Illegal Itenerant?

The NYT reports that the man who killed 11 people by parking his car on a train track in Los Angeles in an attempt to commit suicide and caused a derailment, Juan M. Alvarez, is "an itinerant laborer with no fixed address." Is that the same thing as an illegal alien? Of course, the Times wouldn't tell us if he was. Illegal or not, he will now face murder charges and possibly the death penalty.

Republicans and the One-Party State

From the Auburn Plainsman, courtesy of LP member Dick Clark:

State Republican Party chairman Marty Conners said he believes in the two-party system and sees no reason for changes.

“This is the United States of America, not Europe,” Conners said. “It’s not a parliamentary form of government. It’s a republic, and we don't need multiple parties. The two party system has served the country very well.”

Yeah, who needs competition anyway? We've already got the best of all possible governements, right?