TSA Replacement; Did Ford Take Fed Money?; A Therapeutic Barack Obama; Illegals and Dream Act; Rangel's Censure

The Washington Times writes: "I'd like to send Washington a clear signal that these aggressive pat-downs and body scanners may have crossed the line," said Sean Paige, a member of the Colorado Springs City Council. "We want to maintain airport security, but need to speak up for the passengers who come through our city."
He has asked the Colorado Springs airport's aviation commission and director to prepare a briefing on a proposal to replace the TSA with a private security firm. The council is expected to hear the results in January, Mr. Paige said.
Similar discussions are under way in Dallas and in Orlando, Fla., as local officials attempt to gain a measure of control over the safety-screening process. The TSA's decision to intensify its airport screenings in early November has passengers balking about having their rights violated in the name of security. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/2/state-city-lawmakers-seek-tsa-options/
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Jalopnik Daily [automobile news and gossip for those obsessed with the cult of cars] writes: In the depths of the financial collapse, the U.S. Federal Reserve pumped $3.3 trillion into keeping credit moving through the economy. It eventually lent $57.9 billion to the auto industry — including $26.8 billion to Ford, Toyota and BMW.
The Fed on Wednesday was forced to reveal the identity of the companies it aided during the crisis, after contending to Congress that keeping their identities and the details of such lending secret was essential. Much of Wall Street, and corporate giants such as General Electric, Harley Davidson and McDonald's, took advantage of the Fed's help. We've done the math on how the Fed propped up the auto industry. http://jalopnik.com/5704575/
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National Review writes: Old laws predicated on human nature cannot so easily be discarded — even by utopians who think they have the power to cool the planet and stop the rising seas. Borrowed money really has to be paid back. Governments cannot operate without confidentiality. Nations perish if they cannot protect themselves from existential threats. Watching a therapeutic Barack Obama grow up and learn these tragic lessons is as enlightening as it is sometimes scary.
In short, from Sacramento to Athens the world is reminded that obligations, despite in-vogue euphemisms like “stimulus” and “Keynesian,” really do have to be met. There is an iron law that transcends politics and limits the application of fiscal liberalism: Print more money and money becomes less valuable; default just once and all future credit is lost or intolerably expensive. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/254342/obama-co-growing-fast-victor-davis-hanson?page=2
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Fox News reports: A group advocating for tighter immigration laws estimates that a hotly debated bill that would give tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who attend college or join the military a path to legal status would cost taxpayers $6.2 billion a year and "crowd out" U.S. students in the classroom.

A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies says the so-called DREAM Act, which would give more than 2 million young immigrants brought to the United States before the age of 16 a chance to become legal residents, could erode the educational opportunities available to U.S. citizens.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/02/dream-act-cost-taxpayers-billion-year-group-says/#ixzz1743HfKpb

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I have heard that when Charlie Rangel stood in the well of the House of Representatives to endure the reading of his Censure and the eleven counts against him, a unique thing happened: Nancy Pelosi read only one of the eleven counts against him, after which many in the Congress stood up and applauded him.  So, the only time he was put to the full judgement of his peers was on the day I attended the Ethics Committee hearing several weeks ago. At that time, no words were spared and no one applauded him.  Too bad so few learned the full extent of his misdeeds.  And so much for Nancy Pelosi and her "most ethical" House.

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The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom visited and praised a well-known extremist mosque in London Monday, and invited its youth to participate in an embassy-funded initiative to travel to the United States.
The East London Mosque(ELM) hosted recent speeches by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula leader and now Specially Designated Global Terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, a prominent leader of extremist group Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, and a wide variety of other radical leaders. That’s beside hate and terrorism promoted by the mosque’s leaders and the Islamic Forum for Europe (IFE), a group headquartered in the mosque complex. http://www.exposeobama.com/2010/12/02/u-s-ambassador-visits-praises-radical-london-mosquue/?utm_source=Expose+Obama&utm_campaign=8171616f04-EO_12_02_201012_4_2010&utm_medium=email
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