The Devil Vs. Daniel Webster

The Devil Vs. Daniel Webster

Commentary by Sanford D. Horn

September 29, 2010

As an American, as a Jew, and as a Republican I cannot express my offense at Congressman Alan Grayson vociferously enough with the recent campaign advertisement impugning the reputation of his opponent Daniel Webster.

I am embarrassed for the Eighth Congressional District of Florida as a whole and just as embarrassed to call myself a co-religionist with Mr. Grayson. He has embarrassed himself as a person, member of Congress, a Jew, and as an American for his antics on the House floor this session making light of the Holocaust, suggesting Republicans want senior Americans to die as a form of cost-cutting and now with his disgraceful advertisement taking Daniel Webster’s words completely out of context.

While mudslinging and dirty politics are as old as campaigning itself, there is absolutely no room for outright lies. Even CNN has condemned the Grayson hit piece. The Grayson campaign took the words “submit to me,” from a speech given by Mr. Webster and inserted them into an advertisement labeling the Republican candidate “Taliban Dan,” suggesting that Mr. Webster opposed women, women’s rights and myriad other freedoms.

This could not be further from the truth, and all anyone need do is simply listen to the words of Daniel Webster himself. This can be done by visiting his website: www.electwebster.com. Mr. Webster referenced blessing the wives and women in a man’s life – just as is done by Jewish worshipers on Shabbat with the Blessing over daughters as well as the Woman of Valor love poem as found in Proverbs.

Alan Grayson may be a Jewish member of Congress and his opponent, Daniel Webster, may be a Christian, but we should elect our members of Congress based upon the content of their character and Congressman Grayson has demonstrated himself to be a character of the most embarrassing kind. He is most definitely not worthy of anyone’s vote for reelection.

Sanford D. Horn is a writer and political consultant living in Alexandria, VA.

DREAM Act a Nightmare

DREAM Act a Nightmare 

Commentary by Sanford D. Horn

September 17, 2010

Leave it to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and his cohorts to politicize a Defense Department budget bill by linking it to his back door, de facto amnesty DREAM Act.

At a time when support for illegal aliens can not be found beyond the borders of Capitol Hill, save for such far-left sanctuary cities as San Francisco, El Paso, TX and even closer to home in Alexandria, VA, Senate Democrats are pushing this DREAM Act nightmare on the American people, all the while forgetting what the word “illegal” means.

In an attempt to curry favor with Hispanic voters, which should be an insult to them, the DREAM Act would put illegal aliens on a path toward citizenship by serving two years in the United States military or for being enrolled in an American college or university for two years – at in-state tuition rates.

This is wrong on so many levels, starting with the rewarding, for bad behavior, of criminal acts committed by people with no legal right to be in the United States, let alone taking the seats in a college classroom from deserving, legal students. The DREAM Act plows through the wickets creating a clear path for illegal aliens to garner citizenship as a reward for their criminal behavior.

As for allowing these illegal aliens the opportunity to gain their green cards via a two-year stint in the United States military, what guarantee is there that some of these illegal aliens won’t turn their military-issued firearms on their own platoon?

Attaching the DREAM Act to a defense bill is a purely political move the Democrats can use to levy a claim the Republicans don’t support the troops when they vote against the bill due to this rider. This is dangerous as the Democratic majority is playing with national security.

It’s no wonder TEA Party-endorsed candidates such as Sharron Angle (R-NV), Ken Buck (R-CO), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Joe Miller (R-AK), Christine O’ Donnell (R-DE) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), have all managed to speak to voters in a language the rank and file understand. They, along with many other candidates both Republican and even a few Democrats have come to realize that passage of the DREAM Act would be a nightmare.

Sanford D. Horn is a writer and political consultant living in Alexandria, VA.