Of F-Bombs and Bigots

Posted by Bobby Eberle
May 23, 2007 at 5:59 am

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When engaged in a debate, the best tactic to employ is to point to the facts and show how your opponent is simply out of touch on an issue. Right? Not if the debate is in the political arena, where name-calling and personal attacks are the weapons of choice. This is certainly true in the illegal immigration debate, where recent comments from Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham show that professionalism is in short supply.

First, we can start with John McCain, the media darling of presidential candidates. As noted in the Washington Post blog, during a meeting last week when the immigration “dealâ€