So the latest conservative wedge issue is going to be immigration "reform". TalkLeft has a post up with most of what you need to know about the actual bill being push by James Sensenbrenner. The short version is that conservatives in Congress want barbed wire fence, machine guns and a kill zone (snark intended). Seriously, the right wingers think they can get rid of the 12 million illegals in the U.S. and keep any others out. What nonsense.

There was a pretty good sized march in L.A. today of those who oppose the bill. I think a nice general strike done by all those who are illegals would make a nice point about illegals working in America today.

Of all people, David Brooks mentioned last night on The Newshour that he thought the conservative immigration gambit was a real loser for Republicans. I think he's exactly right. The vast majority of Americans really don't want to eliminate illegal immigration as it would severely impact our economy. Illegals efficiently do jobs that Americans simply don't want, particularly given an unemployment rate below 5%. It's also negative for the efforts of Republicans to court the hispanic vote, an area in which they had made inroads in the last couple of election cycles.

So dear readers, take a moment and send that Republican nutbar Congressman James Sensenbrenner a note telling him to keep up the good work on his fascist anti-immigration bill. It's good politics for progressives!