Wait, There's a War on Terror Now?

As John Kerry struggles to keep the American eye on Vietnam (but not the Vietnam any other veterans may have experienced) Michelle Malkin reminds us that we are actually at war now. And perhaps it is time for a mainline political figure (anyone, really) to bring our attention back to the porous nature of our borders.

George P. Bush calls it "barbarous" that we arm Border Patrol agents with plastic pellet guns. The true disgrace is that we have rendered our border guards defenseless, handing them toy guns instead of real weapons. The criminals in Mexico who traipse across our border have no problems with "macho" displays of barbarism. Park Ranger Kris Eggle was murdered by an AK-47-wielding Mexican drug smuggler two years ago this month. Kris was 28 when he was gunned down -- the same age as George P. Bush.

Personally, I am very much in favor of immigration. After all, just about all Americans are either immigrants themselves or the children of immigrants. (Grandchildren, great grandchildren, whatever.) But is it really a bad thing to keep immigration to the legal kind?