Government Quietly Taking Bids For Executive Ordered Illegal Alien Amnesty Program

President Obama said in September plans for executive action that would allow amnesty for millions of illegal aliens will be deferred until after the midterms. On 20 October, however, Brian Hayes reported it differently in a Top Right News article. According to Hayes, a new Breitbart report states preparations for implementation of this very action are well under way.

"The Obama Administration is already soliciting bids for a “surge” up to 34 million “green cards”  and work permits for illegal aliens," Hayes said.

According to the Breitbart report:

Unnoticed until now, a draft solicitation for bids issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Oct. 6 says potential vendors must be capable of handling a “surge” scenario of 9 million id cards in one year “to support possible future immigration reform initiative requirements.”

The request for proposals says the agency will need a minimum of four million cards per year. In the “surge,” scenario in 2016, the agency would need an additional five million cards – more than double the baseline annual amount for a total of 9 million.

“The guaranteed minimum for each ordering period is 4,000,000 cards. The estimated maximum for the entire contract is 34,000,000 cards,” the document says.

The agency is buying the materials need to construct both Permanent Residency Cards (PRC), commonly known as green cards, as well as Employment Authorization Documentation (EAD) cards which have been used to implement President Obama’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” (DACA) program. The RFP does not specify how many of each type of card would be issued.

Jessica Vaughan, an immigration expert at the Center for Immigration Studies and former State Department official, said the document suggests a new program of remarkable breadth.

The RFP “seems to indicate that the president is contemplating an enormous executive action that is even more expansive than the plan that Congress rejected in the ‘Gang of Eight’ bill,” Vaughan said.

Last year, Vaughan reviewed the Gang of Eight’s provisions to estimate that it would have roughly doubled legal immigration. In the “surge” scenario of this RFP, even the relatively high four million cards per year would be more than doubled, meaning that even on its own terms, the agency is preparing for a huge uptick of 125 percent its normal annual output.

The legality and constitutionality of this segue  around the legislative process is seriously in question. Hayes encourages folks to (1) vote control of Congress away from the left in the midterm elections as well as (2) contact their Senators and Representatives to demand they file preliminary injunctions in Federal Court to stop Obama’s lawless executive action.

Where Is The Surgeon General Amid The Ebola Crisis?

Something struck me rather odd this evening as I read about the the new Ebola czar. I haven't heard the Surgeon General mentioned in all of this confusion about the who, what, when, how and wheres of dealing with this pending so called crisis. So, where is he or she?

Something else I find rather sad is the fact that I can't name the current Surgeon General. I'm not even sure if we have one any more, although I'm pretty sure we do.

I remember C. Everett Coop and Joycelyn Elders because they were at least somewhat visible. They made PSA's for television and sometimes appeared on the MSM talking heads news shows. But they were visible. We felt like a certified health expert was in charge of our national healthcare system.

So... who is our current Surgeon General? A little research provided the answer. But the point I'm making is why did I need to do that? I consider myself fairly well informed and up to speed on current events for the most part. Yet this comforting bit of information had somehow slipped through the cracks. In fact, I don't think I've heard the term "Surgeon General" mentioned by the present administration over the last 6 years.

Hold that thought for a moment.

I do, however, know that second, not a first, but a second czar has been named to lead the nation through this labyrinth that is the Ebola crisis. And who is this Ron Klain and how is he qualified to lead the charge? What exactly are his qualifications?

In 2011, Klain stepped down as chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden. Before that, Klain was a well-connected Washington lobbyist. According to Senate lobbying disclosure records, Klain’s clients included Fannie Mae, U.S. Airways, Time Warner, CIGNA, and Imclone.

Additionally he worked on the staffs of Al Gore and Janet Reno. He also spent a good amount participating as a consultant of some kind on several Senate committees. And we wouldn't want to forget that he worked on both Obama and Bill Clinton's debate prep team.

But no where on his resume is there a hint of experience in public health, epidemiology, or cross-agency administration.

The White House said this of the qualifications for its newest Ebola czar, “What we were looking for was not an Ebola expert.” The White House didn’t want somebody who knew anything about Ebola to head up its anti-Ebola effort. It wanted an “implementation expert.”

Do tell... Well, Mr. Klain has no experience in that arena either. Something sounds amiss in all of this. The leading health official in the nation is bypassed and the whole episode is placed in the hands of a strong Democrat-operative and Beltway insider?

Maybe, just maybe, the Obama Administration isn't looking for a real medical solution to the Ebola issue, because they know it can't be successfully addressed quickly. Maybe, just maybe, the Administration is looking for a temporary political solution that suppresses the flames until after the November 4th general election.

Maybe it's just me and my suspicious nature, but then again, maybe it's not.

(Author's Note: I'm not sure if we have a serious Ebola issue in this country yet or if we ever will. I'm just curious as to why a blatant political response to a medical problem is being pursued.)

Besides the new state Farm Bill and all its considerations, the next big news in agriculture legislation is a new Commissioner of Agriculture in 2015. The current commissioner, James Comer, Jr. (R) has announced to run for Governor in 2015, leaving his office vacant. Learn more about Comer's experience and qualfications.

Comer announced his campaign for governor in the 2015 elections on September 9, 2014. In his speech, he outlined his campaign's themes including lower taxes, local control over education and reduced government regulation over the coal industry.

Comer won election as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture in 2011. He defeated Rob Rothenburger in the May 17 Republican primary and Democrat Robert Farmer in the general election on November 8.

The Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture is an elected state executive position in the Kentucky state government. The commissioner is responsible for expanding agricultural markets, increasing rural economic development, and promoting the Kentucky Proud program.

Commissioners are elected to a four-year term, and are limited to serving two terms.
If agriculture is in your area of interest, keep your ear to the ground for more news probably after the first of the year.

What Does Our Military Look Like Going Into The Next Decade?

I have a good bit of personal experience in the military (10+ years) and a good working knowledge of its proficiencies and faults as a result. Even though it's been a couple of decades since I served, I can only imagine a number of the same ills plague our military do as they did back then.

I recently read an article in Forbes Magazine that disturbed me a good bit.  You can read it here.

I was aware our Army was shrinking, underfunded and under-trained but not to this degree. And all this in the midst of two active wars with several others pending. These deficiences are directly attributable to our government's leadership (or lack there of).

I would encourage everyone to take a look at this piece, it has a very sobering effect. If this isn't corrected right now, we could be in for a long, cold winter in rendering for our national defense.

McConnell Says Bringing Jobs To Kentucky Not His Job, And It's Not

Mitch McConnell has been (and continues to be) faulted by Allison Grimes and the Democrats for a statement he made in Beattyville in April 2014. He said, "It's not my job to bring jobs to Kentucky. Economic Development is a Frankfort issue."

And he is 100 percent correct. It's the job of state, not federal, legislatures to bring industry to individual states.

The United States Senate is one half of Congress and is made up of 100 elected officials, two for each state in the union. These representatives initiate new laws and provide "checks and balances" to the executive branch of the United States government.

Their primary function is to safeguard the interests of their constituents from harm by legislation enacted at the federal level and to oversee the welfare of the Republic. They may influence economic development options at the federal level that may directly benefit their state if they are assigned to a committee involved in such legislation.

They do not, however, participate in state level legislation or economic development. At least not any further than their duties at the federal level allow them to do. Economic development at state level is the direct responsibility of whatever mechanism that individual state has in place for that purpose, the governor's office and cabinet.

This makes me wonder if Allison Grimes actually knows which office she is running for (or if she's actually seeking a position on the Governor's ED Committee instead).

Who Won The Debate Between Allison Grimes And Mitch McConnell?

Seems no one wants to be associated President Obama these days. Grimes again refused to say if she voted for Obama in 2012. She said it was a matter of principal. I say she was dodging the question.

I hope all of you in Kentucky realize the Democrats have controlled the State Senate for too long as well. Just think if Mitch McConnell wins and the Republicans win the majority in the United States, Mitch will have the power to get those 342 bills passed that have been stalled on Harry Reid's desk in the Senate.

3rd Kentucky U.S. Congressional District Candidates Debate

The Principals:

Republican Party Michael Macfarlane
Democratic Party John Yarmuth - Incumbent
Independent Greg Puccetti

Well, as expected, this ended up pretty much a two-sided affair between the two major parties. Also, pretty much as expected, the left stayed left and the right stayed right, with the middle leaning more right than left.

There now... confused? Yeah, me too. Well, at least about everything but the likely final outcome. I believe the incumbent walks away with a certain win if the field doesn't narrow by one. While Dr. Macfarlane put up a good, articulate fight for the right, I fear it was for naught if the spoiler Puccetti stays in the race.

Don't get me wrong, I like Puccetti, he seems like a fine man of great character, but I'm just not "feeling" him. He comes across as the disappointed loser in the conservative primary that lacks the luster needed to defeat Yarmuth.

Macfarlane will have an uphill struggle himself, but at least he has the charisma and knowledge of the conservative right to put up the best fight. Yet he will certainly lose if Puccetti stays in the race siphoning off the possible handful of conservative votes needed for Macfarlane to win.

This might actually be a race if Puccetti dropped out, short of that get ready for two more years of John Yarmuth.