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Sunday, May 20, 2007
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Eyeon08.com: "So, I got the section-by-section analysis from Human Events. And I have some thoughts about the immigration bill. For most conservatives, there are two questions that matter. The first one is about border security provisions, and the second is about 'amnesty.' I'm going to address these in this post."
Andrew Sullivan: "The hysteria on the far right (is there any other sort any more?) about the immigration bill is remarkable to me. It's not that there aren't obviously good arguments against amnesty; it's the fever-pitch mania that drives these people. I have to say I find it baffling - not the position as such but the anger and rage. The obvious solution -- much better border control and some attempt to bring most illegal immigrants out of the shadows -- is obscured by emotion. The result, of course, is that the GOP has all but lost the Hispanic vote for a generation, just by the tone of their rhetoric. And they are at one another's throats. Bush, in particular, is now despised -- for a policy has always publicly supported. The suicide of the right continues, and perhaps it's for the best. If these people have not asked to be sent into the political wilderness, who has?"
Andrew Sullivan: "I know from first-hand how complex immigration paperwork and bureaucracy can be - but this bill is a door-stopper, even by BCIS standards."
"2008 pres"
8:04:44 AM 
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From the Los Angeles Times "reg", "Weeks before the 2006 midterm election, then-New Mexico U.S. Atty. David C. Iglesias was invited to dine with a well-connected Republican lawyer in Albuquerque who had been after him for years to prosecute allegations of voter fraud. 'I had a bad feeling about that lunch,' said Iglesias, describing his meeting at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen with Patrick Rogers, a lawyer who provided occasional counsel to the New Mexico Republican Party. When the voter fraud issue came up, Iglesias said, he explained to Rogers that in reviewing more than 100 complaints, he hadn't found any solid enough to justify criminal charges. Iglesias recounted the episode in an interview with The Times after meeting behind closed doors with federal investigators this week to provide new details of the events leading up to his termination as U.S. attorney. He said he now believed he was targeted because he was seen as slow to bring criminal charges that would have helped GOP election prospects."
Thanks to NewMexiKen for the link.
Talking Points Memo: "The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into the prosecutor purge scandal aren't over yet -- not by a long shot. About two weeks ago we learned that former Kansas City U.S. Attorney Todd Graves, who gave up his post last year, was the ninth prosecutor to have been purged. Early next month, Graves will get a chance to share his story."
"2008 pres"
8:01:46 AM
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From today's Denver Post, "With less than two weeks to meet the first fundraising deadline, Denver officials in charge of hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention are making a big push in Las Vegas this weekend. The Denver host committee's Steven Farber, a powerful Denver lawyer and moneyman; Mayor John Hickenlooper; and Gov. Bill Ritter are working as many as 50 potential donors - about 20 of them in private meetings - during a conference of the International Council of Shopping Centers at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 'We're close,' Farber said of the committee's requirement to have $7.5 million in the bank by June 1. 'We're getting closer.' Farber said he hopes the Las Vegas trip and a trip next month to Los Angeles will secure the commitments for the more than $40 million in cash and $15 million in services needed to meet Democratic National Committee requirements. The hard work of getting actual deposits will remain. Farber and Hickenlooper already have made a fundraising trip to New York City. Additionally, the mayor has conducted fundraising in San Diego."
"2008 pres"
7:54:42 AM
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