Mario Mortificado

Reports are circulating that Rethuglican golden boy Sen. Marco "Polo!" Rubio (R-Cuba Libre!) isn't being vetted for the Vice President slot by the Romney campaign. At this point, potential candidates have been asked to fill out extensive questionnaires and to submit tax returns, etc. so that their backgrounds can be checked for potentially embarrassing problems. Not Marco.

With the President's decision not to deport children of illegal immigrants, a position favored by 64% of the public, the Rethugs know their chances of winning over Hispanic voters have virtually disappeared. Conehead-fluent Willard "Self-Deportation" Romney lagged behind President Obama among Hispanic voters by a whopping 45% even before the President's policy change.

(photo: Como se dice "thrown under the bus?" {we apologize for the lack of proper accent marks})

Profile in Cowardice, Cont'd.

Well-lubricated weather vane and Etch-A-Sketch master Willard "Self Deportation" Romney was quizzed by CBS' Bob Schieffer yesterday on the President's order not to deport immigrants who were brought here illegally by their parents. To no one's surprise, when asked if he would repeal the executive order, Willard weaseled out and refused to give a yes or no answer on five occasions.

Clearly, this issue has the Rethuglicans on the defensive, as well it should, considering their abject extremism during the Rethug primaries. When Willard said he thought the "papers please" policies of Arizona's Gov. Jan "Witches Brew" Brewer should be adopted nationally, and that illegal immigrants should "self deport," he locked in his, and his party's, position going into November. No amount of Etch-A-Sketching on his part, or ducking questions, will erase that.