Today our good friend Tony Norman takes the House GOP to task for "knuckle-dragging" on the renewal of the Voting Rights Act.
The House Republicans currently rebelling against President Bush and Speaker Dennis Hastert over the practicality of renewing the Voting Rights Act believe there's plenty of electoral advantage in embracing the politics of exclusion.
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These days, the object of their pitiless gaze has shifted from blacks to "non-English speaking immigrants" who have the temerity to say "I'm an American. I want to vote, too."
The icy fear among Dixiecrat-style Republicans like Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa and House members from other regions who have joined the cause, is that local and state governments will be forced to print bilingual ballots, provide interpreters at the polls and ensure access to the democratic process if the Voting Rights Act is renewed.
Not bilingualism! Haven't we had passified minority groups enough by withdrawing the tanks from the front of the public schools?
Who best exemplifies this latest brand of divisive hate? Our guy Ricky Sanctimonious:
Santorum turned up at Geno's Steaks in South Philly earlier this week to support Joey Vento, the beleaguered 66-year-old shop owner who was recently ordered by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to take down signs that read "This Is America When Ordering, 'Speak English.' "
Last night, Santorum apologist John Braybender stopped in to spin a bit on KDKA's The Flipside with John McIntire. It made me want to throw up. McIntire seemed to be just politely allowing him to spin his little heart out while trying not to laugh at the inane stupidity flowing from his mouth. The guy actually defended the cheesesteak-bigot by saying that there is a difference between legal and illegal immigrants and we cannot treat them the same. Huh?
And Santorum doesn't believe in polls so it doesn't matter what they say. He does believe in WMD. Ah the power of reckless disregard for reality. Its served him well thus far, so maybe he's onto something ... I'm sure Pat Buchanan can find him a nice job after November.
Santorum's latest bull has caused one of the Political Junkies to endorse Casey in her own unique style. And she despises Casey. That's big. Good job Ricky!
