Posted by
JayPeriod on Friday, February 08, 2008 9:53:40 AM
It was reported today that there is one more person happy with the results of Super Tuesday; Mexican President Felipe Calderon. In an article in the Los Angeles Times, he is said to have been pleased with the outcome Tuesday. Apparently, he saw some very positive signs from those primaries in regards to "immigration reform."
Clearly, the Mexican President saw in the victories of Obama, Clinton and McCain the very real possibility that his citizens would receive an easy path to becoming American citizens. This would allow them to continue to work here and send our money to his country. Why wouldn't he be excited about the prospect of continuing the $25 billion influx of free money to his economy?
What he stated he saw was an atmosphere where most Americans are ready for reform. I suppose he missed last October when Americans jammed Congressional phone banks to let representatives know, in no uncertain terms, that we will not accept any form of amnesty. I suppose he missed the outrage of Americans at the possibility of illegals getting stimulus rebates.
Unfortunately, moderate Republicans (read: RINOs) have convinced independents and the mainstream media that McCain is the only hope that the Republicans have. They have blasted the base, conservatives, because we want to hold our ground. They have tried to convince everyone that McCain represents the new conservatism. They have tried to convince us that issues don't matter. Nothing could be further from the truth.
McCain's speech to CPAC yesterday did nothing to convince me that he has learned his lesson on immigration reform. Quite the contrary, he actually seems very smug that he is correct and we just need to get over it. This must have made President Calderon very happy. So, let's go ahead and nominate McCain. Just make sure you learn to speak Spanish, and maybe we need to print our money in Spanish to make it easier on Mexican banks in the mean time.