A Sure Sign of a Winning Issue

Congressman John Sullivan of Tulsa is a nice guy, and a graduate of Bishop Kelley High School, which makes him okay in our book. We've voted for him twice now. His heart is in the right place; we can be reasonably sure that he will vote in a manner consistent with most of our views.

However, he would not be the first person we would picture if we were asked, "Politically speaking, who among Congressmen in Washington, D.C. is the most courageous?" He might not even be in our Top 200.

Which is bad news for the Bush Administration, because John Sullivan has authored a "let's get tough on illegal immigrants" bill that is drawing praise and co-signers galore. If John's ready to get out ahead of this parade, then you know it's gotta be a stampede.

And if it's a stampede, then a few "head 'em off at the pass" remarks by Michael Chertoff, Director of Homeland Security, isn't going to be enough to calm the rising firestorm over our country's leaky borders and the anemic-can-you-spell-pathetic response the issue has received from the Bush administration. Unless there is a serious response between now and November 2006, do not be surprised if the liberals successfully hijack border control -- and issue they do not actually believe in -- and turn it into a congressional majority.

That may well be what Sullivan is seeking to prevent.

Andrew Griffin, over at Spelunking Through the Chaos, reflects on Sullivan and his pet project.