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  • The yahoos revolt, and bigots vanish

    05/31/2006 12:00:32 PM PDT · by JZelle · 45 replies · 1,461+ views
    Washington Times ^ | 5-31-06 | Wes Pruden
    The House and the Senate are no closer to agreement on immigration reform, but maybe we're making incremental progress on getting a little civility in the debate. Only a few days ago, anyone who wanted the president to enforce the law protecting the nation's borders was "a racist," "a bigot" or a "nativist." The president himself has sometimes thrown the word "nativist" around in the debate over immigration and, before that, in the controversy over outsourcing the security of the nation's ports to suspicious former enemies. "Nativist," like "Hitler," is the slur of the season when you're losing the argument....
  • McCain Cancels Appearance at GOP California Fundraiser(Bilbray criticized Senate bill.)

    05/31/2006 12:02:56 PM PDT · by kellynla · 77 replies · 1,301+ views
    FOX NEWS.COM ^ | May 31, 2006 | staff/Major Garrett
    WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain canceled a fundraiser for Republican Brian Bilbray in California's special election after the candidate publicly criticized the Senate immigration bill. McCain, R-Ariz., the top proponent of comprehensive immigration reform, didn't appear at the Wednesday breakfast fundraiser. Bilbray is in a June 6 run-off election with Democrat Francine Busby to replace the vacant seat of embattled former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison for accepting bribes. Bilbray has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on TV commercials attacking Busby for her support of the immigration bill that...