Sean Hannity to speak at convention, Changes dynamics of AG race.

First off, I want to apologize for the lack of posts, I’m on vacation in California right now and My Sisters internet is on the blink. Also, Please pray for Me, I have a very bad case of the flu. The McDonnell campaign announced today that Sean Hannity will speak at the Virginia Republican Convention in May, The reason I think this will change the dynamic of the AG Race is because Hannity will draw tons of Your average joe republicans that faithfully listen to Sean and Rush. No longer will the focus be on winning the party activists and elite’s, But Conservative Delegates as a whole. I think the primary benefit will likely be to Cuccinelli. However, Brownlee is an excellent salesman and may pull an upset. Also, Bolling will win 85% Plus, Bolling is extremely appealing to Your average Republican, This is excellent also because the increased attendence will cause Presidential Year activists to go work for McDonnell and the Ticket.

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Badges of Dishonour.

In the past few weeks, My email inbox has been flooded with messages from the likes of GOPUSA, NewsMax, and Eagle Forum, Begging Me to send blast faxes and petitions to President Bush and Congress, Demanding a Pardon of Border Agents; Ramos and Compean.

If you are not familiar with this case allow Me to fill you in.

In late February 2005 Macaria Aldrete-Davila called her old friend Gregoria Toquinto from her home in Chihuahua and said that her son had crossed into the United States illegally near the West Texas town of Fabens. Border Patrol agents had pursued him, and he had fled on foot. An agent had shot him in the backside as he ran from them, toward the Rio Grande. Her son had managed to limp back to Mexico, but he still had a bullet lodged in his groin and was in need of medical attention. Gregoria, who was living in El Paso, listened to her friend’s story. Then she called her son-in-law, who happened to be a Border Patrol agent.
So began a Department of Homeland Security internal investigation that uncovered what appeared to be a straightforward case of two federal agents shooting at a man as he ran away and then concealing their actions. Investigators found that Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila had put his hands in the air and tried to surrender, but Compean—instead of apprehending him—had swung at him with the butt of his shotgun. Aldrete-Davila had bolted, and as he ran, Compean and Ramos had fired at him fifteen times, with Compean stopping to reload his Beretta as he tried to hit his mark. Neither agent announced the shooting over the radio or informed his supervisor of what had happened; the official report about the pursuit made no mention of their firing their weapons. And rather than secure the area so that evidence could be preserved, Compean had retrieved most of his spent shell casings and tossed them into a ditch. Only when questioned by investigators a month later did he offer the explanation that he and Ramos had acted in self-defense; Aldrete-Davila had been “pointing something shiny” that “looked like a gun.” A federal jury, which heard both agents’ testimony, rejected their version of events and convicted them on five out of six criminal charges, including assault, obstruction of justice, and civil rights violations.

Sadly, This case has been glossed over by anti-illegal organizations, anti-illegal blogs, Lou Dobbs, etc.

I found it amusing that they demand the pardon of Rogue Border Agents that broke Federal and State Law,  But scream bloody murder if the Government tries to pass any immigration reform that does not include immediate deportation.  What Happened to Rule of Law?

Why should the President pardon someone who exercised excessive force against an unarmed man who was attempting to surrender, Shot the Man 13 Times when He ran from such brutality and then tried to cover the incident up.

Don’t get me wrong, The Man was breaking the law and deserved to be punished, But in a more appropriate way. The Vast majority of Border Patrol Agents are decent and humane , As demonstrated by the Agent that alerted the proper authorities to the incident. Border Agents risk their lives to protect us from those who would seek to do us harm. But just as in the Police force, Their are bad apples and they must pay the penalty for their actions, In part to show that there is a code of honor which must be abided by all Agents.  President Bush has done the correct thing by refusing to pardon those that betrayed the trust of their mission.