RedState had the story yesterday before the debates and John McCain confirmed, it looks like the Republican leadership might be close to a deal on immigration reform. The problem is that many in the Republican party base fear that deal could include amnesty.

In 2000 Ralph Nader claimed there was no difference between the Republican & Democratic Parties. He may have been right then but after watching all the debates thus far I have to say there is quite a wealth of difference out there today just within the parties alone.

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From the Associated Press:

Three retired generals challenged a dozen members of Congress in a new ad campaign Wednesday, saying the politicians can’t expect to win re-election if they support President Bush’s policies in Iraq.

I think the Democrats need to continue courting middle of the road independents and Republicans and the military as they did in ‘06 if they want to see a takeover in ‘08. This helps. It helps a lot.

In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court made what is being called the most important decision about abortion since Roe vs. Wade. In their decision the court ruled that a federal ban on late-term abortion was constitutional and did not infringe on a women’s right to an abortion even though it includes no exemption when the procedure is necessary to save the life of a mother.

All of the top candidates are weighing in on the decision, their positions/comments are below:

Hillary Clinton:

Today’s decision blatantly defies the Court’s recent decision in 2000 striking down a state partial-birth abortion law because of its failure to provide an exception for the health of the mother. As the Supreme Court recognized in Roe v. Wade in 1973, this issue is complex and highly personal; the rights and lives of women must be taken into account. It is precisely this erosion of our constitutional rights that I warned against when I opposed the nominations of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito.”

Rudy Giuliani:

The Supreme Court reached the correct conclusion in upholding the congressional ban on partial birth abortion. I agree with it.

John McCain:

I’m very happy about the decision given my position on abortion. Partial birth is one of the most odious aspects of abortion.

Barack Obama:

strongly disagree with today’s Supreme Court ruling, which dramatically departs from previous precedents safeguarding the health of pregnant women. As Justice Ginsburg emphasized in her dissenting opinion, this ruling signals an alarming willingness on the part of the conservative majority to disregard its prior rulings respecting a woman’s medical concerns and the very personal decisions between a doctor and patient. I am extremely concerned that this ruling will embolden state legislatures to enact further measures to restrict a woman’s right to choose, and that the conservative Supreme Court justices will look for other opportunities to erode Roe v. Wade, which is established federal law and a matter of equal rights for women.

Mitt Romney:

Today, our nation’s highest court reaffirmed the value of life in America by upholding a ban on a practice that offends basic human decency. This decision represents a step forward in protecting the weakest and most innocent among us.

Sen. Barack Obama made some big headlines this week when he called for radio host Don Imus to be fired for making comments that were both considered sexist as well as racist. Obama said of Imus:

“I understand MSNBC has suspended Mr. Imus,” Obama told ABC News, “but I would also say that there’s nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude.”

Imus of course was fired for the comments and many now hope that the controversy will lead to a further mission, that of cleaning up the airwaves from racist and sexist comments in total. To do that it means cleaning up hip-hop music which is broadcast across America and often filled with very sexist and often racist lyrics. It is a fight Sen. Barack Obama appeared to join with the following statement comparing rapers to Imus:

They are “degrading their sisters. That doesn’t inspire me,” Obama said of some hip-hop artists when a man in a crowd of about 1,000 questioned him. The Illinois senator was responding to a question of what inspired him, and said God and civil rights activists. “And I think that we have not talked enough about the harmful images and messages that are sent. I think that all of us have become a little complicit in this kind of relaxed attitude toward some pretty offensive things,” Obama said. “And I hope this prompts some self-reflection on the part of all of us.

It is a good political position to be a part of, the problem is the following.

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Don Imus is out at CBS.

FOX News contributer Dick Morris gave a good deal of credit to Barack Obama for coming out against Imus and chastised his favorite for the election Rudy Giuliani for not doing the same. Side note the appearance by Morris on FOX was interesting in itself. A regular participant on Imus was on John Gibson’s show giving a perfect example of why Imus’ program is getting so much heat.

The man was shouting down the other guests and tried to weave in comments about Barack Obama which Morris said were racist in nature as Morris read off a long list of other racial and gender slurs Imus has muttered over the years.