Mohler and Cavett on Santorum: Big Diff

As a constitutionalist, I have no use for Rick Santorum's sloppy voting record. (Although I'm glad he's repented of some of his votes.) But as a faith-oriented social conservative, I get what Southern Baptist Albert Mohler is talking about when he writes:

"Santorum is a Catholic who often sounds, perhaps by intention, like an
Evangelical. In any event, his positions on moral issues like marriage and
his use of theological language are recognizable to Evangelicals. In terms
of the political context, we share a common space.

You do not have to agree with the way Rick Santorum chooses to argue on all
issues to recognize the central predicament he represents. Far more
Americans that we would like to think agree with Maureen Dowd more than with Rick Santorum. The moral convictions Santorum articulates are deeply rooted in the Christian inheritance of Western civilization, but the denial of that inheritance has been a central aim of moral progressives for years."

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Then there's Dick Cavett, the entertainer, who has launched a very unentertaining, mealy-mouthed attack on Santorum.

(He also, recklessly, goes after homeschoolers showing how dated and stupid is he.)

Dick's best shot at Santorum: "We’re taught in early school days by our wise teachers and kindly parents that it is not nice to comment on or make fun of people’s appearance. But does Santorum look like a president?

Not that you have to be of majestic aspect, I suppose, but he’s really pushing it. When you think of Lincoln or F.D.R., to name but two, Santorum in comparison looks like someone who’d play a character called 'Ricky' in a mildly amusing sitcom.

Try to picture Rick’s countenance Photoshopped into that famous picture from World War II, sitting in Roosevelt’s place, side by side with Stalin and Churchill in Yalta. It would look like two redwoods and a spirea bush. Is that bland Santorum visage suitable for Mount Rushmore? That would look like The Great Four and Pee-wee Herman."

That alone should fire up the Mohlerites to campaign spiritedly for "Ricky."

Now here's two 'products' of the Santorum homeschool who sound alarmingly confident, chipper, and articulate. Shhh. Don't tell Dick "I'm stuck in the fifties" Cavett who claims, "Besides, aren’t you arguably a better person for having gone to school rather than having it funneled into you by dreary old Ma or Pa in their faded bathrobes at home?"



That Elizabeth Santorum has a lovely smile.

Michigan Votes Today!

Waiting for SuperPac Superman

Rethinking Thatcher ... and Reagan

In the American Conservative magazine, Peter Hitchens has penned a fasinating essay titled, "The Myth of Margaret Thatcher."

Here's a chunk: "Once you have torn off this particular veil, the others fall away quite easily. Her economic achievements look thin in an age where it is generally recognized that manufacturing industry is still important after all. She closed a lot of subsidized coal mines, steelworks, shipyards, and car factories. But at least they provided work for male heads of families.

Britain today still has a vast state-employment sector, but it consists of hospitals, local government, and education establishments. There are legions of homophobia monitors and contraceptive outreach workers—not wholly frivolous examples of real posts, often with large salaries, sustained by public money. Just beneath that is a gigantic welfare state that absorbs the entire annual product of the national income tax. Currently the country is convulsed in debate as to whether it is right or just to set an upper limit on welfare payments of roughly $40,000 a year per household, the equivalent of rather more than $50,000 a year in taxable earned income.

Meanwhile in the areas where the coalminers and steelworkers once toiled, gaunt young men who have never worked and never will work smoke marijuana or inject heroin untroubled by an emasculated police force, and their sisters have babies outside wedlock, adding to the enormous number of fatherless families dependent on state handouts for their narrow lives."

Bleak New World.

The essay spurred Rod Dreher, who also writes for the magazine, to make this provocative comment about Ronald Reagan. I agree, Rod!

Albert Supports Hank!

An American can-do story: "Hank is a refreshing candidate - energetic, inspiring, and real. Unlike so many others, he wasn’t born with a 'silver spoon - but rather earned his success and his name through hard work. He knows what it’s like to have very little, and knows that with hard work and dedication anyone can seize the opportunities that this great nation presents all of us."

"From the very first day, Hank has been a fighter. Born to a single mother living on the streets ..."

"After much encouragement, Hank decided to enter the race for US Senate."

In the photo: Albert endorses this candidate, as his own hardscrabble beginnings are eerily similar to Hank's.

Small-Scale Homesteading, Etc.

This thoughtful essay, about 'urban' homesteading, was written by Nick Grabbe, former editor of the Amherst Bulletin and an acquaintance of mine.

He writes: "We live in a farmhouse-style home on a half-acre lot a mile from downtown Amherst (MA). I work four days a week and enjoy writing the newspaper articles that provide us with a modest income and health insurance. Betsy has not worked for pay but has supervised the children and had time to contribute her talents to our home economy and the local community.

It isn't exactly living off the land, but it's a balanced life. Our beliefs are interwoven with our tasks, and as we go about our household chores, we have that good feeling you get when work and play become one."

Nick also describes how much he enjoys wood stacking and composting.

While he promotes the frugal lifestyle, Betsy Krogh, Nick's wife, got arrested (last year) for participating in a protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline in Washington, D.C. Here's an article explaining why some Tea Party activists (usually 'drill, baby, drill' types) also oppose the pipeline.

While I rarely agree with Betsy and Nick's politics, I do admire how they practice what they preach. Being "green" isn't a term they toss around to impress their fellow libs on the wine-and-cheese circuit, or to browbeat folks. Betsy, who attended Smith College and is very energetic, once spent an afternoon patiently teaching me to knead bread.

Here's to fresh loaves, raised-bed gardens, and agreeably agreeing to disagree. (Toasting with a homemade smoothie made with homegrown strawberries.)

Yum!

Sun. Inspiration: The Lingap Center

In the 1990s, John Drake, an executive at an energy coporation and a graduate of Hillsdale College, frequently traveled to the Philippines (specifically Toledo City in the Cebu Province) on business. The squalor, poverty, disease, and even child prostitution he saw (when he wandered away from his luxury hotel resort) changed his life forever.

Mr. Drake, who is a devout Catholic, has since become known as "the orphan guy" due to his work renovating and creating the Lingap Center, a home for needy and abandoned children. (The story of how this orphanage came to be, can be read here.)

The Toledo City-based Lingap Center can clothe, feed, and house up to 100 children, ages 6-18, and it is considered a top-notch facility with an excellent financial reputation. One hundred percent of donations go to the kids, while fifty percent of the young charges spend their entire childhood at the center. Some of the 'grads' have gone on to receive substantial college degrees (like engineering) and vocational training.

Mr. Drake has even hired a "street teacher" to educate street children (who are not wards of orphanage) at a nearby park. One of these cute-as-a-button students is pictured below:



Mr. Drake, and his wife, Judy, were in Petoskey, this past week speaking at a luncheon, and their presentation was riveting. This remarkable, humble couple are truly points of light.

Mr. Drake has since quit his 'dream job' to labor as a fulltime 'missionary.' (It sounds like the latter is now his dream job.)



BTW: "Lingap" is Tagalog for "to help."

Visit the website.

Breitbart Throws Traditionalists Under the Bus, Part 2

In a childish rant, the new editor-at-large of the 'Big' sites thinks MSNBC should not have hired Pat Buchanan in the first place.

Go here.

Related.

That's rich: Breitbart complains when one of his writers is thrown under the bus, by a conservative think tank, for her reckless remarks.

Sat. Sighting: Pat Knight Jabs Hoops-Playing Freeloaders

On the team he coaches, no less. (This is his first year as head coach at Lamar University in Texas. He didn't recruit these six seniors he very publicly excoriates after a loss to Stephen F. Austin University.)

Headcase Bobby Knight is this guy's dad.

Take a watch:



P. Knight: “I’ve never seen more F’s on report cards than I ever have since I got here. Missing classes, being late for workouts, missing workouts. … What I don’t think they understand is all that correlates together. If you’re not going to be a winner off the court, you’re not going to be a winner on the court.”

P. Knight: "We've had problems with these guys off the court, on the court, classroom, drugs. I mean, it's being late for stuff. All that stuff correlates together if you don't win games."

P. Knight: "These kids are stealing money by being on scholarship."

One wonders if Coach Knight and the Mayor of Philly should host an anti-punk confab.

Update: Throwing down the gauntlet does a program good - Knight receives kudos from fellow coaches; more potential recruits have expressed interest in LU; and some of the harshly criticized players responded well to the so-called rant.

Weekend Watch: Illegal Everything

ILLEGAL EVERYTHING is the title of John Stossel's latest exposé about government overreach. It aired last night, and it will air tonight at 10p, ET and Sunday at 3p, ET on your local Fox News station

From the website: "John Stossel argues that America has become a country where no one can know what is legal.

With government adding 80,000 pages of rules and regulations every year, it's no surprise that regular people break laws without even trying.

A small businessman spent 6 years in federal prison for breaking Honduran regulations (and, to make it worse, the Honduran government said he didn't). A family in Idaho can't build a home on their land because the EPA says it's a wetland-but it only resembles a wetland because a government drain malfunctioned and flooded it.

TAXI TROUBLE: Want to start a taxi business? Too bad - it's illegal. Illegal, that is, unless you buy a government-issued "taxi medallion" that can cost as much as a million dollars. One city has a free market for cabs - Washington, DC - but lobbyists there are pushing to regulate."

I watched it last night. Eye-opening and infuriating ... especially the first half. Among the lively guests: Economist Walter Williams, Attorney Harvey Silvergate, and Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms.

Caveat to social conservatives: The second half of the show has a sympathetic segment on illegal drugs and prostitution, and, IMO, it lacked gravitas.

Friday Fun: The 27 lb. Maine Lobster

This story caught my eye, since, today, one of my sons is visting the University of New England which has campuses in Biddeford and Portland.

To think that Rocky weighs more than my tabby Albert (who is a big ol' cat).

He's being spared the lobster pot. (The electric chair for crustaceans.)

Rocky is going back to the wild, after he gets ooohed and aaahed at an aquarium.

Some claws!

Fri. Fun: 'Linning'

Lin(e) 1: The court jesters of Saturday Night Live lampoon the sports media.



Lin(e) 2: Last nights Knicks v. Heat matchup was exciting and physical, although not a stellar game for the country's most famous point guard. He got schooled, non-Ivy League-style.

Lin(e) 3: A budding bromance between Jeremy Lin and that guy from the Broncos?

Lin(e) 4: CBN does a positive feature on his faith and his character.

San Diego's Public Pension Reform Battle

Learn about the astronomical (and unsustainable) pension obligations that City Councilman Carl DeMaio is rightfully concerned about ...




The chipper DeMaio, who is running for mayor of San Diego, is championing a 401(k) retirement plan for city employees.

He believes in parity: "City employee compensation should be no better, and no worse, than what is available to other employees in San Diego."

NSFMP (Not Safe For Moral People)

The Havre Daily Corrector, Montana's feistiest blogger, passed along two posts that he says will 'be sure to get my dander up.'

One here (how Planned Parenthood pushes porn), one there (a British journalist advocating for euthanasia).



"Planned Parenthood should get nothing!" Ron Paul, Mesa debate, 2-22-12

Weather: Today is a Gray, Snowy Day

But it's still a pretty day, and the white stuff brightens up the scraggly pines that surround my little neighborhood.

Plus, I now have a shovel-ready job (getting the snow off the front and back porch).

CNN Prez. Debate Tonight w/the Final Four

At 8 PM, ET. in Mesa. It is co-sponsored by the Arizona Republican Party.

Border security, of course, will be discussed given the locale of the debate. But political experts think that 'the economy' will be the topic du jour for the remaining GOPers.

Dan Benishek and H.R. 2834

Props to my congressman for sponsoring the Recreational Fishing Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act.

According to the NRA, which strongly supports H.R. 2834, "the land planning requirements in the bill will prevent arbitrary closure of federal lands to sportsmen and women."

Congressman Benishek is also hosting a job fair, this Friday, at the University of Wisconsin, Marinette. Details here.

Good on you, Dr. Congressman, and I like your new sign!

'Militia' Sighting in Massachusetts in 2012

The last time I was in Massachusetts (and I attended a hoops game), I snapped this photo of the UMass/Amherst student booster section known as the "Mullins Militia Bunker."

All the more fun when the country's best mascot - The Minuteman - stopped by the bunker to do a meet-and-greet.

Rick the Knife

Hat tip to Tom Woods for this video featuring Richard Santorum.

At the 4:30-35 mark, he flippantly tells Greta (from Michigan, no less!) how he voted for funding for contraceptives via Planned Parenthood. And your constitutional reason for doing this, Rick?



Thanks to John P. for sending a web site link which notes the vile sayings of Chairman Sanger.

Educational Shakedown: Santorum made taxpayers pay for the homeschooling of his children.

Update: Funky ad!

Virgil Goode: Contenda-in-Waiting

News about a potential new entry into the presidential race: "Former congressman Virgil Goode is getting the word out about his campaign for presidency as the Constitution Party's candidate. Goode, 65, said he is just what this country needs.

'A good dose of following the constitution, a good dose of stopping so much spending and not spending more than you are taking in, and a good dose of truly securing our borders,' Goode said.

His platform includes border security, term limits, and limited government. Most importantly, he wants to balance the budget.

'To balance the budget you have to stop illegal immigration, reduce legal immigration and cut spending significantly,' Goode said.

A former Democrat turned Independent, turned Republican, Goode said there is a good reason why he is running as the Constitution Party's candidate.

'Over time I have seen the leadership in the Republican Party was unwilling to deal with the border security issues in the way they should have and also did not want to take the very unpopular position to balance the budget,' he said."

Mr. Goode admits he has a "slim" chance of winning a general election, but thinks his message will be appreciated by voters who don't care for the status quo. We'll see.

More here. And here's his Facebook page.

The official annoucement takes place this week: "On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 3:15 p.m., former Congressman Virgil Goode, Jr., will make an announcement at Federal Hall, 26 Wall Street, New York concerning the 2012 Presidential Race."

Kewl setting.

Sun. Inspiration: Joyful Nick Vujicic

Nick V., who was born in Australia but currently lives in California, is a motivational speaker with an international following. He is also a wheelchair marathon athlete who has a bachelors degree (double major) in accounting and financial planning.

Earlier this month, Nick, who is 29, got married.

This young man is a force of nature; simpatico, too.




Nick demonstrates how he masters everyday tasks.

What if Petoskey News-Review Employees Took to the Streets?

Ho-hum. The editorial viewpoint of my community's local paper is consistently status quo, consistently bland. No local conservative or independent thinker or concerned taxpayer has any real presence on the op. ed. page. Nor does anyone who doesn't sing the praises of the safety net society or of city workers.

This column, from the former editor of the PNR, is a prime example of what I'm yammering about. In it, Kendall Stanley complains about all the 'attacks' on public-sector unions by various state legislatures.

He writes, "When, one might reasonably ask, did the people who provide us with services become people legislators feel they have the right to vilify? It’s as if the entire economy of the country was being destroyed by public employees."

Now that you mention it ... the entire economy of some states, like tiny Rhode Island, is very much at risk due to public pension benefits. According to the New York Times (not some right-wing rag): "After decades of drift, denial and inaction, Rhode Island’s $14.8 billion pension system is in crisis. Ten cents of every state tax dollar now goes to retired public workers." Whoa!


Mr. Stanley also doesn't bother to mention the unprofessional conduct of, for instance, those firefighters, public school teachers, etc. in Wisconsin. Remember how they angrily took to the streets of Madison when their precious collective bargaining 'rights' got tweaked in order to avert a serious economic crisis in the Badger State?

By the way, I'm not advocating needlessly picking on government employees. On more than one occasion, I've been assisted by police officers and have encountered helpful city and town workers and elected officials. But the economic realities of our times demand that governors promote pro-active measures (like Right-to-Work) that benefit as many people as possible, not just a select few who are recklessly and selfishly pushing for increased spending. The operative word is parity - parity between the private sector and the public sector. Without a robust private sector, there is only recession, recession, and more recession.

Let's leave the puff pieces to the public relations people, Mr. Stanley. Try researching with Google next time you write, and try imbibing something more nutritious and bracing than Kool-Aid.

If you want to add your two cents, Kendall Stanley can be reached at: kendallstanley@charter.net

More News Morsels

Was Ron Paul ripped off? Joe H. passes along an article about vote manipulation. Go here.

No love for Christian-themed valentines. Ann S. passes along a story about censoring Christian opinion at a public school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The villain? An itty-bitty second grader.


Pitchfork Pat canned. Speaking of censoring Christians in the public square, Pat Buchanan explains why he was fired from MSNBC. (Does any sensible person even watch that shlocky cable station?) (Sidebar: Some of the so-called conservative commentators at the Daily Caller have written nasty comments about Pat and/or his views with regards to this firing.)

When a good attorney is gold. Brian C. shares good news about activist Peter D'Attilio who was arrested and manhandled at a Catholic town fair, in Massachusetts, for quietly passing out pro-life literature.


"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant ..." Patrick Henry

Friday Fun: The Little Sirena

Attorney Rubén Blades is a singer who hails from Panama. One of his most upbeat tunes is called El Capitan y La Sirena (The Captain and the Mermaid). I've always had a soft spot for its Brazilian-style beat even if the lyrics are nonsensical.

Here's the musica.

Fri. Fun: Intramural Hoops w/Pizzazz

On game night (this past Monday), Anthony Bear (on the right) made Wid III an honorary Cree. Sweet.

Of Snippets, Inserts, & Groan-Worthy Humor

- A UMass sociology professor, who grew up in the libertine Netherlands, has written a book aggressively promoting teen sex. (Insert eyeroll icon followed by sad face icon.)

- Thanks to Fred for passing along this easy-to-digest article about the Federal Reserve. (Insert photo of Ben Bernanke as Darth Vader.)

- Viva Puerto Rico Libre! is Allan Wall's latest. (Insert upside down exclamation mark before the word "Viva.")

- Yesterday, USA Today ran an article called "Demographics evolve among home schools." There is a telling quote at the end of the piece by one Norma Curry who has a 24-year-old daughter she homeschooled into 'gainful employment.' (Insert smiley face icon.)

These are linserts. Get it?

Breitbart Throws Tradtionalists Under the Bus

Big Hollywood editor, John Nolte (pictured, right), sticks up for Ellen DeGeneres, while scoffing at the values of the faithful Middle Americans who have long comprised J.C. Penney's customer base. These Middle Americans (not liberal libertarians) are also the same folks who helped make Andrew Breitbart, founder of Big Hollywood, famous.

Let the boycotts begin!

Tornado Lin Hits Toronto

The Linsanity continues: "Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points, and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 90-87 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to six games.

Lin had 27 points and a career-high 11 assists in his first game since being named Eastern Conference player of the week."

To think that no D-1 school wanted this 'overnight sensation' who describes his recent good fortune as a "miracle from God."

The WSJ dubs Jeremy the 'new Tim Tebow.' Hehe.

Update: Lin is so money.

Happy Valentines Day, Ladies & Gents

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. (1 Corinthians 13)

Vulgarians at CPAC 2012

Whassup with the coarse language that was so casually employed by well-known conservatives* at CPAC?

Examples: James O'Keefe and Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin.

Of course, CPAC organizers will look the other way at these family-insensitive indiscretions, because these are the 'cool' kids.

But they snootily ban the wholesome John Birchers from paid sponsorships, at CPAC, due to their independent political views.

Big Tent it ain't.

Update: WW says that CPAC also squished out on immigration.


'Nother Update: Some reckless young people at CPAC get scolded by their 'elders.'

*I use the term loosely, as these people I reference, are more Republican Party boosters than they are social and economic conservatives.

Shaolin: Smart, Spiritual, and Sincere

Between "Lin, Lin, Lin," "Linpossible," and the "Lin-Sanity Continues," Jeremy Lin, who just started playing point guard for the New York Knicks (and who had an amazing weekend) has been the inspiration for some creative wordplay.

The son of immigrants from Taiwan, Jeremy is a Harvard grad who is a serious Christian. Not your typical NBA player especially, since he wasn't drafted and this whole Knicks thing is kinda random.

Here's a clip where he thanks the Lord (whoever posted this doesn't spell well).



Here's a clip from a game.



Update: The sofa, doubling as a bed, that Lin crashed on goes viral.

White Ribbon Campaign Politicizes Hoops Game

Oh, brother.

File under: Men can't attend a basketball game in peace.

P.S. How about a public stand, at our publicly-funded universities, against promiscuous, destructive, and ungodly behavior?

Son of a gun update: Marston Hefner hasn't taken the pledge.

Friday Fun: Among the Working Boats

I was in Portland, Maine, not long ago, walking on a wharf near some lobster boats. I like the name of this vessel - so New England.

The Truth Shall Set You Free

Disappointing that the Social Contract Press, which did a fine job exposing the Southern Poverty Law Center's leftist agenda, has run a puff piece about Margaret Sanger by Don Collins who is a frequent critic of conservatives and pro-life advocates. Collins deserved a rebuttal. A forceful one. Since it won't be offered by TSC, here is the other side of the story.

More from Clenard Childress on PP.

More from Conspiracy Central ...

Liberals Who Work With Minors Gone Rogue

Amend that to 'gone criminal' ... two very disturbing stories. Here and here.

For the month of February, I am giving out complimentary copies of my book, The Homeschooling Revolution. Write me an email if you would like a copy.

Bernie Shows His Bias ... Toward Traditionalists

And I'm sick of ideological carpetbaggers like Goldberg who pretend to be a conservative to boost his career.

Bald Eagle Freed

Credit: Petoskey News Review

Details here.

Not Pandering

Thanks to Chris D. for passing along this article which notes Ron Paul's opposition to the Dream Act.

A 'Patriotic' Riot

Following the Super Bowl, police in riot gear descended upon UMass/Amherst to quell a crowd of 1500. Here.

Hey, Smokey

This amiable kitty, named Smokey, lives at the Overlook at Northampton, MA nursing home. I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of weeks ago. He stealthily roams the halls keeping a select few patients company.

Super Bowl Headgear

Patriots or Giants? Tom or Eli? Blue and red and silver or blue and red and white?

Sat. Sighting: Debby Boone

Once upon a time the pretty daughter of Pat Boone was mesmerizing crowds with her inspiring hit song, You Light Up My Life.




Now she is a spokesperson for Lifestyle Lift. Why am I not as inspired?

A Word about Number 39

My newsfeed about the New England Patriot's 5-foot-8-inch dynamo is up. The title is Facing the Giants? A snap for Danny Woodhead.

Speaking of ... this is a corny, feel-good movie that I really liked.

Fri. Fun: Snowmobiling Gamblers

You know you're in northern Michigan when you see a sign, at the local casino, for snowmobile parking.




But notice the dearth of the white stuff; an unusually mild winter we continue to have. I haven't used my snowshoes once.

Indiana Becomes Number 23

Indy: Union workers protest RTW at Super Bowl village.

All eyes will be on Indianapolis this weekend, due to the Super Bowl.

But that will be fleeting.

In contrast, Gov. Mitch Daniels' action, yesterday, is lasting: He signed a right-to-work law (HEA 1001). The first 'Rust Belt' state to do so. Way to go, Indiana!

Update: Governor Daniels' official (and reasonable) statement about HEA 1001:

“Seven years of evidence and experience ultimately demonstrated that Indiana did need a right-to-work law to capture jobs for which, despite our highly rated business climate, we are not currently being considered.

“This law won’t be a magic answer but we’ll be far better off with it. I respect those who have objected but they have alarmed themselves unnecessarily: no one’s wages will go down, no one’s benefits will be reduced, and the right to organize and bargain collectively is untouched and intact.

“The only change will be a positive one. Indiana will improve still further its recently earned reputation as one of America’s best places to do business, and we will see more jobs and opportunity for our young people and for all those looking for a better life.”

Game Change? Zzzzzz

Below is the HBO trailer for the new movie about Sarah Palin. Looks like a hokey spoof.



At least this actress resembles Palin. Newt Gingrich, on the other hand, thinks Brad Pitt (Brad Pitt??) should play him in a movie.

I-N-S-U-F-F-E-R-A-B-L-E!

Newt's Über Hispandering Didn't Pay Off

Right before the Florida primary, UNIVISION’s Jorge Ramos quizzed Newt Gingrich as to what he would about the millions of illegal aliens in the U.S. (who have been here for 20 years).

NEWT: "We can write a law which makes them eligible to apply for the guest worker permit."

Hello, Administrative Amnesty. Gingrich's scheme didn't impress Sunshine State voters, especially Cubans in Miami-Dade county who went overwhelmingly for the Mittster.

Update: Mr. Wall discovers a group of illegals Newt might deport - the '13 gang members.' (You'd think Mr. Brilliant Historian would get the name of a notorious gang right.)