Illegals Haunt McCain
I honestly wish I could stop posting about the illegal immigration controversy. However, the issue just keeps popping up. In a perfect world, we would respect the rule of law and not burden honest, hardworking taxpayers with illegal activities that we expect to benefit from and which they get to pay for, but as the Walgreens commercial says: “We don’t live anywhere near perfect.”
~~John Cronin~~
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/illegals-haunt-mccain-2008-05-21.html
By Jeffrey Young
Posted: 05/21/08 07:45 PM [ET]
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) is backing the renewal of a $250 million-a-year program that will pay illegal immigrants’ hospital bills.
The very idea that McCain is again supporting a program that some view as rewarding illegal immigrants is certain to attract attention from the same conservatives he’s trying to win over for the White House.
The article talks about some immigration hardliners supporting the bill, but opposing any amnesty proposals. It also brought up last summer’s dustup.
Yet McCain sponsored legislation with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) that would offer a path to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants. This damaged his credibility with conservatives, and they do not trust him on the issue.
Though the bill did not pass, many conservatives view the McCain-Kennedy legislation as a black mark on McCain’s record.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Just read an online article about the massive farm bill that was just passed, over Pres Bush’s veto.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_go_co/congress_farm_bill
I’m afraid that even the most conservative president will have a hard time keeping spending down with this bunch, and it will probably get even worse after november. Can anyone tell me why they appropriate $30 billion to pay farmers to lay their land idle, and at the same time appropriate money for a global hungar crises ???
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
The illegal alien thing SHOULD haunt McCain - he’s still a huge advocate of it. See this:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/959959.html
I CANNOT bring myself to vote for Juan McAmnesty
May 23rd, 2008 at 7:42 am
Excerpts From Mitt Romney Interview
May 22, 2008
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121142523042013147.html?mod=Politics-and-Policy