Don't like our laws - don't come here.

Linda Carty is on Texas' death row. She was convicted in 2002 of killing a young mother during a kidnapping in Harris County. She is a British citizen. The British human rights group Reprieve says she's been unfairly convicted.

How did Linda end up on death row? On May 16, 2001 Carty and three co-defendants invaded the home of a Joana Rodriguez. She and her three day old baby were kidnapped and two other victims were beaten, duct taped, and left in the residence. The mother was hog-tied with duct tape, a bag was taped over her head, and she was placed in the trunk of a car. She died from suffocation.

If Linda doesn't like our laws, perhaps she shouldn't have come here.

"Texas death row inmate makes appeal to Britons." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 4A.

Your Texas Tax Dollars at Work

I expect there will shortly be a lawsuit filed against the San Felipe Del Rio school district. They're tired of educating Mexican children. So they're watching the border at Del Rio/Ciudad Acuna and watching for schoolchildren entering the U.S. They saw more than 540 of them. The Superintendent says they'll educate those children, but the parents will have to pay for it. Good for him! May we get a few more with his courage!

Paris News funny for the day: In last Sunday's edition, there was a feature article about the Gambill Goose Refuge located at Lake Gibbons. The big headline reads, "Geese return to spruced up Lake Gambill Goose Refuge." I guess the proofreader just forgot to spruce that one up. One of the photos in the feature is captioned, "A Canada geese named Thomas is one of the more friendly . . . geese on the refuge." Is the plural of geese geeses? Krista Goerte, the reporter on this story, authored this sentence: "McGee said both him and his children love the place." Remember your basic grammar rules, Krista. When dealing with compounds, break them down and see if they sound right. In this case, "McGee said him loves the place." Me loves learning about geeses in The Paris News!

"Del Rio schools turn back Mexicans." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 3A.

Well, excuuuuuuuse me!

Steve Martin is one of my favorite comedians. Many years ago, one of his trademark phrases was a long, drawn out, "Well, excuuuuuuuuusssse me!"

As our country looked back on September 11, Muslims were not happy. Ibrahim Abdul Matin doesn't like it when " . . .it's too much of this drumbeating or warmongering, if the focus is on 'what they did to us.'" Well, excuuuuuuuusse me! But "what they did to us" was slaughter more than 3,000 innocent people and try to bring down our economy. Seems to me the warmongering didn't start with the U.S.

"For some Muslims, day brings tension." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 5A.

It's been tried before.

I have argued along with many economists and other conservatives that Obama is being disingenuous when he says that we will be able to keep our current insurance. That's because when the government enacts all its regulations, private insurers will go belly up. The other aspect of that is that when the government offers a cheaper alternative, many employers will drop their coverage.

As it turns out, experience proves that's exactly what happens. John Goodman is president of the National Center for Policy Analysis. He says the U.S. population lacking insurance has been around 15 percent over the past decade. Enrollment in Medicaid and various states' Children's Health Insurance Programs has grown, but has barely put a dent in the rate. "As we have expanded free, government-provided insurance in the public sector, the private sector has contracted because employers find that their employees would rather have wages if they can sign up for free coverage from the government. So the Medicaid program and the S-CHIP program are crowding out private insurance. We keep adding to the taxpayer burden, but we're not reducing the percent of the population that's uninsured." So much for "the government has a better way" and "universal coverage."

"Quarter of Texans uninsured." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 14A.

Are you a fool?

If you agree that Obama is out of control, that the government is spending way too much money, and that our taxes are too high, State Democratic Party chief Boyd Richie has a word for you -- fool.

Richie told the Democrats meeting in Austin that they needed to field some strong candidates so they would no longer have "these fools who call themselves teabaggers and birthers and others out there garnering the press. Instead we will have people saying, 'Our government does work for me.'" What was it that famous Democrat from 45 years ago said -- "Ask not what your country can do for you . . ."?

Paris News funny for the day: A picture of Robert Powers is captioned, "Robert Powers checks the fruit on the pair tree in his front yard." Looks like the newspaper could use a pear of proofreaders.

"Democratic chief calls Tea Partygoers 'fools.'" The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 3B.

Doesn't anybody know how to throw away the key?

We'd have a lot less crime in this country if we'd keep dangerous criminals where they should be -- behind bars. The latest atrocity is that Phillip Garrido was let loose. He's the perverted nutcase who kidnapped Jaycee Dugard 18 years ago and has kept her as a slave ever since.

In 1976, he kidnapped Katie Callaway Hall from a parking lot and raped her in a warehouse. She was rescued by a police officer who noticed her car and became suspicious. Garrido said that he did not think what he did was wrong. He was sentenced to 50 years. Someone can't count, because he was let out in 1988. By the way, he married while he was in prison. How stupid is that?

In April 1993, he was sent back to jail for a parole violation. That means he should have 39 years left on that 50 year sentence. However, he was out in four months. In 2001 and 2002, a neighbor called the sheriff's department concerned about the tents in his backyard. Despite the fact this man was a convicted rapist, I guess law enforcement thought the neighbor was the one who was nuts, because nothing was done.

If Garrido had been where he should have been, in prison until 2026, Jaycee Dugard would have been able to grow up with her family. How sad that we take the protection of our children so lightly.

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The inmates are running the asylum!

Would you take your son or daughter to a psychiatrist who was a convicted child molester? If you made an appointment with Dr. William Olmsted, that's just what you'd be doing. He pled guilty to indecency with a child last January for molesting his neighbor's 10-year-old daughter who was visiting his own daughter. While watching a movie, Olmsted's daughter fell asleep. He then molested the visiting child, all the while asking her if "it felt good." The child finally was able to pull away and run toward home. He called after her to "keep it a secret."

On his conviction, he received deferred adjudication, meaning he will be able to have his record expunged if he's not caught again. I say not caught again instead of doesn't commit another offense, because the recidivism rate for child molesters is practically 100%. Now, to add insult to injury, he's been allowed to keep his medical license. Incidentally, another child has come forward with further allegations against Olmstead. The inmates are truly running the asylum!

"Abuser keeps medical license." The Dallas Morning News; September 11, 2009; p. 1B.