I lived in New England for 45 years, 35 of them in Massachusetts. I was there for the glory days of the Bruins and the Red Sox and the Tom Brady years. I can honestly say that New England sports fans are a breed of their own. Massachusetts is also a Democrat stronghold. George W. Bush didn’t even establish a campaign headquarters in my area when he ran for President! Well, sports fans and politics are about to have a major clash.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Todd Starnes<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n Hundreds of Army and Navy football fans were booted from their hotels to make room for illegal aliens. And a good many veterans and service academy graduates were among those displaced.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s the big story Massachusetts where the government ordered hotels to cancel reservations for the upcoming football game at Gillette stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n Massachusetts has a \u201cright to shelter law.\u201d That means homeless people and illegals must have a place to stay.<\/strong><\/p>\n Some 70,000 fans are expected and hotel rooms are a hot commodity.<\/strong><\/p>\n One state lawmaker noted the irony that the home of the New England Patriots can\u2019t find rooms for people that fought for the country because the state had to make room to take care of people who invaded our nation.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe have veterans and military families being moved out of their reservations because illegal immigrants are living in the motel,\u201d State Rep. Steven Xiarhos told me.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re estimating about $45 million a month have is being spent,\u201d he said. \u201cNow, I\u2019m on the Ways and Means Committee and I\u2019m proud to be on that committee as well as Veterans Affairs Committee and Public Safety. Those are some of the committees I\u2019m on. And, you know, this was never really planned on or budgeted.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The article ends with a quote from State Rep. Steven Xiarhos:<\/p>\n \u201cSo they\u2019re getting incredible benefits based on the Right to Shelter law,\u201d he said. \u201cMeanwhile, I have veterans in my district that are homeless.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a classic example of the difference between America First and America Last. To borrow a phrase from Tom Bodett \u2014 When it comes to veterans and service academy graduates \u2013 America First will leave the light on for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n This isn’t the first time the Democrats have taken hotel reservations away from the people who made them. In 2004, all of the law students who had made hotel reservations (up to a year in advance) to take the bar exam in Boston were kicked out of their hotel rooms to make room for the Democrat Party Convention. The students were then housed in the various colleges around the city which was okay, but they had made the hotel reservations first!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I lived in New England for 45 years, 35 of them in Massachusetts. I was there for the glory days of the Bruins and the Red Sox and the Tom Brady years. I can honestly say that New England sports … Continue reading