"An American Dream!"

Do any of you remember "The Maltese Falcon" with Humphrey Bogart? He was memorable as Sam Spade, the hard-boiled detective. All of the characters were pursuing the legendary "Black Bird", that was supposed to be encrusted in jewels, and cast from solid gold. Murder and treachery were prevalent throughout the film by all of the treasure hunters. When the "bird" was finally recovered, it turned out to be made of lead; not gold! The final dialogue spoken by Spade when asked about what the "bird" was, he said "It was the things that dreams are made of." The "Maltese Falcon" was a great allegory for our own pursuits of things that appear to be something that they really aren't; and the lengths we can be willing to go to get them.

Barack Obama started his campaign with his personal "Dream for America", a transforming; a fundamental change from what America is to what he wants it to be. It seems America has a different "dream for America" than Mr. Obama has. Harry Reid has a dream of his own too. Harry dreams that America will forget about health-care that it doesn't want; massive government spending it doesn't want and a Congress that ignores the will of the people that it doesn't want. Harry dreams Nevada will forget about the failed economics that has given his home state one of America's highest unemployment rates. Yes, Harry has dreams! Harry also has dreams for criminal illegal aliens. Harry, the great humanitarian, has tried to push the "DREAM ACT" through Congress; it failed. Sorry Harry! What was Harry's "DREAM ACT" all about?

It seems upon close examination, the "DREAM ACT" is a fast track to amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens. We are not talking about "anchor babies", we are talking about criminal illegal aliens between the ages of 12(okay) to 35(not okay). They have to prove continuous residence (illegal act) for 5 years and registry in the Selective Service System (should illegal aliens be serving in our armed forces?). They need to have a U.S. high school degree (paid for with your tax dollars) and they would be eligible for student loans and work study programs (which should go to citizens and legal aliens). If they fulfill these requirements, they will be given "conditional status". This is amnesty in disguise! Could Harry have ulterior motive with his "Dream Act" legislation; is it possible he is pandering for Latino votes in an effort to win an election he may lose? Is Harry's dream to put one over on the American people? Can Harry pull it off? He does have some leftist Latino groups rallying to his call. Fair Immigration Reform Movement (F.I.R.M.) has announced a concerted effort to move nation-wide against all Republican candidates in November's election. Rudy Lopez, of Campaign for Community Change, said "Yesterday's vote was really unprecedented, and it effectively was a filibuster of immigration reform. That's how the community sees it, and they are not happy." Oddly, it seems that main stream Americans don't agree with "preferred treatment" for criminal illegal aliens.

Harry's dream seems to be turning into a nightmare for him politically. He should be trying to find a way to salvage some of the jobs that have disappeared during his tenure as a Senate Majority Leader. Perhaps he should concentrate on border security; not only for Nevada, but all of our border states; all of whom are under assault from criminal illegal aliens. The border states are having nightmares, not dreams.

Perhaps, come November, an American dream may come true; A NEW SENATE MAJORITY LEADER!