Reading list for July 10, 2015

Illegal alien crimes and such - It really doesn't matter who is president, the federal government has been falling down on the job of enforcing the law for a long time. It just seems worse now.

Democrat politicians abandon support of sanctuary cities - Gee, illegal immigrants, they are your fair weather friends.  Seriously, though, the federal government should enforce the damn law, period.

FBI says oops - Dylann Roof bought gun due to clerical err. Actually, the FBI couldn't do its job in the time allotted ... so Roof still got the gun "legally"

Trump has a gun license - Big Harry Deal - NBC reporter doesn't get it

Omar Sharif dies at 83 ... He was one of my all-time favorite actors

Iran accused P5+1 of reneging ... I bet that Obama/Kerry don't have the cojones to admit that the agreement is bad, ain't gonna happen, and walk away.

Kerry says US maybe will walk away ... I call scatology

The NY Times bars Cruz biography from listing - claims bulk purchases - The NYT rides again

House votes down cemetery flag ban - Good Grief Democrats, your hypocrisy stinks. Look, you may see the various confederate flags as racist ( and all the other things you want to hang on it) but it is also history. You just don't stuff history down Orwell's memory hole. Secondly, to those who have actually studied the war between the states, it also represents bravery and courage and, yes, honor, by thousands of men who fought for a cause they believed in. As wrong as the cause may appear now, you can still honor that valor.

Memphis wants to dig up Bedford Forrest and wife - This folks is taking the current politically correct hysteria beyond the pale. There is stupid, there is Stupid and then there is STUPID ... and this falls in the latter category. You don't like that? Get over it.

NASA picks astronauts to crew first commercial flights - Like this is way, way overdue and we should be already flying again already. Mom, I know you are watching out for these boys and girl.

Unanswered questions in the LBGT wars - Actually, I think these questions are valid ... and have not been answered in the "debate" over gay marriage.

Gay couples qualify for federal benefits - This folks is what it really was all about - money, benefits - not love, not enduring commitment ... money, greed and a narcissistic need for social approval.

Republic? Can we keep it? - Interesting commentary. Food for thought. I might not be as strident, but I can agree with the larger points.

US tech edge wanes - This commentary makes very salient and cogent points, particularly about the absence of leadership and imagination over the last six years.

Unity Island - yet another example of our political correctness run amok

Food for thought: Is Sanders (an avowed socialist) the future of the Democrat Party? Has no one learned anything at all from the experiences of the 20th Century?

Distributed lethality - New Navy jargon ... it still comes down to logistics, logistics and logistics.

Obama Administration circumvents Hobby Lobby decision on birth control - it all comes back to "free" health care (free contraception, etc.) ... People, nothing in life is free, period. Get over it.

Ban husband and wife - the assault on the language continues