February 19, 2005

Past Her Prime

Poor Tamar Jacoby. On the immigration panel she was defending President Bush's amnesty plan and getting hit by other panalists as well as an anti-immigrant audience. I shake my head at this darker side of the conservative movement.

"The aliens are not immigrants." Thus declared Phyllis Schlafly to riotous applause. She said, "alien" in a sneering way. "Aaalieens," as if these people weren't as human as you or me. Earlier today, Schlafly was at the book signing table. No one was in line. 25 years ago she was a conservative superstar. Now, she's a fossil.

"More Anti-Immigrant Drivel"

UPDATE: Radley Balko noticed someone recommended the death penalty as a way to stop illegal immigration.