Who Would Jesus Deport?
I saw that on a tee shirt worn by a middle aged man yesterday while I was riding the bus. When he saw me staring at his shirt, he just winked. I responded with a thumbs up. Made my day, it did.
As the GOP convention winds down, I've noticed that all sorts of issues have been pretty much ignored by the speakers, and immigration is among those missing pieces. Even the Washington Post noticed. So far, immigration has just not been the big issue Tom "Nuke Mecca" Tancredo promised both before and during his own run for the nomination. However as the article I just linked to notes, that doesn't mean the issue is dead. The party's platform is pretty clear on the official stance of the GOP:
The party platform includes language calling for tougher enforcement of laws, including a crackdown on employers who hire illegal immigrants, punishment for "sanctuary cities" and quick completion of a fence along the border with Mexico.
"We oppose amnesty," the platform says. "The rule of law suffers if government policies encourage or reward illegal activity. The American people's rejection of en masse legalizations is especially appropriate given the federal government's past failures to enforce the law."
And that language reflects Mr. Tancredo's views perfectly, as he was proud to point out:
Tancredo said nearly everything he wanted "was pretty much accepted [by the platform committee], and that's where the fight was. There's no purpose in doing anything at the convention to raise hell about it."
So, that's the platform their candidate is supposed to run on. Now I find that fascinating. Sen. McCain, along with Sen. Ted Kennedy, had sponsored a bill in the last congress that proposed some of the very features that the current platform has just indicated are unacceptable. Sen. McCain has assiduously avoided any mention of the issue in his campaign so far, but I suspect he has discovered his party is going to insist on his adherence to the platform. Now, while some flip-flops are understandable (I've changed my mind on issues over the years), this is one time where I think the man should be called on it. It's clear this flip-flop is based solely on his lust for the presidency.
So much for maverick-itude.
Meanwhile, the raids will go on, hundreds of undocumented workers will be deported after being "detained" and rushed through mock hearings, and employers will get slap-on-the-wrist fines.
So much for change.
As the GOP convention winds down, I've noticed that all sorts of issues have been pretty much ignored by the speakers, and immigration is among those missing pieces. Even the Washington Post noticed. So far, immigration has just not been the big issue Tom "Nuke Mecca" Tancredo promised both before and during his own run for the nomination. However as the article I just linked to notes, that doesn't mean the issue is dead. The party's platform is pretty clear on the official stance of the GOP:
The party platform includes language calling for tougher enforcement of laws, including a crackdown on employers who hire illegal immigrants, punishment for "sanctuary cities" and quick completion of a fence along the border with Mexico.
"We oppose amnesty," the platform says. "The rule of law suffers if government policies encourage or reward illegal activity. The American people's rejection of en masse legalizations is especially appropriate given the federal government's past failures to enforce the law."
And that language reflects Mr. Tancredo's views perfectly, as he was proud to point out:
Tancredo said nearly everything he wanted "was pretty much accepted [by the platform committee], and that's where the fight was. There's no purpose in doing anything at the convention to raise hell about it."
So, that's the platform their candidate is supposed to run on. Now I find that fascinating. Sen. McCain, along with Sen. Ted Kennedy, had sponsored a bill in the last congress that proposed some of the very features that the current platform has just indicated are unacceptable. Sen. McCain has assiduously avoided any mention of the issue in his campaign so far, but I suspect he has discovered his party is going to insist on his adherence to the platform. Now, while some flip-flops are understandable (I've changed my mind on issues over the years), this is one time where I think the man should be called on it. It's clear this flip-flop is based solely on his lust for the presidency.
So much for maverick-itude.
Meanwhile, the raids will go on, hundreds of undocumented workers will be deported after being "detained" and rushed through mock hearings, and employers will get slap-on-the-wrist fines.
So much for change.
Labels: Election 2008, Immigration
posted by Diane at 3:55 AM
2 Comments:
We should all know that the Republican's base is the rich. The rest is pandering. Since the evangelical right is an important part of the party, the Republican supports everything these fake religiously people demand. Anti abortion, they want control over our genitalia, against evolution and hate illegal immigrants.
Of course, no known religion except their, denies evolution; even the pope accepts it. Religions support the poor, the sick and the needy. It turns out that the religious right has its own religion; a backward one based on hate and despise.
What Jesus?
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