| We've all heard that dog bites man isn't newsworthy | | | | law of a sovereign state which happens to mirror |
| but that man bites dog is. Likewise, we've heard of | | | | United States' statutes, the caretaker concurred with |
| other stories which are so banal we wonder why the | | | | the Mexican leader and spoke of a possible civil rights |
| editor publishes them and stories which strike a chord | | | | suit against Arizona: |
| as classic examples of overreaching and | | | | Calderon also mentioned his desire for "a safe border" |
| obnoxiousness. | | | | with no reference to the millions of Mexicans and |
| It's common courtesy for a guest invited into | | | | others who had made our border and the streets and |
| someone's home to be gracious, non-judgmental, and | | | | neighborhoods of Arizona extremely unsafe. |
| not be a pita. Similarly, it's common sense that the | | | | Also not covered was Mexico's harsh immigration |
| homeowner also not tolerate rude and insulting | | | | laws: "Mexico repeatedly has been cited by human |
| behavior on the part of said guest. | | | | rights groups for abusing or turning a blind eye to the |
| The President of Mexico has been visiting the White | | | | abuse of migrants from Central America. Until recently, |
| House-the American peoples' house-and he engaged | | | | Mexican law made illegal immigration a criminal offense |
| in notably un-diplomatic behavior, markedly rude | | | | - anyone arrested for the violation could be fined, |
| behavior, and the current caretaker of our house | | | | imprisoned for up to two years and deported:" |
| thought so little of his fellow countrymen that he | | | | What's good for the Mexican goose apparently has no |
| refused to call him on it. | | | | relevance to the American gander. |
| In a joint, two question, press conference in the Rose | | | | Not content with his Rose Garden remarks, Calderon |
| Garden on Wednesday, President Felipe Calderon | | | | then addressed a joint session of congress and again |
| criticized the Arizona law on illegal immigrants. "Many | | | | attacked the Arizona law. Virtually every Democrat |
| of them, [illegals whom he prefers to call "migrants"] | | | | jumped to his feet with a standing ovation for that |
| despite their significant contribution to the economy and | | | | attack. |
| to the society of the United States, still live in the | | | | Something is very rotten in the District of Columbia |
| shadows and, occasionally, as in Arizona, they even | | | | when the caretaker of America's house permits an |
| face discrimination," Calderon said. | | | | interloper to meddle in the internal affairs of the United |
| Instead of defending Arizonans and politely suggesting | | | | States with impunity. |
| Calderon had outworn his welcome by attacking the | | | | |