’s show, going to give back to the people? Well, raise taxes, of course including a plan that will raise California’s high-end marginal rates to twice the national average. That, and attempt to pass (still) a $14 billion state-run health insurance program (and when Obama becomes President, there will be absolutely zero chance of any overlap, double-payments, he paid-she paid, abuse, fraud or any other general Charlie-Foxtrotting between the state and federal health insurance plans… none whatsoever) and the most expensive climate-change program in the nation.

So, how does Texas do it? How does Texas not only maintain a hard cap on spending and a rainy day fund but a surplus to the extent they can afford a sales-tax holiday in the worst economy since… whenever? We are neither economists nor political scientist types but we believe the answer is quite elegant in its simplicity and it resides in one of the largest differences between two states that are in many ways, very similar.

You see, when a state legislature gathers but once for a few months every two years, there’s only so much they can “accomplish”. “Doing the will of the electorate” takes on a different meaning given the time constraints. There’s only so much that can get done when they are limited to 140 days out of 730 in which to enact legislation and, you know, “give back to the people”.

So while Congress goes on recess for the summer without doing anything meaningful to lower prices at the pump yet decides to throw away more money on farming and ethanol subsidies and, via the mortagage bailout, people who least deserve a federal life preserver, be thankful for this 5-week respite where it will be physically impossible for them to “help”, “aid”, “assist” any more than they have already… so help us, god.

Probably not the response she was hoping for.

Texas Governor, Rick Perry, was a guest on Roger Hedgecock’s show a few days ago. He concluded that the Federal Government was abrogating their responsibility to enforce the border and decided to do something about it. He went to the legislature and requested and received $100 million dollars for border enforcement. Perry’s not real big on the wholesale use of fences. They do however, serve a purpose in strategic locations. Its "boots on the ground" that are the real key to border enforcement, Perry believes. He claims that there has been a 65% drop in crime in border regions since he put his plan into effect.

While trolling around the state governor site to dig up some dirt, we found this which is a letter from Perry to Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who, from the nature of the response was bitching about the presence of the Minutemen along the Texas border. (Not incidentally, Jackson Lee is on the House Judiciary subcommittee on Immigration and Claims).

Perry responds very respectfully stating that the Minutemen are private citizens and can come and go as they please. He also states that because of her standing in the referenced committee, she has the power to do something about illegal immigration. He ends with this mild little zinger: “If you want to send the Minutemen home, I urge you to make sure we have enough federal agents on the border to secure it.” Zip….