Last
week Dana Milbank, the noted Op-Ed writer for the Washington Post,
recovered himself admirably after the baleful events of November 4th,
and picked through the post-election wreckage, presumably looking to
assign blame. Milbank’s studied conclusion was that President Obama
should be tagged with the blame for the electoral debacle, which is
not, in itself, a particularly startling finding. Milbank, however,
does not pin the onus on Obama for his lack of leadership, his
wrong-headed policies, or his general disinterest in his job. He
reasons that Obama brought this defeat on himself by delaying his
amnesty executive order until after the election. Milbank declares that
such a bold and largely anti-constitutional move “would cement the
Hispanic loyalty to the (Democratic) Party in the long run.” Mr.
Milbank also claims that the open flouting of the national immigration
laws “…is what is best for the country.” He did gave away the game,
however, when he let it slip that Obama’s planned executive order is
really a scheme to create another ten million Democratic voters.
In the heart of this column Milbank illustrates the liberal game plan
at its worst. He is smug, smarmy, and never fails to remind the readers
of liberalism’s assured moral superiority. He repeats the liberal echo
chamber stock phrase that amnesty is “right” and “best for the
country”, and that a politician should worry more about doing the right
thing rather than political expediency. The repetition of these
tiresome liberal hymns actually does serve to turn the daily debate in
the Leftist favor.
[Milbank’s
Lament: Amnesty, Missed Opportunities and Lost Elections]
I live in Southern California, about 90 miles from the border. I have to tell you, most of the Latinos in my area do NOT consider immigration reform to be among their top priorities. Jobs, education for their kids, equal protection under the law, reduction of crime, quality of life issues? Absolutely YES. I wish the GOP would wake up to this fact, and stop trying to be faux Democrats, in their outreach efforts. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI lived for 15 years in San Juan Capistrano. Many of my neighbors were Mexican and had lived in that area for generations. They had neighborhood watches set up that did one thing, looked for illegal Mexicans and got them out of their community. Such racists. -Anymouse
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