Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist, Jeff Schapiro:
“KAINE, WHO opposes the death penalty because of his Catholic faith but vows not to block executions, suggested he would not favor sending even Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, or Idi Amin to the gallows. God gives life, Kaine continued, and only God can take it away — and that includes the life of a heinous, blood-soaked monster. The answer is up there with Mike Dukakis’ response in a 1988 presidential debate. Dukakis said with a perfectly straight face he would oppose the death penalty for someone convicted of raping and murdering his wife.”
Washington Post columnist, Melanie Scarborough:
“If Virginia elects Democrat Timothy M. Kaine as its next governor, the problem is likely to become worse. Kaine supports allowing illegal immigrants to attend Virginia’s colleges and universities — even subsidizing them with in-state tuition rates — as long as they “make efforts” to become citizens after they turn 18.
When Republican nominee Jerry W. Kilgore opposed Herndon’s decision to use taxpayer money to provide a center for day laborers, many of whom are illegal immigrants, Kaine characterized Kilgore’s position as a “mean-spirited effort to go after people who are trying to make a living.” But drug dealers and prostitutes are just trying to make a living, too. So were the executives at Enron, Tyco and WorldCom. Why should immigrants be uniquely exempt from the requirement to earn a living within the law?”
Ouch! That hurts… err, … sooo bad.
~ the blue dog
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