GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 09/12/2013

Does anyone care what border sheriffs think? It's monsoon season in southern Arizona, so Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels has to drive slowly along the hilly, rocky, muddy terrain that covers the 83-mile border his county shares with Mexico. He scans the horizon to see whether any immigrants or drug smugglers are approaching the 4-foot-high border fence. Glancing at the lights of a city in Mexico, he turns and asks, "Seen any Border Patrol agents?"

A liberal moans about the politically incorrect Redskins I can't tell you how many times I've said the words "Washington Redskins." At one point in my career, I probably used the term at least 50 times a day. I said it on television and radio. I wrote it in the newspaper. Over the years, I've used it thousands of times, probably more than 10,000 by now.It's time I stopped.

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U.S. delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels Rebels in Syria are receiving weapons from the CIA after months of delays in delivering promised lethal aid, U.S. officials and opposition groups said.

Will weapons deal make Assad stronger? Pursuing a diplomatic resolution that would let dictator Bashar Assad surrender Syria's chemical weapons runs the risk of extending his stay in power and undercutting support of rebels who have been fighting his regime with U.S. support, some Syria analysts say.

A Case of National Whiplash Did you see the hopeful breaking news about Syria? "Russia takes control of Syrian chemical weapons." That was the headline I saw on the Daily Kos website.

Israel to Syria: Our red lines are still firm Israel still has "red lines" with Syria and will take military action if the Assad regime tries to deliver weapons of any type to Hezbollah, an official said.

Note to politicians: You work for us Politicians are not kings. We do not elect politicians to tell us what light bulbs we can buy, how much soda we can drink or how best we can defend ourselves. We elect them to listen to us and fight for what we believe in.