John McCain has Dr. Juan Hernandez working for him as a non-paid volunteer. He’s the campaign’s national hispanic outreach director. So, what’s the big deal? Hernandez is famous infamous for his open borders positions. He has appeared many times on TV claiming that he wants generations of latin Americans to think Mexico first.

Another quote from open borders Hernandez: “We must not only have a free flow of goods and services, but also start working for a free flow of people”

Michelle has all the details, including Hernandez’s ties to McCain’s Reform Center, which sponsored an open borders cartoon contest.

As the appointment of Hernandez as Hispanic outreach director shows McCain hasn’t had a change of heart on the border issue. He simply has recognised that he’s got to pay the issue lip service in order to get the nomination. It will be up to the Republican base whether or not we fall victim to the same empty promises yet again.

In addition to the Hernandez stuff, the left leaning New York Times endorsed McCain yesterday with this glowing recomendation:

Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe. With a record of working across the aisle to develop sound bipartisan legislation, he would offer a choice to a broader range of Americans than the rest of the Republican field.

We have shuddered at Mr. McCain’s occasional, tactical pander to the right because he has demonstrated that he has the character to stand on principle. He was an early advocate for battling global warming and risked his presidential bid to uphold fundamental American values in the immigration debate.

The NYT is the most reliably anti-conservative, anti-defense, anti-GWOT, and anti-life MSM outlet in the United States. In a just and perfect world, these two things alone [the Hernandez stuff, and the NYT endorsement] would be enough to doom a McCain candidacy. Unfortunately, with the MSM playing defense for their favorite Republican candidate… I don’t think it will happen.

If the Republican party is to have any hope of coming in out of the wilderness after being defeated in 2006 it must reject RINO’s like McCain.

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   I’m sorry, but I do have to chuckle about the brouhaha over the NYTs endorsement of McCain. Simply because they have also stated that they are endorsing Her Shrillariness.

   They had to choose one from each side, to show their cough cough objectivity. The fact that they selected McCain really seems meaningless to me. They escoriate the other Republican candidates - including McCain, whilst extolling the virtues of all the Dem candidates.

   They had to select a Republican candidate - I believe they closed their eyes and threw a dart at a board on this one. And no matter who that dart landed on, they’d find some reason to “endorse” them.

   Comment by Kris, in New England — 1/28/2008 @ 13:12

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   Kris,

   I don’t know. The way I see it the NYT endorsed McCain because they know that if he gets into office he will govern like a moderate Democrat. Of course, they would rather have shrillary or Obama elected… but if liberal McCain were to get in, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.

   Jim C

   Comment by Jim — 1/28/2008 @ 18:42

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   A free flow of labor is more consistent with free-market values. If it can be done safely and organized, I don’t see a problem with it.

   Comment by steve — 1/29/2008 @ 09:50

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   Steve,

   Free market values are great. It’s a hallmark of the Republican party. However, so is a secure border and national sovereignty. With the free flow of labor that McCain is proposing there is no secure border, nor is there national sovereignty.

   Jim C

   Comment by Jim — 1/29/2008 @ 13:15

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