[quote=Cheyenne]Ted, what part of my having said our entire government is irresponsible and self serving with tax payers money don't you understand. They serve themselves, not us. Most of them are bought off by other countries. The bills they are proposing and even passing are egregious. Nothing in them is about making life for the every day American any better. So, save the budget rants. It rings hollow.
Get dolled up and stay in the dungeon? LOL. Ted, you started my morning with a smile. That is funny. It reminds me of when someone told a basketball player to "Shut up and dribble." But, in all seriousness, I have six children, 15 grandchildren and am very close with my niece and nephews. I know a bit about raising children and being a responsible parent. The parents taking their children on a dangerous journey to commit a crime are endangering their own children. Any American citizen that took a child with them to commit a crime, would be arrested and the child sent to Children Services until a family member could be found. So, I'm over your regurgitation of saying that it should be any different at the border. The border should be closed. Period. [/quote]
Just a brief couple of notes regarding your remark that "the border should be closed - Period."
#1. FWIW, I'm sure happy that the U. S. border was open when my grandparents arrived on those vessels from Russia and Lithuania in the 1900 time-frame; I've got to believe that you've got similar feelings to me in THAT regard.
#2. Think through (I don't even want to speculate) what would happen to our planet were ALL borders everywhere abruptly closed.
As a final point: Where else, other than from taxpayers, would our 'entire Government' get its funding?
Just be happy that you're fortunate enough to be one of the funders.
Allow me one realistic "budget rant": A balanced Federal Budget has got to be far superior to our consistently unbalanced ones (which now require $1T annual interest payments before we even spend a meaningful dollar)!
