Ads Classified: With His Finger In the Wind, Romney Tackles Immigration
On the air yet again,
seen here, Mitt Romney has dived into the immigration debate, with a "firm" stance against amnesty for illegals. "Secure Our Borders," the ad is apparently titled, which is the kind of Romney platitude that will find few opponents. Still, the ad will keep his name out there and will ally the Romney campaign with the energy being generated by opponents of the Congressional immigration compromise.
One can see why Romney's stance infuriates John McCain, one of the architects of the congressional plan. While he's out there taking heat for this bill and his stance on Iraq -- two positions that confirm, if nothing else, McCain's willingness to take unpopular positions -- Romney is out there being all things to all people and benefiting from it. Not only that, but McCain's old supporter and probable future opponent, Fred "Do Nothing" Thompson, has come out against the bill too.
By the way, the Romney ad features the candidate taking a question at a rally, with the tag line, "Ask Mitt Anything." So we have a question: Can you name three stands you have taken that a majority of the members of your party would disagree with?" Actually, we'll settle for one.
