America in all its Glory

Mabry Mill, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia

What a gorgeous shot of Mabry Mill in the Blue Ridge Mountains (Virginia). Such a peaceful, serene setting.

Sitting on the edge of the water. Taking a worm and baiting it on the hook of a line that is attached to a long, thin tree branch. Gently "cast" the line into the water. Now to sit quietly, watching the dragonflies skip across the surface of the calm water. Listening to the frogs calling to one another. All the thoughts of your daily life are no longer with you - all you are thinking about at this moment is the beauty of the trees, where they simply meld into the banks of the water.

Who cares if you ever get a nibble on your line. Just to enjoy this moment that you will never live again. That is life!

Every crime committed by an illegal immigrant should never have happened!!!


Read my posting under Illegal Immigrants.

A quote from President Theodore Roosevelt addressed on immigration in 1907:

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American ... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag ... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language ... and we have room for but one sole loyalty, and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Saturday, July 28, 2007

OK, back to the honesty thing again!

Funds Raised for Obama Fail to Reach Candidate
July 26, 2007

A recently converted Republican has raised about $10,000 for the "Californians for Obama" campaign, but none of that money has gone to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

Most of the money has gone to the group's founder, Emmett Cash III. Cash raised eyebrows this year when he opened campaign offices in San Bernadino and Bakersfield, but the Obama campaign doesn't have campaign offices in those cities.

A California reporter says Cash founded the unauthorized organization last year. She says his Web site is very official looking, and even mentions a fundraiser that includes a cruise to Mexico.

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