Mehlman Blasts "Anti-Immigrant Sentiments"

When did being an idiot with a reality disconnect become a prized quality in party leadership? Never mind. Don't answer that.

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman urged his party Thursday to oppose rising anti-immigrant sentiments in the debate over border security and illegal immigration, suggesting that the GOP risks being on the wrong side of history and electoral politics alike if it embraces an exclusionary message.

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We've all come to expect the word illegal to be conveniently dropped off the phrase "anti-immigrant" by the loony left. Evidently the GOP can't stand to be left out, and is jumping on the I-don't-know-the-difference-between-legal-and-illegal-immigration bandwagon.

Mehlman said after the speech that he was not aiming his remarks at any particular person or politician. But his message offered a counterweight to the views of many conservatives, led by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), who have warned that illegal immigration is damaging to the nation. (emphasis mine)

Well, isn't that nice. Spew a bunch of crap, then claim that it's not being aimed at anyone in particular so no one can claim to take offense. Mehlman, your pseudo-innocence is transparent and insulting to anyone who has half a brain.

So is this:

"America is a nation of immigrants and America is a nation of laws, and we must remember the 'and' between the two," Mehlman told the governors. Portraying most immigrants as hardworking and law-abiding, Mehlman said that Bush recognizes that "family values don't stop at the Rio Grande."

When you refer to law-abiding immigrants you'd better be damn sure you're talking about those who are here legally, because to call someone a law-abiding illegal immigrant would make you the biggest dunce going.

Of course family values don't stop at the Rio Grande. But our borders do.

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