Comments on: John Cole laughing at the 28%ers http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190 A Citizen's Guide to Indiana Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Masson’s Blog - A Citizen’s Guide to Indiana » Ohio Driving http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-239742 Masson’s Blog - A Citizen’s Guide to Indiana » Ohio Driving Wed, 30 May 2007 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-239742 [...] Ohio Driving By Doug This Memorial Day Weekend, I drove to Akron, Ohio - the Midwest smelled like a barbecue. The state troopers were thick as flies on the Ohio Interstates. And, here is the peculiar thing. For some reason, Buckeyes are repelled by the right lane of their highways. I drove I-70 from Richmond to Columbus, then I-71 up to Akron. In a lot of spots, the Interstate is 3 lanes. A normal scenario was this - the middle lane occupied by one vehicle traveling at about 65 mph, the left lane occupied by a line of vehicles with the lead one traveling at about 66.5 mph, and the right lane empty. What’s a Hoosier to do on Indy-500 weekend? Go about 75 mph in the right hand lane, of course. (Making me a criminal-alien in the Buckeye state, I suppose.) The only problem is that some deviant would occasionally use the slow lane for going slow, throwing the whole thing off. It’s an annoying driving scenario that happens everywhere to some extent, but it always strikes me as being particularly bad in Ohio for some reason. This entry is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...] [...] Ohio Driving By Doug This Memorial Day Weekend, I drove to Akron, Ohio – the Midwest smelled like a barbecue. The state troopers were thick as flies on the Ohio Interstates. And, here is the peculiar thing. For some reason, Buckeyes are repelled by the right lane of their highways. I drove I-70 from Richmond to Columbus, then I-71 up to Akron. In a lot of spots, the Interstate is 3 lanes. A normal scenario was this – the middle lane occupied by one vehicle traveling at about 65 mph, the left lane occupied by a line of vehicles with the lead one traveling at about 66.5 mph, and the right lane empty. What’s a Hoosier to do on Indy-500 weekend? Go about 75 mph in the right hand lane, of course. (Making me a criminal-alien in the Buckeye state, I suppose.) The only problem is that some deviant would occasionally use the slow lane for going slow, throwing the whole thing off. It’s an annoying driving scenario that happens everywhere to some extent, but it always strikes me as being particularly bad in Ohio for some reason. This entry is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...]

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-235288 Phillip Wed, 23 May 2007 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-235288 Lou, Have a safe trip!Time zone battle continues to rage I have excahnge some emails with Representative Crooks regarding his changing position on this matter. Last night at the Perry county commissioners meeting attended by upset residents who do not want the county to re-petition for Eastern time if the other counties request is granted. The commissioners told Central time supporters with a over 1000 name petition to remain on Central time and 174 businesses also wanting to reamin on Central time as well as the Perry county school board that this does not matter. Funny how when Eastern time supporters submit such things they are considered a ground swell support for Eastern time but when Central time supporters submit such things they do not matter. Since popular opinion does not matter to the DOT only convenience of commerce the support for Central time should not matter but I tell you this it's gonna matter if the time zone switches to these commissioners when they run again. We still await the third response or submission from Ice Miller LLP to the DOT's April 2nd request so we can challenge it as we did the previous two which were error filled and misleading. Mr.Byrd has submitted a 16 and 7 page commuter study of the petitioning counties and according to his research(verifiable) and the latest info the DOT put in their April 2nd response to Ice Miller the commuter numbers overwhelmingly favor the region remaining in the Central time zone as does just about everything else so we will see. IMMIGRATION BILL Senator Bahy was one who voted to strike the Guest worker program while Lugar voted to keep it.The new guest worker program is not for workers to pick the fruit and veggies(this program already exists) but is a seperate program which will bring more low skilled labor to the U.S. to depress wages for the working poor in our country. Lou,
Have a safe trip!Time zone battle continues to rage I have excahnge some emails with Representative Crooks regarding his changing position on this matter.

Last night at the Perry county commissioners meeting attended by upset residents who do not want the county to re-petition for Eastern time if the other counties request is granted. The commissioners told Central time supporters with a over 1000 name petition to remain on Central time and 174 businesses also wanting to reamin on Central time as well as the Perry county school board that this does not matter.

Funny how when Eastern time supporters submit such things they are considered a ground swell support for Eastern time but when Central time supporters submit such things they do not matter.

Since popular opinion does not matter to the DOT only convenience of commerce the support for Central time should not matter but I tell you this it’s gonna matter if the time zone switches to these commissioners when they run again.

We still await the third response or submission from Ice Miller LLP to the DOT’s April 2nd request so we can challenge it as we did the previous two which were error filled and misleading.

Mr.Byrd has submitted a 16 and 7 page commuter study of the petitioning counties and according to his research(verifiable) and the latest info the DOT put in their April 2nd response to Ice Miller the commuter numbers overwhelmingly favor the region remaining in the Central time zone as does just about everything else so we will see.

IMMIGRATION BILL

Senator Bahy was one who voted to strike the Guest worker program while Lugar voted to keep it.The new guest worker program is not for workers to pick the fruit and veggies(this program already exists) but is a seperate program which will bring more low skilled labor to the U.S. to depress wages for the working poor in our country.

]]> By: Lou http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-235028 Lou Wed, 23 May 2007 06:24:21 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-235028 Phillip, It boils down to this: we are seeking to pass a new immigration law that needs a huge government bureacracy to administer,and many of those passing the law dont really care what is in it,or that it can't be administered,and don't believe in big government in the first place.I honestly think the 'attitude' ' is, pass a law,any law, because the country is 'upset',and we have to do something to get re-elected. I'm one of those people who thinks elected government isnt always good,but it's better than private control without government oversight,because vast amounts of money will be flowing every which direction and private control in that atmosphere is nearly hopeless and destined to be corrupt and self-serving,and we can vote them out if we vote them in,which is never the case with private control.That's the background motivating much of this immigrant legislation. That being said,Im starting off on road shortly and will be keeping track of changing sunrise and sunset as I travel across this great country,wondering what will happen in SW Indiana counties when DOT gives its decison on CT vs ET! Phillip,
It boils down to this: we are seeking to pass a new immigration law that needs a huge government bureacracy to administer,and many of those passing the law dont really care what is in it,or that it can’t be administered,and don’t believe in big government in the first place.I honestly think the ‘attitude’ ‘ is, pass a law,any law, because the country is ‘upset’,and we have to do something to get re-elected. I’m one of those people who thinks elected government isnt always good,but it’s better than private control without government oversight,because vast amounts of money will be flowing every which direction and private control in that atmosphere is nearly hopeless and destined to be corrupt and self-serving,and we can vote them out if we vote them in,which is never the case with private control.That’s the background motivating much of this immigrant legislation. That being said,Im starting off on road shortly and will be keeping track of changing sunrise and sunset as I travel across this great country,wondering what will happen in SW Indiana counties when DOT gives its decison on CT vs ET!

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234938 Phillip Wed, 23 May 2007 02:54:13 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234938 Obama,Clinton,and Mccain absent for the first vote on this bill by Dorgan which would have struck the Guest worker program. Although it matters not whether Mccain shows up.He's done politically as far as his presidential bid!He's getting killed on this issue. Obama,Clinton,and Mccain absent for the first vote on this bill by Dorgan which would have struck the Guest worker program.

Although it matters not whether Mccain shows up.He’s done politically as far as his presidential bid!He’s getting killed on this issue.

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234849 Phillip Tue, 22 May 2007 23:46:35 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234849 Lou, I agree with that but you know this government will never be able to carry out the back ground checks because of the numbers of people we are talking about and they have to do it in 24hrs according to this legislation.What will happen is they will get the Z visa and be gone. I think many people would go along with a amnesty if the government would FIRST secure the border and prove it is secure and keep it that way.This can be done as could a employment varification law.Simple you do not have the biometric card you do not get a job.If you can't get a job you won't come. The problem is as I've stated numerous times and the reason most Americans are up in arms about this legisaltion is we know the government will not do the enforcement..Last years fence legislation which was not funded is cut in half in this bill and will never happen and you know this. I mean these 12 million people have been here for years illegally they can wait a few more years and see if the government is being truthful about border enforcement which they are not.They want to pass the legislation get the amnesty like in 1986 and goodbye enforcement you can count on that. Lou,
I agree with that but you know this government will never be able to carry out the back ground checks because of the numbers of people we are talking about and they have to do it in 24hrs according to this legislation.What will happen is they will get the Z visa and be gone.

I think many people would go along with a amnesty if the government would FIRST secure the border and prove it is secure and keep it that way.This can be done as could a employment varification law.Simple you do not have the biometric card you do not get a job.If you can’t get a job you won’t come.

The problem is as I’ve stated numerous times and the reason most Americans are up in arms about this legisaltion is we know the government will not do the enforcement..Last years fence legislation which was not funded is cut in half in this bill and will never happen and you know this.

I mean these 12 million people have been here for years illegally they can wait a few more years and see if the government is being truthful about border enforcement which they are not.They want to pass the legislation get the amnesty like in 1986 and goodbye enforcement you can count on that.

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234842 Phillip Tue, 22 May 2007 23:34:56 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234842 I seem to have repeated myself about the gang member provision in this bill from a earlier post.It's just that I still can't beleive any Senator could endorse such a thing! I seem to have repeated myself about the gang member provision in this bill from a earlier post.It’s just that I still can’t beleive any Senator could endorse such a thing!

]]> By: Lou http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234837 Lou Tue, 22 May 2007 23:31:50 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234837 Phillip, It's not just the felons we can't keep track of.And we shouldn't make a policy for all illegals because some are felons,who we can't or won't keep track of.Clarifying status of immigrants,legal and illegal would make legislation very much easier.We should start with border control,because that's where illegal/legal starts... but we won't. Phillip,
It’s not just the felons we can’t keep track of.And we shouldn’t make a policy for all illegals because some are felons,who we can’t or won’t keep track of.Clarifying status of immigrants,legal and illegal would make legislation very much easier.We should start with border control,because that’s where illegal/legal starts… but we won’t.

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234830 Phillip Tue, 22 May 2007 23:24:43 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234830 The bill also contains a first time ever provision that will have U.S. taxpayers foot the bill for hiring legal help in the form of a lawyer to help illegal immigrants through the process if they wish to become a citizen.Previously no Federal legal aid was supposed to have been granted to illegal immigrants. This is just one more example of the trillions of dollars this thing is going to cost.Also all back ground checks for people applying for the Z visa must be completed in 24hrs.So much for the argument we need to know who's in our country for safety reasons.This will never be workable with the massive amount of people we are talking about. Jason, The fact that you would do anything to provide for your family as would anyone is not the issue in my opinion.The issue is do we as citizens of the United States have to provide for the citizens of mainly Mexico and Central America?In my opinion sticking the American taxpayers with the expense of this massive bill because these countries governments are corupt and incompetent is rediculous and I am not alone in my thinking. The Senate just voted Senator Byron Dorgans(D) amendment down which was to strike the guest worker program from this bill 64-31.I will have to see how Senator Bahy voted on this as in emails from his staff to me he said he would never support ANY immigration reform legislation which contained a guest worker program! The bill also contains a first time ever provision that will have U.S. taxpayers foot the bill for hiring legal help in the form of a lawyer to help illegal immigrants through the process if they wish to become a citizen.Previously no Federal legal aid was supposed to have been granted to illegal immigrants.

This is just one more example of the trillions of dollars this thing is going to cost.Also all back ground checks for people applying for the Z visa must be completed in 24hrs.So much for the argument we need to know who’s in our country for safety reasons.This will never be workable with the massive amount of people we are talking about.

Jason,

The fact that you would do anything to provide for your family as would anyone is not the issue in my opinion.The issue is do we as citizens of the United States have to provide for the citizens of mainly Mexico and Central America?In my opinion sticking the American taxpayers with the expense of this massive bill because these countries governments are corupt and incompetent is rediculous and I am not alone in my thinking.

The Senate just voted Senator Byron Dorgans(D) amendment down which was to strike the guest worker program from this bill 64-31.I will have to see how Senator Bahy voted on this as in emails from his staff to me he said he would never support ANY immigration reform legislation which contained a guest worker program!

]]> By: Phillip http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234746 Phillip Tue, 22 May 2007 22:05:36 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234746 Also contained in this bill is the granting of the Z visa to a estimated 30,000 illegal immigrant gang members if they renounce membership in the gang to which they are a member.Law enforcement is then given 24hrs to check this out. The immigrants will not assimilate because the new Z visa gives them the option of re-newing it indefinitely without becoming citizens and going through all the requirements however they will still be allowed to receive benefits of U.S. citizens I believe as well as staying here indefinitely. As far as enforcement of the new guest worker program that calls for 400,000 immigrants each and every year who must return to their country of origin for one year before returning the reason I know this will not be enforced is currently there are around 600,000 illegal alien futives who are under court order to be deported and no one can find them! Lou, Last week police officer Frank Fabiono was shot and killed by illegal alien Ezeiquel Lopez.Lopez had a long rap sheet of crimes including battery and was never deported there are many such cases happening all over this country. Also contained in this bill is the granting of the Z visa to a estimated 30,000 illegal immigrant gang members if they renounce membership in the gang to which they are a member.Law enforcement is then given 24hrs to check this out.

The immigrants will not assimilate because the new Z visa gives them the option of re-newing it indefinitely without becoming citizens and going through all the requirements however they will still be allowed to receive benefits of U.S. citizens I believe as well as staying here indefinitely.

As far as enforcement of the new guest worker program that calls for 400,000 immigrants each and every year who must return to their country of origin for one year before returning the reason I know this will not be enforced is currently there are around 600,000 illegal alien futives who are under court order to be deported and no one can find them!

Lou,

Last week police officer Frank Fabiono was shot and killed by illegal alien Ezeiquel Lopez.Lopez had a long rap sheet of crimes including battery and was never deported there are many such cases happening all over this country.

]]> By: Lou http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190&cpage=1#comment-234632 Lou Tue, 22 May 2007 17:53:45 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=2190#comment-234632 Scribe's interesting paragraph brings up so good points. .Assimilation of Immigrants into our culture and then becoming equals with those already here, within the same generation, is liberal rather than conservative process, if we have to classify politically.Thank american public education and John Dewey for that historically. In the current debate it is some Democrats,what's left of liberalism in this country, who want all immigrants,legal and illegal to become citizens with full rights.There is tremendous opposition to that from many sides.. What has changed now is that it's the immigrant community through sometimes strident political leadership that are demanding certain special indulgences, (usually in the guise of religious freedom) rather than 'just assimilation'and equality with those already here as had been the case.That's kind of why im not taking my usual liberal stance as I usually do on social issues.I'm usually pro-individudal which is how I define 'liberalism'. Also we already have a very liberal immigrant policy and it irks me that we have to have another program just for the Mexican border,and just for Spanish speakers,and just for the capitalists who want cheap labor. Once in a bilingual budget meeting in Chicago a bilingual teacher got up and said 'no money should go to Polish bilingual education because bilingual means SPANISH( at the time there were whole classrooms of Polish immigrant kids Polish- only speaking). That was a 'Eureka moment' for me,so I understand my own biais if that's what it is. Everyone needs to speak English for legal treatment and English should be the offical language of the USA. Everyone should be able to speak any language among themselves anywhere they want.Thats isn't even a question. .I love ethnicity and I speak both French and Spanish at a functional fluency,but the only language that is cultural( complete freedom) for me is English. If you do not speak English in the USA,you will never get full legal protection,and you will always be at some disadvantage.. English is the language of law,because law was written in Engish and relates to English commonlaw culturally. Something is always lost in any translation and everyone is at the mercy of the translator,who may make mistakes in intent of law or have their own agenda for the client. So for me the number one first step for assimilation is learning functional English. Scribe’s interesting paragraph brings up so good points.
.Assimilation of Immigrants into our culture and then becoming equals with those already here, within the same generation, is liberal rather than conservative process, if we have to classify politically.Thank american public education and John Dewey for that historically. In the current debate it is some Democrats,what’s left of liberalism in this country, who want all immigrants,legal and illegal to become citizens with full rights.There is tremendous opposition to that from many sides.. What has changed now is that it’s the immigrant community through sometimes strident political leadership that are demanding certain special indulgences, (usually in the guise of religious freedom) rather than ‘just assimilation’and equality with those already here as had been the case.That’s kind of why im not taking my usual liberal stance as I usually do on social issues.I’m usually pro-individudal which is how I define ‘liberalism’. Also we already have a very liberal immigrant policy and it irks me that we have to have another program just for the Mexican border,and just for Spanish speakers,and just for the capitalists who want cheap labor. Once in a bilingual budget meeting in Chicago a bilingual teacher got up and said ‘no money should go to Polish bilingual education because bilingual means SPANISH( at the time there were whole classrooms of Polish immigrant kids Polish- only speaking). That was a ‘Eureka moment’ for me,so I understand my own biais if that’s what it is. Everyone needs to speak English for legal treatment and English should be the offical language of the USA. Everyone should be able to speak any language among themselves anywhere they want.Thats isn’t even a question. .I love ethnicity and I speak both French and Spanish at a functional fluency,but the only language that is cultural( complete freedom) for me is English. If you do not speak English in the USA,you will never get full legal protection,and you will always be at some disadvantage.. English is the language of law,because law was written in Engish and relates to English commonlaw culturally. Something is always lost in any translation and everyone is at the mercy of the translator,who may make mistakes in intent of law or have their own agenda for the client. So for me the number one first step for assimilation is learning functional English.

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