| Yesterday was not a good day to be a
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| | trend toward "amnesty", and away from
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| Republican ! But how did those of us
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| | enforcement. Amnesty has been tried and
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| concerned with homeland security fare
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| | has failed repeatedly in the past, and I
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| ?There are three things to look at here.
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| | don't expect it will succeed this time.4)
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| One the Democrats took the U.S. House,
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| | Appointment confirmations- These will get
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| BIG ! The Senate as I write this is
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| | tougher. Even if the Republicans manage
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| hanging in the balance waiting on the
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| | to hold on to a slim senate majority, I
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| results of two very tight races, best
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| | expect the two independents to side with
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| case the Republican Majority will loose
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| | the democrats most of the time. The
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| strength. More Democratic governors, a
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| | administration will need to be much more
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| lot more. This is important because
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| | open minded in their choices.5) Iraq The
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| governors control national guard and
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| | Democrats will push hard for a firm
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| state defense forces units. Governors
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| | timetable for withdrawl from Iraq. This
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| also have a lot to say about how "pass
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| | would be a major mistake for too many
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| through" grants are distributed. In most
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| | reasons to go into here. My fear is they
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| states they are also very involved at
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| | will get it.On balance I think yesterday
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| setting budget and law enforcement
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| | was a very bad day for those concerned
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| priorities.I' still digesting yesterday's
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| | with homeland security. One of the major
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| results but here are my opening
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| | themes that brought the Democrats this
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| thoughts.1) Rumsfeld is gone. I had said
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| | victory was their promise of a change in
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| before the election that this would
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| | policy toward Iraq. I expect that they
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| probably happen anyway. The newly
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| | will force a premature withdrawl from
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| emboldened Democratic leadership will
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| | Iraq, which will likely lead to a
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| insist on it. Look for the administration
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| | collapse of that country's infant
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| to find a graceful exit for the secretary
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| | government. I don't even want to think
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| of defense.2) Shifts in Funding.Tax and
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| | about how many years, and lives will be
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| spending bills according to the U. S.
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| | lost in that mess. I keep saying that
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| Constitution must begin in the house.
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| | sometimes it would be nice to be wrong.
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| Democrats as a rule look to shift money
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| | This is one of those times. Come on
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| away from national security,law
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| | Democrats ! Make me eat my words,please
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| enforcement, and homeland security to
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| | !Robert A. Crutchfield is editor of
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| social programs. Expect to fight for
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| | Homeland Security HQ ( He is a graduate
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| every penny of every allocation. We'll be
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| | of the Professional Development Series at
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| very lucky to see any funding increases
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| | the National Emergency Management
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| anywhere. One place this will hurt us
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| | Institute. He has also completed the
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| badly is the Coast Guard. The Coast
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| | Critical Infastructure: Vulnerability
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| Guard's Deepwater Initiative has never
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| | Analysis Course at the Naval Postgraduate
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| been funded as it should be. In fact
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| | School Ceneter for Homeland Defense and
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| Deepwater funds have been raided just to
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| | Security. He has served on the advisory
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| keep the existing fleet of ships and
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| | board of Defense of Houston since
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| aircraft going. This is the problem. The
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| | 2001.Crutchfield also served as Chairman
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| Coast Guard's cutter and aircraft fleets
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| | of the Republican Party for the Sixth
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| are old and falling apart. Spare parts
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| | State Senate District of Texas. He has
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| are getting next to impossible to find.
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| | been a member of numerous convention
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| Deepwater is just one glaring example of
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| | committees at the senate district and
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| what's at stake here.3)Immigration
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| | state level. He is a life member of the
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| Policy- I expect that immigration policy
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| | Republican National Committee, and the
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| over the next two or three years will
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| | Navy League of the United States.
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