The long-festering problem of illegal immigration and the re-definition of the “path to citizenship” has been ignored long enough by Congress and the Administration. In a period of time when the Federal government has not been shy about asserting its power to get thing done

For some reason, it feels like the the waning few months of the Bush Administration happened ages ago.  I remember it well;  those were the “not so good old days” when the financial services industry and the American auto industry were crashing and burning.  Those were the days when the stock market, along with everyone’s 401-K plans, was losing over 50% of its value, and the economy was shedding about 750,000 jobs per month.   Yes, those were the “not so good old days” when fear gripped the American public, and …

However well intentioned, there are times when a judge’s decision to try a juvenile offender as an adult goes beyond the bounds of reason. This, in fact, is case with Jordan Brown, a twelve year old boy from Western Pennsylvania, charged with the execution-style killing of his father’s girlfriend and her unborn child.