Someone smack some sense into John McCain!

"Sen. John McCain of Arizona found himself isolated Tuesday night as he staunchly defended controversial immigration legislation against a barrage of criticism from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, who argued that the bill is deeply flawed and should not be approved by Congress".-Washington Post

It was good to see that the other Presidential candidates were smacking John McCain around on his Bush like stubbornness to push S. 1348 aka the Senate Illegal Immigrant Amnesty bill through congress. Here are some of the money quote smack downs:
From Rudy Giuliani:
"The problem with this immigration plan is it has no real unifying purpose," former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said. "It's a typical Washington mess. It's everybody compromises. . . . And when you look at these compromises, it is quite possible it will make things worse."

He has got that right! But, of course the gang of 12 which includes McCain are not thinking that far when it comes to the Senate Amnesty bill maybe this will give them something to think about:

"On average, low-skilled illegal immigrant workers claim fewer tax credits and use fewer social welfare services than their legal counterparts. But critics of the legislation predict that legalizing undocumented immigrants will lead to a rush on public services that will outweigh any increase in tax revenue from the newly legalized workers."

Meanwhile McCain came back with this stupid argument:
"McCain said that inaction represents "de facto amnesty" for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country."

Earth to McCain it is only a "defacto" amnesty if we continue to NOT enforce the current immigration laws. Does John McCain think we citizens are really that stupid. We have the illegal immigration problem we have today because politicians (like McCain) did not have the will to enforce our current laws and they expect us to believe that they will enforce the ones in the new Senate Bill.
"McCain defended the bill as the best compromise on an issue that has deeply divided the Republican Party. "It's our job to do the hard things," he said, "not the easy things."

Like enforcing current immigration laws Senator McCain?
"At one point, Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.) called for suspending most legal immigration, which drew rebukes from many on stage. McCain called the idea "beyond my realm of thinking" and said that the United States must remain a beacon for the rest of the world. "And the lady that holds her lamp beside the golden door is still the ideal and the dream," he added."

Once again McCain tries to use symbolism for logic. Whenever a politician like McCain tries to use the Statue of Liberty for justifying the unchecked immigration policy that he and others have allowed to get out of hand they should be reminded that right next to the Statue of Liberty is Ellis Island were almost every immigrant coming into this country had to go through to be documented before being allowed in. They should also be reminded that it was also used as a deportation center remove those who did not obey our laws.