Will McBride: 'in striking distance' (Florida GOP Senate Primary)

St. Petersburg Times ^ | 9-2-06 | Anita Kuman

[TitansAFC]

LOL

Quite funny, actually. The same thing happened in Illinois, where Jim Durkin voters were hoping for confusion in the race against Dick Durbin. It was a paltry few who actually made that error.

Funny in Florida, though, is the TV news spot I saw where they kept running into people who were telling McBride they "voted for him last time" in the Governor's race. I find it somewhat despairing that there are actually enough of these people to have to count.

My support for McBride is due to a combination of things I require in a candidate:

1.) Is the candidate Conservative enough to support?
2.) How is the balance of the Senate affected by supporting said candidate?
3.) Is the candidate electable?
4.) What is the marginal improvement that can be gained by beating the Democrat? (Example: Is the Democrat a Lieberman, or a Nelson?)

McBride meets all of those qualifications, Harris does not. She fails the electability question and #2, by ensuring another six years for a Michael Moore liberal.

All things considered, McBride is the candidate to support here.

[FloridianBushFan]

Katherine Harris has supported Amnesty for Illegal's. Her record on Immigration issues is not 100% Conservative.

Voted for temporary amnesty for certain Central Americans
Rep. Harris voted against the Tancredo Amendment to H.R. 5441, the fiscal year 2007 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill. The Tancredo Amendment would prohibit funds appropriated by H.R. 5441 from being used to administer extensions of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) amnesty for Guatemalans, Hondurans, or Nicaraguans.

Cosponsored H.R. 3142 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens.
Rep. Harris cosponsored H.R. 3142 to reward certain illegal aliens working in agriculture with amnesty.

Voted no on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment on H.R.3722
To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to: (1) prohibit Federal reimbursement of hospital-provided emergency and certain transportation services to undocumented aliens unless the hospital provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with information regarding an alien's citizenship, immigration status, financial data, and employer; (2) make the employer of certain undocumented aliens responsible for such costs; and (3) direct the Secretary to initiate removal procedures against an alien determined to be removable under Federal immigration law.

Voted in favor of rewarding illegal aliens from Mexico with Social Security benefits in 2004
Rep. Harris voted against the Hayworth Amendment (H. AMDT 745) to H.R. 5006, the Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations bill. The amendment would have prohibited any funding in the bill from being used to pay Social Security Administration (SSA) employees to administer any benefits that would not be payable but for a totalization agreement with Mexico. The effect of this would be to prevent the U.S.-Mexico totalization agreement from taking effect -- at least during FY 2005 -- since SSA employees could not be paid for any work they do to determine or pay benefits under the agreement. The U.S.-Mexico totalization agreement would allow both legal AND illegal aliens working in the United States to qualify for Social Security benefits.

Voted in favor of sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2005
Rep. Harris voted against an amendment (H. Admt. 138) to H.R. 2360, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006. The amendment would deny federal homeland security funding to who refuse to share information with Federal immigration authorities from being states and local governments who refuse to share information with Federal immigration authorities. The amendment, offered by Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), would have created a huge incentive to rescind the policies that protect illegal aliens, criminal aliens, and, potentially, terrorists, by denying them some Federal funding. Sanctuary policies bar public officials, including police officers, from asking an individual's immigration status to determine eligibility for public services and from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities. In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, still have sanctuary policies in place. Maine is the only state with a sanctuary policy.

Voted against amendment to fund program to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens in 2005
Rep. Harris voted against the Obey amendment ( H. Amdt. 144) to H.R. 2360, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The Obey amendment provided $100 million to fund grants under the REAL ID Act to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers’ license standards. The Obey amendment passed by a vote of 226-198.

Americans for Better Immigration gave Katherine Harris a Career Grade of C+
Representative Harris supported the interests of the National Council of La Raza 50 percent in 2004.

[NautiNurse]

ROFL! You have removed the links from your post today because they didn't prove your point yesterday.

Here you go, including your link that dampens your argument yesterday:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HZ00144:
HR 2360 Amendment. Harris and Tancredo both voted No

HR 3722 is an unfunded madate for healthcare workers to become ICE agents; and is in direct conflict with established EMTALA laws.

HR 3142 over 50% of FL Reps co-sponsored this same bill.

[Young Scholar]

Whenever the media establishment's long knives come out for a politician, I figure the person is doing something right – that he or she is a legitimate threat, that he or she is effective and getting to the enemy.

That's some solid reasoning. /s

It's hard to believe anyone takes Joseph Farah seriously.

[FloridianBushFan]

It doesn't matter if the links are there or not. The fact is Katherine Harris has voted for Amnesty. You can't change her votes. She is not 100% conservative as you and your friends make her out to be. Stop being in denial. Harris is not perfect and will not win in November. Katherine Harris supports Amnesty and these votes show it.

[RNO1]

I cannot even imagine anyone calling McBride a Conservative....I guess there is a new definition of Conservative. That I do not understand....The problem we have is that winning becomes the most important issue. Instead of principle...We are so eager to accept RINO's that we overlook the obvious...He is not conservative...period..It will be a cold day that I will vote for another RINO...That is one of the reason we have the problems in this party today....They vote with the Dems more than the Republicans.....Reading this article from one of the most liberal media outlets in this state is just simply wishful thinking...

[NautiNurse]

It doesn't matter if the links are there or not.

LOL--Especially after telling me I was wrong when I used the link you provided that showed both Tandredo and Harris voted against the same bill.

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for checking in and voicing your support for Katherine Harris!

[FloridianBushFan]

This is not about Tom Tancredo. This is about Katherine Harris and you and the others insisting that Harris supports immigration reform 100%. She doesn't.

She has voted for amnesty before and these votes prove it. Theres is no stopping her from doing again.

[NautiNurse]

McBride is a Personal Injury attorney with a sub-specialty in Immigration law. That was plenty enough for the knowledge bank before seeing the icing on the cake:

[NautiNurse]

I don't agree with Tancredo across the immigration board, but Tom Tancredo seems to be a sort of litmus test for many folks on immigration reform. When Tancredo and Harris both vote No on a particular item, I don't see what your point is.

[gcruse]

"the thought processes and guts that moved her to rule in the contested Florida race .. locking out a Socialist theft and exposing their tactics."

From what we know lately, her thought process may very well have been to get a solid Christian into the White House. Thanks, but not thanks.

[FloridianBushFan]

I never brought up Tom Tancedo you were the one to bring him up first not I.

Katherine Harris has cast Votes for Amnesty for Illegal immigrants.

[FloridianBushFan]

Representative Harris supported the interests of the National Council of La Raza 50 percent in 2004.

National Council of La Raza supports amnesty for illegal immigrants

[NautiNurse]

Your argument is ludicrous when you support Will McBride, whose record is 100% Personal Injury Lawyer, Immigration and marching under the Mexican flag.

[knarf]

" ... may very well have been to get a solid Christian into the White House."

OK .. first, according to you .. it MAY have been a (the) motivation .. that you answered with a definitive .. NO.

Secondly ... So what's wrong with that?
Would you rather someone that had a Mein Kampf mindset? Koran? Paradise Lost? Alvin Toffler? Ayn Rand?

[JohnnyZ]

It seems the Harris worshippers have been reduced to hiding from her record and attacking Will McBride.

[NautiNurse]

[Caipirabob]

That was plenty enough for the knowledge bank before seeing the icing on the cake:

Decision made. : )

[FastCoyote]

"She has voted for amnesty before and these votes prove it. Theres is no stopping her from doing again."

Are you telling us there is a chance she might vote on immigration the same way as Jeb and Jorge? Is that why you have your panties in a bunch? Now that is just too rich.