
Friday, Jan. 23, 2009
President Barack Obama's sparing but masterful use of gilded rhetoric on the Washington Mall was indeed a powerful exemplar of what inaugural addresses are mostly good for:
Immigration approach alienated Latinos
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008
As the chief strategist who married President Bush's political goals to national policy initiatives, Karl Rove was more responsible than any other member of the administration for the delusional and disastrous immigration policy that Mr. Bush doggedly pursued throughout his eight years in office.
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
As a beaming President-elect Barack Obama gazed out at the sea of Americans that had gathered on election night in Chicago's Grant Park to revel in his meteoric ascendance to the White House, the emotionally-charged triumph was awe inspiring.
What the candidates are afraid to tells us about their plans for illegals
Friday, Oct. 24, 2008
The three presidential debates and single vice presidential debate are now behind us, and yet after nearly eight cumulative hours of the candidates regurgitating the sound bites they've honed (or dulled) on the stump, the nation has heard nary a word on immigration.
The 'quick and easy' road most taken
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
For many Americans, the sense of deja vu must have been palpable these past few weeks. There was President Bush and a cadre of bipartisan congressional leaders presenting the nation with a sweeping ultimatum - without debate - and demanding acquiescence as the only possible solution to a crisis they have watched ferment for years.
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
I saw the headline over my morning coffee: