http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/11846439.htmSensenbrenner and Dean trade insults over immigration
FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, who has been savaging Republicans recently, set his sights on Jim Sensenbrenner.
In an interview on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday, Dean reiterated his claim that Republicans are not inclusive. "And they are attacking immigrants: Two Republican congressmen, Jim Sensenbrenner and Tom Tancredo, have incredible anti-immigrant legislation," Dean said.
That was a reference to Sensenbrenner's "Real ID Act," which requires states to verify that people who apply for a driver's license are legally in the country. The legislation was signed into law last month.
Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican who leads the House Judiciary Committee, fired back with a letter to Dean complaining about "your latest outrageous political assault."
"The REAL ID legislation was in response to the 9/11 Commission's work and recommendations regarding securing our borders and improving identity document standards," Sensenbrenner wrote.
He added: "In recent days, your delusional outbursts have forced senior members of your own party to distance themselves from your comments. While I agree with your acknowledgment that you're 'not very dignified,' I sincerely hope you refrain from further personal attacks. These attacks are contrary to the passionate - but respectful - political debate the public deserves."
The Democratic National Committee declined to respond to Sensenbrenner's letter. Officials there referred to comments Dean made about the legislation back in April, when he called it "an attempt to scapegoat immigrants, sidestep the judicial process, and create an atmosphere of hostility within our borders."
Several immigration advocacy groups also labeled the legislation anti-immigrant.
In addition to the driver's license provision, the act also makes it harder for immigrants to gain amnesty and easier to override environmental laws to build a barrier along the border with California.
Tancredo, a Colorado Republican who championed the bill and leads the Immigration Reform Caucus, took issue with Dean's comment that Republicans were "outside the mainstream."
"Howard Dean wouldn't know what's 'mainstream' if he were drowning in it," Tancredo said in a statement.
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I've said it before, Sensenbrenner is a BIG, BALD, WHINING, DRAWERS SOILING,
FAT, F'ING BABY!