Morning Briefing
For June 5, 2013
1. The Predictable Narrative May Not Be
We are used to hearing the GOP is doomed with hispanic voters unless they do all sorts of things. I think much of what is said is said in a vacuum. Events and personalities change things. Likewise, I just don’t think the narrative is really as awful for the Republicans as so many in the press would have us believe.
Consider Florida.
Today, Governor Rick Scott vetoed legislation that would have given illegal aliens drivers licenses. The sensational National Journal headline is “Florida Governor’s Immigration Veto Predicted to Set Off ‘Anti-Hispanic Bomb’.”
It plays off a quote from Democratic state Sen. Darren Soto who said, “Make no mistake about it: This will be an anti-Hispanic bomb if he vetoes this bill.”
But consider Rick Scott’s history for just a minute. His support in the hispanic community has fallen to around 33%, but his popularity has fallen across the board. He’s working now on rebuilding his popularity. But in 2010, Rick Scott campaign as an immigration hardliner. He campaigned against amnesty. He campaigned against drivers licenses for illegal aliens. He campaigned against comprehensive immigration reform. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. New Dairy Supply Management Program Must Stop
Free markets in the Western world today are created and driven by one basic philosophy – that decisions about production and manufacturing may be made by a business, but ultimately their success or failure is determined by the marketplace. Supply and demand still rule in free markets, as they should. The United States has a long tradition of supporting free markets and open competition in our capitalist society, a history that must continue for our nation to remain competitive in the global marketplace.
That global competition is why I am so concerned about efforts in Congress to create a new supply management program for our nation’s dairy farmers. Our farmers and ranchers are working hard to compete in a global marketplace, and Congress should not create new barriers to letting U.S. agriculture products into the global marketplace. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Democrats Publicly Endorse Profiling
Just over a year ago Democrats railed against Arizona constituents for passing what Dems viewed to be an immigration law based on profiling. Democrats railed against the airport security profiling. Yet now, they whole-heartedly support it, just so long as it’s the IRS doing it as a punitive measure against their opponents. McDermott blames tea party groups’s treatment on their suggestive clothing, so to speak . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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