The Week In Review: Arizona cracks down, liberals crack up and political correctness just cracks.

My, my it certainly has been an interesting week has it not? The resulting media blitz surrounding Arizona's tough, new immigration law has brought the raving loonies out of the woodwork. Armed with emotion but with very few facts, even Al Sharpton has committed himself to righting the wrongs this new law will inevitably inflict on poor, unsuspecting immigrants.

Make that illegal immigrants. Let's not forget that one vital component of this discussion. It seems that many of the most vocal opponents to Arizona's right to self determination have lost sight of that annoying, uncomfortable word. Illegal. There's a nasty part to the truth of the argument from the left and the media as to the ultimate constitutional questions that arise when a state finally tires of promises and acts to serve it's citizens. Now, for those of you who will counter with the argument that while 70% of the people might want to legalize drinking and driving, it does not follow that it should be so. Remember that Obama proceeded with heatlthcare reform legislation and passed it with less than a 50% approval, it does not follow that it should have been passed. Talking point one has just been nullified.

In the interest of brevity, I will refrain from much of the hooplah and circus like atmosphere that permeates the evening news and save my own analysis of the state of things in Arizona for another time. For the time being at least, Obama has taken immigration reform off the table to let the anger from healthcare simmer down a bit. Besides, he's got an awful lot of Democrats to get elected in November. Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer in particular are in for nasty re-election fights despite the anointed one's personal campaigning for both.

In a brilliant strategical move, the Obama administration waited a full 8 days before making any sort of move about containing or even minimizing the oil spill from a rig that exploded on April 21st. Since last Thursday, almost every government agency has committed manpower or resources to examining, meeting, assessing, documenting and assigning blame as quickly as possible to avoid being thought of as not quite on the ball about the environmental and financial impact of the 5,000 barrel a day spill. Luckily, even Eric Holder at Justice has dispatched teams of lawyers to apparently question the oil and build a case for a lawsuit against it. Who knows. Maybe his guys were bored of talking nice-nice with terrorists and needed a little distraction.
The only real question that remains is...how long before we get a photo op with either the President or his wife wearing gloves, wiping the oil from a dying bird.

George Stepanopoulus asked the question, "Do you worry that this will be your 'Katrina'" I can answer that question George, the President is busy fomenting hatred and fear of anyone who makes too much money. Of course there's no danger that this will become another 'Katrina' type problem...because you and your fellow leftist robots in the media won't LET it become one. You'll rally around the "dear leader" and help to minimize his risk to the scandal. In fact, he's counting on it. Now be a good boy George and talk about how good things really are in America right now.

Elsewhere, the young scalawag who hacked into Sarah Palin's email account was found guilty of obstruction of justice and unauthorized access to a computer, but was acquitted on a charge of wire fraud Friday to the delight and the cheers of...well, no one really. I'm sure Mrs. Palin and her family were happy but you might not know about it if you're not on her Facebook fan list or you don't have access to The Drudge Report, sorry you folks in the Senate.

A topic close to the Arizona situation for just a moment. Have you notices how many Democrat politicians and media types are comparing it to (gasp) Nazism? Everywhere you turn there's someone talking about "showing your papers, please" in relation to their new immigration law. While it may sound innocuous, it does smack of using the fear of Fascism to denigrate a specific group of people, in this case, those who favor stronger immigration laws. For the record, Americans, whether naturalized or native, are required to carry certain forms of ID on their person to prove who they are. Even as a citizen, I am required to show my "papers" in so many situations throughout a single week and yet I've managed to remain out of a gulag. However, legal immigrants are required by law to carry their green cards or proof of immigration status on their person at all times. It's how we track them after all. We give them an official ID and all we ask is that they keep it handy to hold down on the confusion. The next time any of you are asked by a law enforcement official to show your license or proof of insurance and registration, just tell them that you have the ACLU on your side as you drive away. Let me know how that turns out for ya.

On happy note, it seems the tenets of political correctness are beginning to fray around the edges just a little. All the push back on the immigration issue has many Americans finally speaking their minds and being honest about the basis for the problem. This is a good sign. It's a sign that while you may want to call someone visually impaired because they cannot see, they are still blind. If you want to talk about immigration, you have to acknowledge that the problem is not with immigration, it's with illegal immigration. You also must admit that it's time for someone, including a state legislature, to finally DO something.