Theory N’ Practice

I’m not one to blog about Presidential races, or anything political for that matter, but this one got to me.

First, a question: of all the issues that could come up in a presidential election, which one would you think would be the most important? Which one you would you like to read about?

How about this? Yes…Mitt Romney, who is running on a strict immigration policy platform had illegal immigrants working on his lawn, reportedly unbeknownst to him. Now, I understand that this is an issue, by definition of the term, for a guy running on a closed-borders immigration policy, but I take my beef with how much emphasis the press and Giuliani are putting on this. Here’s a little snippet from the article:

“As soon as we were given credible information that people assigned to work on the governor’s property were not of legal status, we acted,” Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said. “The governor has been on the road almost constantly since the beginning the year and hasn’t interacted with the people working on his lawn.”

Last year, workers said that Romney sometimes waved as they tended to the grounds, occasionally calling out, “Buenos dias,” or “Good day.” They also said Romney’s wife, Ann, brought the workers water one especially hot day.

It doesn’t matter who I’m voting for, I’d rather here the substantive issues that the candidates differ on, not whether. And I certainly don’t find it newsworthy that Ann Romney *gasp* brought the workers water on an especially hot day. Is this really what the issues have come down to? Really?

I’ll close tongue-in-cheek with a quote from one of Giuliani’s staffers regarding this whole incident:

“I think it speaks for itself.” (Katie Levinson, speaking for Giuliani’s campaign)

Yes Katie…it sure does, it sure does.