Now it's Stephen King. Has everything devolved into politics?

Stephen King just had to get involved on social media to take a shot at Republicans after the train they were in on, heading to a West Virginia retreat struck a sanitation truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger. He tweeted:

"A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit a garbage truck," he tweeted on Thursday. "My friend Russ calls that karma."

Many people thought King was being a leftist ass as many responded to his insensitive tweet.

Piers Morgan was among the first to respond by simply tweeting: "A man died in that crash, you despicable man."

Realizing that he was exposed for the ass that he is, King posted a follow-up:

"Of COURSE sorry the truck driver died."

Note, King didn't refer to the driver as a garbage truck driver as he did when he was attacking Republicans for being of a different political persuasion than his.

The anti-Stephen King attacks continued and he soon apologized tweeting:

"A rather thoughtless tweet from me concerning the train-truck crash, for which I apologize (if one is necessary). It should be pointed out, too, that those Republican politicians, who can be heartless when they vote, immediately got out to help."

So Republicans are heartless when they vote against abortion up to 20 weeks, at a time the unborn baby is able to feel pain. Republicans are heartless when they want to impose "Kate's Law" to protect Americans from illegal immigrants with prison records from waltzing into the country and get protection in so-called 'sanctuary cities' whose liberal leaders refuse to cooperate with law enforcement. And Republicans are heartless because they tend to give significantly more in charity than Democrats.

My favorite response to King came from @mmmblake1 who tweeted:

"Was it karma when that van hit you?"

She was referring to the 1999 incident when a distracted driver struck King from behind with a van. King's injuries were quite serious and he required surgeries and physical therapy.

One would think that such a gifted writer would have the capacity to see beyond politics and his leftist prejudices against people who think differently. He is apparently only good at one thing and that doesn't make him right.

Shadenfreude is never an attractive quality.

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ICE to Brown: 'No choice' but to arrest illegal aliens

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) top official, Thomas Homan, said in a statement that the agency has "no choice" but to arrest illegal immigrants in California's worksites and neighborhoods despite newly signed illegal sanctuary city legislation.

Those who get arrested will probably be placed in out-of-state detention centers.

Homan's statement came one day after "Governor Moonbeam" Jerry Brown (Duh--Calif.) signed bill SB54, a sanctuary state legislation.

The bill goes into effect on January 1st and bans police from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities that make our nation sovereign.

Jail officials would only be permitted to transfer inmates to federal immigration authorities if they've been convicted of certain crimes--other criminals convicted of crimes not on the list will be permitted to stay and vote Democrat.

Homan said the bill protects illegal immigrants from lawful deportation and makes California a "magnet."

"Ultimately, SB54 helps shield removable aliens from immigration enforcement and creates another magnet for more illegal immigration, all at the expense of the safety and security of the very people it purports to protect," Homan said.

Brown noted the bill doesn't prevent ICE from operating in California. His office declined to comment further on Homan's statement.

"They are free to use their own considerable resources to enforce federal immigration law in California," Moonbeam wrote, but said the law does prevent the "commandeering of local officials" to do immigration work.

Evidently, Brown is not a team player and, as a kid, was never chosen for a side in any schoolyard games.

"These are uncertain times for undocumented Californians [and future Democratic voters] and their families, and this bill strikes a balance that will protect public safety while bringing a measure of comfort to those families who [don't legally belong in the U.S. and] are living in fear every day [because they broke the law]," Brown said.

Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, who carried the bill, said Homan's statement "exemplifies the fear mongering and lies that guide this Administration."

The fear mongering may have started in 2015 when Kate Steinle, a San Francisco woman, was fatally shot at a pier by a Mexican national who had been deported five times. A law known as "Kate's Law" was passed this June which would increase penalties for deported aliens who try to reenter the United States.

Conservatives believe Homan's statement exemplifies a respect for the law and going about the process of citizenship the proper, legal way. Many legal immigrants believe that it's unfair that these people circumvent the system after they themselves have abided by the law.

Kate Steinle and her killer

Democratic California lawmakers have created barriers to President Trump's campaign pledge to bolster deportation of illegal aliens. There's no doubt that this would not be the case if illegal aliens would vote for the GOP in the future.

California is sanctuary to about 2.3 million illegal aliens who, if deported, would create openings for about 2.3 million jobs.

President Trump has threatened to withhold federal money to sanctuary cities, which in turn, have filed lawsuits to prevent that from happening.

Hopefully they won't have it both ways.


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Rep. John Delaney throws his hairpiece into the ring for 2020

Before you know it, 2020 will be here and the next presidential election will take place. The third richest congressman ($91.68 million), John Delaney (D-Md.) has already thrown his hat into the ring to run against Donald Trump.

"I'm running for president," he tweeted Friday.

In a Washington Post opinion piece he cited the Democratic Party's "recent electoral failures" calling for a "different approach--one that's focused on the facts and the future."

He considered running against Maryland's popular Republican Governor Larry Hogan, but he probably figured he's lose so he might as well lose in 2020 to Trump.

The 54-year-old Delaney has a very typical Democratic voting record.

He voted against Kate's Law, sparked by Kathryn Steinle, a 32-year-old who was shot  and killed by an illegal immigrant, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez on July 1, 2015. 

The bill specifies that any undocumented immigrant who was deported from the U.S. and attempts to re-enter shall be subject to a fine and not more than 2 years imprisonment. If the illegal immigrant has been deported on multiple occasions and attempts to re-enter they will be subject to a fine and not more than 19 years imprisonment. Furthermore, there are to be increases in the criminal penalty for previously deported illegal immigrants to re-enter the U.S. and have a criminal history.

He voted against the Thin Blue Line Act, which authorizes the death penalty in the case of murder or attempted murder of a police officer, correctional officer, firefighter, or other first responder if the crime occurred while the person was engaged in official duties; because of those official duties; or because of such individual's status as a public official or employee.

He voted against Make America Secure Appropriations Act. The bill appropriates $789 billion for the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending on September 30, 2018.

He voted against No Sanctuary for Criminals Act. 

This bill prohibits federal funds for a minimum of one year to any state not in compliance with the provisions of the Act, and authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to withhold the transfer of any undocumented immigrant in the custody of the DHS to any state or political subdivision found not to be in compliance. It also authorizes law enforcement officials to detain an individual in violation of any criminal or motor vehicle law in order for the Secretary to issue a detainer regarding the individual if there is probable cause to believe that the individual is an undocumented immigrant.

He voted against the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017.

Prohibits the EPA Administrator from proposing or disseminating any covered action unless all scientific and technical information used is: a) the best available science; b) specifically identified; and c) publicly available online and accessible for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of the research results. Yes, it's called replication.

It also requires any personally identifiable information, trade secrets, and communication or financial information obtained from an individual and classified as privileged or confidential to be redacted prior to public availability. No more anonymous input or input that cannot be verified.

So Delaney is much an obstructionist as the rest of the lefties doing all they can to stop the business of Trump's administration. There are no surprises with Delaney. 

He's anti-gun, anti-border security and totally anti-Trump.


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Dem mayors want dem illegal immigrants

Liberal mayors in seven major cities have reaffirmed their commitments to break the law by sheltering illegal aliens from federal law enforcement after President-elect Trump said he'd block federal funding for these so-called "sanctuary cities."

While liberals pretend to be the moral party, they are not--they are protecting unvetted foreigners from being held accountable for their actions and leaving innocent Americans vulnerable to some of the miscreants who come here.

Although sanctuary cities vary in their policies, what generally happens is that local police refrain from working along with federal authorities who would identify and deport those who have broken local laws, except in cases where serious crimes have been committed.

Democratic mayors in cities such as: New York, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Providence, R.I. said they would challenge Trump (and evidently the U.S. Constitution) on his attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.

San Francisco would lose a billion dollars annually from the federal government, and the way Democrats run things, it would screw things up even more. The plan these mayors may have is to blame Trump for their dire straits and the gullible liberals will believe that.

The Trump administration would have greater ability to slow down or even suspend the allocation of discretionary grants, especially those related to criminal justice and dispensed by the Justice Department or the Department of Homeland Security, according to Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University.

Turley believes that "there's a great deal the Trump administration could do to carry out the threat." He said that Trump's administration could steer more grant money to cities that cooperate with federal immigration laws, but added that cities could take the administration to court to fight it.

Some city officials argue, "It's not my job, man," regarding how immigration laws sows distrust between illegal immigrant communities and the police.

L.A. doesn't turn over illegal immigrants arrested for low-level (illegal) behavior known as crimes to ICE. You practically have to kill someone before they think about deporting you. Philadelphia allows illegal aliens to commit non-violent crimes (by their definition) before turning them in to ICE. 

What's clear is that Democratic mayors and other authorities believe that their definition of what is moral trumps (no pun intended) the law. That's why nothing was done about "Kate's Law" proposed by Bill O'Reilly of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor." 

Kate's law would demand:

 1. a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters the U.S. after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and

2. a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal entry.

The law was voted down by the Democrat majority Senate when it failed to reach a supermajority needed to defeat a filibuster (60 votes).

The law should be considered a "no brainer" but the liberal brainless refused to pass it.


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