Let me ask you this: Is it entertaining and worrisome to any one else that Mexico gets the free pass in this whole illegal immigration fiasco? Two small bits of reading before an opine…

1) This is an article that reveals that, surprise surprise, while the Mexicans and their American supporters want us to give illegals in the US driver’s licenses, Mexico seems to have a tight policy against that. They require proof of citizenship to obtain a license. Makes sense, eh? Oh and to cut this argument off before it starts, the issues is not with preventing illegals from getting around, it is the fact that a driver’s license is really our only form of legal documentation outside of a Social Security card or passport.

2) Pork spending is still out of control, but it is better, one recent report is saying. Coming from Citizens Against Government Waste, one of my favorite groups, the new fiscal year will be welcomed in with nearly 8,000 “earmarks”, more commonly known as pork barrel projects. This looks to amount to $18-20 billion next year.

It is out of control, even if they did reduce it. For some people an apology isn’t enough to rid the bad taste of offensive words (haven’t mentioned Al Sharpton in a while…), for me, meager reductions in the amount of unnecessary spending isn’t enough. Every single one of those fat cats are to blame and it reeks of electoral grossness.

Don’t think it is a big deal? Let me lay a number on you. According to the IRS, last year there were about 135 million tax income tax returns filed, both individual (133 million) and corporate (2 million). That’s about $148 a return. While that is a good chunk of change for the average person, it’s not a deal breaker. But how about this. Now, take that $148 each year, put it into an IRA retirement account at with a return of 6% over 35-40 years, you are looking at $20,000.

Here’s another way to look at it. These elected officials are taking your power, in the form of your hard earned money, to preserve their own. They are using your dollars that you earn sitting in that factory or behind that desk every day in a job that many times consumes your life to fund projects most people will never see nor care about, all so they can come back to your hometown and stomp eight months before the polls open to keep their power.

Young people, people my age, you have to rise up. We can stop this pattern of fiscal abuse. We can reduce our deficit, we can call for responsibility, we can stop this madness. Each day as you try to get your careers off the ground and get your life going, the government stands with gun in hand to take the money you earn. It’s time to say no to the porkers. It’s time to make your voice heard next November.

While the Republicans were a joke of fiscal responsibility and the war is bleeding us dry, if you think it will be any better under Democrats, you are sorely mistaken.