Alligators, Moats and Other Such Nonsense

Alligators, Moats and Other Such Nonsense: "Alligators, Moats and Other Such Nonsense
Townhall.com ^ | May 19, 2011 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:31:06 AM by Kaslin

President Obama gave what was billed as an important speech on immigration last week near the border in El Paso, Texas. Unfortunately, it was one of the most demagogic moments in recent presidential history. Nearly everything Obama said was either factually incorrect or deliberately misleading.

Why, 28 months into the Obama presidency, is there now a sudden push to pass 'comprehensive' immigration reform? After all, from 2009 to early 2011, Obama had large Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate. Why hasn't Obama already rammed through his own immigration bill, as he did with health care?

The answer, of course, is that about 70 percent of the American people consistently poll against the president's initiatives on illegal immigration. Obama simply did not want to sign an easily passable bill that would earn him further unpopularity.

But now he has lost the House. A close re-election"