The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Fred! on Immigration: Scrap this clunker
You know, it seems like every time Fred! opens his mouth, pure gold comes out; I swear the guy just has a knack for timing and exactly what the peope want to hear. Acting is not the only thing Fred Thompson has in common with Ronald Reagan:
But there’s an old saying in Washington that, in dealing with any tough issue, half the politicians hope that citizens don’t understand it while the other half fear that people actually do. This kind of thinking was apparent with the “comprehensive” immigration reform bill that the U.S. Senate and the White House negotiated yesterday.
I’d tell you what was in the legislation, but 24 hours after the politicians agreed the bill looked good, the Senate lawyers were still writing what may turn out to be a one thousand page document. In fact, a final version of the bill most likely will not be made available to the public until after the legislation is passed. That may come five days from now. That’s like trying to digest an eight-course meal on a 15-minute lunch break.
Labels: 2008 Presidential Race, Fred Thompson, Illegal Immigration
