Perhaps, this analogy has been done before, but let me explain the immigration situation in terms of a little story.
Once upon a time, there were two brothers, Phil and Tom.  Both lived in a fairly poor neighborhood, but dreamed one day of ownin their own bake shop.  Tom, being the older brother had the first opportunity.  He applied for a loan from the bank, but was rejected the first time due to some credit problems.  It was very frustrating for Tom, but he was patient and waited to fix his credit, and get all his papers together.  Phil, the more brash of the two brothers saw the difficulties his older brother had to go through to get a loan to open up a bakery.
So one day Phil bought a revolver from someone off the streets.  He put on a ski mask, and walked into the town's bank.  When he walked inside, he ordered everyone on the ground and pulled out his gun.  He told the tellers to fill the bags with money, and soon, they were bristiling with hundreds of thousands of dollars.  He ran out of the building.  The police knew about the problem, but their standing orders were only to apprehend bank robbers that actually fired the gun, so they didn't even chase Phil.   The police wanted to, they knew his description, they even could trace where he lived,  but it was policy not to do anything about it.
A little time goes by, and Phil now has enough money to purchase a bakery.  He becomes a good baker.  He's a hard worker, and the townsfolk all enjoyed his products.  In fact, other than the bank robbery, Phil never broke another law again.  Phil became rich off the bakery, and even donated to the community.  He built a park for the children, sponsored a baseball team, and even helped troubled youths stay out of paths of crime.
But not all of the townspeople were happy.   Many knew that Phil robbed that bank, and while he may have been an upstanding citizen, all his good fortunes were a direct result of that crime.
So some of the people protested.  They believed that a crime is a crime, and penatlies should be enacted.  Some even wanted to kick Phil out of his bakery.   Phil countered back that being a baker is a hard job, you work with ovens,  messy flour, and get up before the crack of dawn, and he said few people in the town would want to do such a job.  Many people agreed and defended Phil, saying these other townspeople were cruel and said Phil was just trying to make an honest living doing a job none of them would do.  (A small voice in the crowd said "I'd do it."  But no one seemed to hear Tom."
Back to our friend Tom.  He had still been waiting for loan applications to go through, and finally had enough money to open his own bakery.   But he realized that Phil had the advantage of already being there and taking up the best job.  Tom felt cheated.  He worked through the system, he dealt with the hardships and bureaucracies involved in opening a bakery, and here was his brother living the high life due to taking the easy way out.  Because Phil committed a crime, he got ahead in life, and Tom's fidelity got him nowhere.
Tom looked down, shuffled his feet, and said to himself bitterly  "Who said crime doesn't pay?"

What can we learn from the separation of church and state in terms of firearms?  Increasingly, entities such as the ACLU and other left wing groups are pushing for a separation of church and state in all public venues.  The First Ammendment states "

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."  Now pay close attention to the wording "Congress shall make no law..." sounds pretty specific, right?  Yet congress is not involved when it comes to George Washington Elementary School's Christmas Play, that's something so minutely local it's not a concern of the federal government; that is, until the ACLU steps in.  What does this all have to do with firearms, you might wonder?  Ah, here's where it becomes interesting.  If the First Ammendment has such reaches as to affect local government, that sets a precedent for the other ammendments.  Therefore, the Second Ammendment "

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." also shall by that logic trump local jurisdiction.  So, if a town or county or state decided to make restrictions on gun sales, ownership, or use, the second ammendment would nullify that law.  Furthermore, the wording of the Second Ammendment is ironically more straightforward than the first.  "The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."  It does not mention congress, it says shall not be infringed.  And that boils down to the local level.  If the First Ammendment is enforceable on a local level, then all the rights in the bill of rights should be of equal importance.  The 13th Ammendment prohibits slavery.  If a town decided to legalize slavery, it would be considered Unconstitutional, in regards to the 13th Ammendment.  So why do we allow cities, towns, counties, and states to interpret the Second Ammendment to whatever definition best suits them?  We cannot have one without the other.  If even one of the ammendments in the Bill of Rights is foresaken, they are all null and void.  And moreso of the Second Ammendment than any other.

According to this article I found on Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070802/wl_nm/afghan_hostages_dc the South Koreans blame us, not the Taliban and Islamofascists for the capture and executions of some of their people.  I'm getting just a bit tired of the world blaming America for everything.   If we do something proactive, we're branded as baby killers.  If we do nothing we're labeled as cold and uncaring.   We've been protecting, arming, training, supplying, and guarding the South Koreans since the 1950's.  54,246 of our American soldiers died protecting the South Koreans from the menacing North (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War_Veterans_Memorial).  Do those deaths mean nothing to the South Koreans?  What about the deaths after the cease fire.  For decades we have protected the South, and have fought minor skirmishes with the North, resulting in fatalities.  The South Koreans have become a very prosperous nation, and it is largely due to the fact that their jealous and insane relatives in the North are kept at bay with the help of our armed forces.   The anti-American trend is growing world-wide.  From Europe, to Africa, to Asia, South America, and of course the Middle East.  America is ever the villain, until someone threatens their own borders, then they beg us to help, and we rarely turn away.  Our goal is to always win hearts and minds, but some hearts are black, and their minds are absent.

There is very little veil anymore disguising the intentions of our enemies.  Hugo Chavez stated in the UN yesterday that America is "on its way down".  Here's some very basic math hopefully even a liberal can add up.  Chavez goes around the world, buys sixty military aircraft (fighters, helicopters) and over 100,000 assault rifles.  He makes military alliances with countries like China, Iran, Belarus, Russia, and Cuba.  Iran is in the process of building nuclear weapons and has submarines.  Is it too hard to calculate that once Iran has enough nuclear weapons to wage anhilation on Israel, that it might send some leftovers to Chavez?  Chavez would then only have to smuggle the weapon over the US border, which even though Venezuela is a South American country, should not be hard to accomplish.  Chavez wants a first strike on the US.  He wants to hit us hard.  He will send over Venezuelans over the US border to wage terror and guerilla tactics. 100,000 assault rifles?  I highly doubt it's for his regular army.  I believe he is truly preparing an insurgency within the United States.  Call me insane, or what you will.  But I'm sure there were those who thought Churchill was insane when he warned Britain about Hitler.  We are living in a time with enemies as diabolical as Hitler, in a climate as dangerous as the Cold War, and in a time where the country is as divided, if not more so, than during the Civil War.  Boycott Citgo, and voice your opinion that we need to shut down the border before it's too late, and the War on Terror isn't in cities like Kabul or Baghdad.  It will be in cities like Des Moines, or Cheyene, or Cuyahoga.  Now more than ever, we need to stand strong.

Muslims have found yet another trivial issue to kill, mame, destroy, and riot over.  The Pope's remarks, benign, harmless, and rather truthful have been taken so wildly out of context by the radical islamofascists, that people are dying as a result.  Isn't it interesting that the very comments the Pope quoted about islam seem to be proven true by their actions? Taken from CNN.com here is the quote that so much rage has sprung from aparently.

"He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'" http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/15/pope.islam/index.html

The Pope was quoting 14th Century emperor of Byzantium.  Let's take a look at that statement, and compare it to what Al Qaeda in Iraq just stated:

"you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose the 'jizya' tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (being killed by) the sword." http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-09-18-pope-qaeda_x.htm

Well golly gee willikers ya don't say?  Anyone notice any similarities?  Seems like they're proving not only the Pope right, but the 14th century emperor as well!  If radical islam wants to wage a war on Christians, I say bring it on.  According to http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm there are over 2 billion Christians in the world, most of them in first world nations that have strong militaries.  Christians believe in love and forgiveness but also in the right to defend themselves.  The burning of the figure of the Pope, murdering of nuns, torching of churches can wear thin on the patience of the civilized world.  With islam constantly starting wars with all its neighbors, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddists, Sikhs, and other religions, they are the aggressors and have no moral high ground.  Against evil oppression, I urge you to stand strong.

Well I tried posting this at 6:30 in the morning, but thanks to Seattle liberal Bill Gates' program internet explorer, I lost the post before I had to go to work, so we'll try this again, but with less coffee in my system.  Now, the title is fairly self explanatory, boycott citgo. Why?  You may ask. Well before I begin, let me first state that I understand the people that own Citgo stations and that work there, and even most of the people working in corporate functions in the company are upstanding decent Americans, and I truly do apologize in advance, but this must be said.  Citgo is partially owned by the Venezuelan government.  The same government that the communist dictator Hugo Chavez runs also owns Petroleos de Venezuela, parent company of Citgo.  Don't believe me?  Hear it from the horse's mouth.  Taken directly from Citgo's website: "Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.(PDVSA) is a world energy corporation, owned by the Venezuelan State. Its operations cover the exploration, production, refining, transport and marketing of hydrocarbons, as well as the Orimulsión®, chemical, petrochemical and coal businesses." http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/PDVSAprofile.jsp  Why should we be concerned?  What has Venezuela ever done to us?  Well our round little South American friend Hugo (pronounced "Ooo-go" by cuturally sensitive liberals) doesn't much like us yankee gringos.
According to Jim Heintz of the Associated Press from 7-25-06 taken from http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/07/25/venezuelas_chavez_in_russia_to_ink_deal/ Heintz states "Chavez is to sign a series of major Russian weapons contracts, including a more than US$1 billion (790 million euro) deal for 30 Su-30 fighter jets and 30 helicopters."  Hmm, what would he possibly need that for?  To protect himself from Barbados? Oh, along with the sixty aircraft, Chavez ordered some 100,000 assault rifles, just FYI.  Ah but the fun doesn't stop there.  Chavez has visited Iran and met with the Hitler of our times Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and condemned our ally Israel's defensive opperations against Hezbollah. He has also met with leaders in the only remaining European dictatorship, Belarus, and often states that he is standing up to the imperialism of the United States.  This man is a clear and present danger, and is within our own hemisphere.  He controls one of the largest oil reserves in the world.  Everytime you fill up at Citgo, you are indirectly sending a chunk of that change to the war chest of Chavez.  Perhaps filling your tank up with Citgo gas has helped buy a kalashnikov rifle for Venezuela, or contributed to a shiny new MiG.  As I stated in the beginning of my post, I truly wish no ill will towards the good and hard working employees of American Citgo stations and affiliates.  However, the fact remains, money from American drivers does go to Chavez and his government to be used against us.  I realize it may be impractical, if not impossible for many in the fuel industry to just abandon their jobs or try to find another vendor, but would you feel right working for a company that gives money to our enemy?  Make up your own minds, and stand strong.

Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich recently asserted we are at the beginning of World War III (or IV if you count the Cold War as a world war).  Bravo to the Speaker.  He is right, this is a war on a truly global scale, affecting nearly every continent, save Antarctica.  But Mr. Speaker, if I may be allowed to expand a bit, I have my own theories as well.  Indeed it is a world war, but there are two other wars going on right now that we may not be as aware of.  We are in the middle of a world war, a civil war, and a cold war.  The world war is obvious. with Islamo-fascists as the main culprits, we are conduction operations in the Middle East, in South Asia, the Europeans and South Americans are involved, and it may expand into Africa.  But the civil war has been brewing in the United States as well.  Granted, it isn't a "war" so to speak with bullets and tanks, but rather a war for ideologies and policies.  Liberals have assaulted many conservative issues, ramping up their attacks on Christians (note the war on Christmas), attacks on gun owners and hunters (reference the new cartoon movie "Open Season"), attacks against the home with legislation to legalize gay marriage, and the list goes on and on.  Of course conservatives are indeed fighting back, and thus it is a civil war of words.  And remember, a country divided shall not stand (especially when so much evil external to the country threatens!) The final war I see ourselves engaged in, is that of a cold war.  Hugo Chavez, the psychopathic dictator of Venezuela is openly trying to obtain allies abroad to "help fight the imperial United States".  He has visited with Fidel Castro, the governments of Iran, Belarus, Vietnam, China, and Russia.  He even acquired Russian MiG's and assault rifles to arm his banana republic.  Another emerging cold war is between the US and North Korea.  The criminally insane despot of the North has starved his people for decades in order to increase military production against what he sees as a US threat to invade.  Now this strange little man has nuclear weapons, and we seem to be at a helpless stalemate.  Also, the good old days of the Soviet Union may be over, but Russia hasn't received the memo.  Vladimir Putin has been a constant thorn in our sides for several military and diplomatic incidents.  Not to mention we're constantly finding Russian spies that continue in their old KGB ways.  
So there you have it folks, we're deep into a World War, Civil War, and Cold War all wrapped in one.  And there are some osteriches with their heads in the sand that seem to believe we're not involved in any war!  Either way America, Stand Strong.

Greetings.  While this is not the first blog I've posted, it is the innaugural post for this particular blog.  And what a night to post.  Here we are on the fifth anniversary of the horrific day we realized we are at war.  Islamo fascists turned things that we take for granted; box cutters, pocket knives, commercial transportation, into deadly weapons of mass destruction.  This was not merely a criminal act.  This was not merely a terrorist attack.  This was a declaration of war against not the government of the United States, it was a declaration of war against you, me, and everyone in the world that does not believe in radical Islam.  While we in the United States are blessed to be protected by the worlds absolute best fighting forces, we must realize they are not the only targets in this war.  But take heart, while you and I are targets, we are at the same time soldiers.  We owe it to ourselves and our fellow man to not sit idly by, waiting for the next attack.  While we cannot all be firing M-16's at the enemy, or dropping laser guided bombs from jets, or launching cruise missiles from sea, we can still fight in our own way.  We have the duty to assist law enforcement by reporting anything we deem to be unusual or suspicious.  We have the duty to prepare ourselves not only for terrorist attacks, but for other disasters as well.  Anytime we can rely on ourselves in a disaster, it allows other supplies to go to those who desparately need it.  So, while Osama Bin Laden and his friends want you to believe the battle is hopeless and there is nothing you and I can do other than convert to radical Islam, I say there is plenty we can do.  Be vigilant, be prepared, offer support both morally and physically to those who risk their lives on the battlefield or repsonding to emergencies.  Donate time and money to worthy charities that help our soldiers and community.  Our enemies underestimated us in World War II, but while the battle was certainly being won on the battlefield itself, it was also being won at the homefront.  A people with high morale can defeat even the most stubborn and dispicable enemies.  Stand strong.