Tim Sumner

Iraq, Support our troops

“Screw it. I am going forward,” Silver Star awardee said

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Navy Corpsman Joshua Chiarini awarded the Silver Star

From the Navy Times:

On Oct. 22, Chiarini, a native of Coventry, R.I., received the nation’s third-highest award for combat valor in a statehouse ceremony attended by Rhode Island’s Gov. Donald Carcieri, two U.S. senators and several state legislators.
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On the morning of Feb. 10, 2006, Chiarini — who was with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit — was riding shotgun in the third vehicle of a Marine patrol in Anbar when a roadside bomb detonated near the lead vehicle.

Hillary Clinton, Political wind, REAL ID

Some Dems in House against licenses for illegals

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In today’s Washington Times:

Democratic House members can’t understand why their party’s national leaders are embracing driver’s licenses for illegal aliens, and say their constituents see it as a “de facto amnesty.” Rep. Nancy Boyda, Kansas Democrat, said the stance taken by her party’s presidential candidates is very unpopular in her district. “What I tell people back home is, ‘It is not my day to watch them,’ ” said Mrs. Boyda, adding that her reputation as a political maverick and staunch opponent of illegal entry distinguishes her from the folly at the top of the ticket. “It is ultimately about the rule of law,” she said. “We don’t give driver’s licenses to people who are here illegally. We do something about the fact that they are here illegally.”
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In the House, Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, said he is writing a bill that would prohibit states from issuing licenses to those not here legally. “Interestingly enough, I’m getting a number of Democrats, and not just Blue Dog Democrats,” he said, referring to the fact that the issue also is affecting Democrats outside of traditionally conservative districts.

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