A few birds and one stone.

On a recent press release senate minority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) lamented that after perusing through the schedule of “pet” issues from the right wing like Estate Tax reduction, a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration and the establishment of a federal definition of marriage, he felt the Republican Leadership’s priorities were perhaps somewhat skewed as to what exactly constitutes issues that should take precedence on the senate floor debate.

A "comprehensive" immigration proposal

I don’t know if an Immigration Legislation compromise is going to be arrived at by either one of the two political parties. Republicans want more law enforcement and penalties and Democrats want fewer restrictions on a potential voter base of about 12 million Mexicans.

As long as that is understood, I figured since I am also an immigrant, perhaps I could offer what I feel is a comprehensive proposal on how this whole illegal immigration fiasco could be handled properly, and at the same time meet the demands of all the parties involved. It may not seem like the most politically correct approach to this issue but the way I look at it, at least it’s a try.

Not in Kansas anymore

As I folded my 2004 election “vote or die” t-shirt from a fresh laundry batch, I pondered on the plight of Abdul Rahman, the Afghan convert to Christianity who has been recently making the headlines.

It all began for Abdul Rahman when he boldly declared publicly that he was a believer in Jesus Christ. “I read the Bible and it opened my heart and mind” said Mr. Rahman. Unfortunately, for the fragile regime of a fledging Afghan democracy under which the jubilant convert lives, this is not what is commonly known by gospel preachers as “Good News”. Soon afterwards he was turned into the authorities for rejecting Islam by his own family.