It Can't be said better - Truth in Labeling - will have political content

I must say that I enjoy a good piece of snark and the main reason I read Balloon Juice regularly is because when the deal the snark, it really peels paint....

And all over one can hear the sons of the Confederacy recite their talking points that the Civil War was not about slavery. They insist that the system of human bondage was a side issue. And as I look at the record of the Republican Confederate Party in recent times and the history of the Confederate Party regardless of its political host over the last 150 years—I am ready to admit that there is a bit of truth to their POV.

The Confederacy really wasn’t about slavery. That was just a tactic. The real issue was finding the best way to steal the labor of others.

Confederate History Month: Stolen Labor by Dennis G. at Balloon Juice

The Charlotte, South Carolina Dragon Boat Festival, 2008.

The chances of this celebration of multiple cultures happening in these girls' (or parent's or grandparent's) home country is vanishingly remote, but it happens here, every year and everybody has a great time. (There's a lovely website, lovingly updated.) That is why everybody wants to come here and not stay there. No damage is done to our culture by celebrating others, and more fun is had by all....

Ever been to a Cinco De Mayo celebration in the US? That's why closing the borders or limiting immigration is stupid. Not misguided, not poor policy, just plain stupid. It doesn't do what you want it to do, because the problem you identify isn't a problem, it's a virtue.

Tell me how this much fun is a bad thing. Just try.

John McCain is an iron

So yesterday, in response to a pointed question about his immigration policy, John McCain says you couldn't get Americans to do physically grueling work in hot weather for $50 an hour. The specific example was harvesting lettuce. The members of Union of Bricklayers, Hod Carriers and Masons in the audience wanted to know where they could sign up for the raise and better working conditions....

Y'know, there might be someplace you could sell that as straight talk, but not while talking to building and construction unionists. ;o)

It can't be said better, uhhm VI, maybe?

As you all know, I have been known to rant on this subject. I know a lot about the stupid laws. Here's why I think the laws are stupid....

Uncle Sven says what he lived.

Kim