Durbin and Lugar Spit On Legal Immigrants

Might as well keep the Durbin bashing up. While researching the previous post about Durbin being subpoenaed in the Blagojevich trial I came across a story where he along with REPUBLICAN senator Richard Lugar of Indiana are asking Janet Nimconcoop to grant amnesty to illegal foreign students. What I found odd, besides the obvious, in their requests was the conditions they gave for granting this immunity.

Illinois Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin and Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, who made the request in a letter to Napolitano Wednesday, are pushing a bill that would grant legal status to students who came to the U.S. before the age of 15, have no criminal records, and completed schooling or military service. It would not extend protection to illegal immigrant parents.

Yo, idiots. Illegal immigrants can not serve in the military. A background check is done during the enlistment process to verify citizenship. You must be in the country legally.

You know for a guy who compared our troops to Nazi Stormtroopers and members of the Pol Pot regime he seems to think these are just the qualifications you need now to be granted amnesty. Talk about political expediency.

It is just wrong to grant a special status to people who come to this country illegally while thousands of others try to abide by the rules and wait years to be given citizenship so that they can pursue what previously used to be known as the American dream. I am not quite sure what that dream is nowadays.

We are in the best of hands. Oh and Indiana, you have a problem.

If You Thought Secretary of State Kerry Was Bad...

We noted Saturday some possible Cabinet appointments for Barack Obama, with names such as John Kerry and Chuck Hagel floated as Secretary of State and Defense Secretary, respectively.

Well, if those two names failed to send a chill down your spine, get ready for Director of Homeland Security Richard Clarke. Hey, why not just install Jamie Gorelick?

On national security, Obama has sought out advisors who, like him, believe in robust public diplomacy. His two top foreign policy advisors - Tony Lake and Susan Rice - are former Clintonites. Rice is expected to head the National Security Council and Lake is in contention for Secretary of State, along with Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. John Kerry and GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel.

Obama has preached bipartisanship during his campaign, and many expect him to appoint a few Republicans to cabinet positions. Homeland Security could be headed by Bush critic and former White House counter-terrorism advisor Richard Clarke or GOP Senator Dick Lugar.

I could stomach Lugar, but the idea of putting Richard Clarke back in a position of power should scare the daylights out of people.

A hack like Eric Holder as AG should really inspire confidence considering his fine work in issuing fugitive Marc Rich a pardon.

Just as an aside, when has Obama preached bipartisanship? Somehow I've missed that.

Meanwhile, the latest polling numbers have McCain within three points in the Zogby poll but still six behind with Rasmussen. But the big news over at Rasmussen is that the long-awaited Joe the Plumber poll will soon be released.

Polling data on “Joe the Plumber” will be released later today.

Is Joe running for something? Since when are polls taken on random civilians?