At least this much has been learned; and, adios, McCain

In an article on the collapse of the immigration bill, the New York Times writes:

The creation of the bill, too, was highly unorthodox. Even participants in the private negotiations that led to the so-called grand bargain say their very approach created problems, producing contentious legislation embraced by the participants but met with skepticism by other lawmakers, the public and groups like organized labor and conservative research organizations….

“This agreement was reached between a handful of senators,” said Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, one of the Democrats who balked and voted against limiting debate. “That should not be considered a substitute for deliberation by the full Senate.”

Well, no kidding!

And who is the Republican most closely associated with this disgraceful end run around normal deliberative procedure? John McCain, he who arrogantly declared when this monstrosity of a bill was released to the public that “We all know this issue can be caught up in extracurricular politics [translation: politics] unless we move forward as quickly as possible,” meaning all debate, all discussion about the bill had to be suppressed and the Senate just had to pass it, period. That’s also the John McCain of the McCain Feingold Campaign Finance Law which suppresses normal debate during an election campaign and moves America in the direction of European-style, administered, unfree politics. That’s also the John McCain who is a die-hard supporter of Bush’s Iraq policy to spread “democracy” among Muslims which turns out to be sharia theocracy. And that’s also the John McCain who says that a country based only on ideas is superior to a country that has a historic majority culture and ethnic group, meaning that America must give up whatever remains of its historic majority culture, even as he celebrates the takeover of America by blood-and-soil Hispanics.

And this enemy of American freedom, this enemy of American nationhood and culture, this triple loser, this quadruple loser, thinks he ought to be president.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at June 09, 2007 10:42 AM | Send