Starring John Cornyn as "Asa Hutchinson"
The AZ Republic reports on TX Sen. John Cornyn, the latest incarnation of the administration's designated front person for amnesty and open borders. From "Big role for Texas senator?"
...Cornyn, a former state attorney general, chairs the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee, which has major influence over immigration policies.
On Monday, Cornyn will open hearings to investigate the country's weak border security system and failed immigration laws.
[...quotes from FAIR and AILA...]
...If history is any indication, Cornyn won't shy away from a fight. As a rookie senator in 2003, he blasted colleagues and outside groups on the Senate floor for doing "too little to reform a system that cries out for change."
"Special interest groups dominate the discourse, employing the potent but morally repugnant rhetoric of fear," he said. "We can no longer afford to deny both the sheer number of undocumented immigrants in our country and the extent of our economy's dependence on the labor they provide."
In persuading other lawmakers to go along with the president's plan, Cornyn will have to deal with defiant Democrats and equally reluctant Republicans.
The "rhetoric of fear" is almost all originating on the AILA side. As in, "say something bad about massive illegal or legal immigration, and you'll have to fear being smeared."
Hopefully Cornyn will have as contentious and relatively brief a run as did Asa Hutchinson or Chris Cannon.
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seelow heights (not verified)
Wed, 03/16/2005 - 21:22
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eh: If they're planning to be "defiant", it must be out of spite directed at Bush, because regarding this issue, for many of them it couldn't possibly be due to standing on principle.
The term "principled politician" is an oxymoron.OK, thee are a few exceptions like Tom Tancredo and,to be fair, a open socialist like Bernie Sanders. But nearly all US politicians are prostitutes who respond only to Big Money and threats to their political careers. Thus, the conversion to the cause of illegal immigration restriction by David Dreier after talk show hosts John and Ken targeted him for termination and cut his usual victory margin by a big amount.
Zhang Fei (not verified)
Tue, 03/15/2005 - 22:24
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eh: If they're planning to be "defiant", it must be out of spite directed at Bush, because regarding this issue, for many of them it couldn't possibly be due to standing on principle.
Dems are defiant because they want amnesties (i.e. green cards) for illegals, not work permits. So they are standing on principle - the principle that making the United States a colony of Mexico is an acceptable price to pay for Democratic electoral majorities.
eh (not verified)
Tue, 03/15/2005 - 02:09
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Another establishment cretin, mouthing the same cliches. What else is there to say about this guy?
"defiant Democrats"
Huh?
If they're planning to be "defiant", it must be out of spite directed at Bush, because regarding this issue, for many of them it couldn't possibly be due to standing on principle.