This editorial is just another example of how the Post invariably tries to "spin" every story into a Bush administration failure. I certainly won't defend the Bush administration's immigration policy -- as best I can figure it, it's a jumbled mess. But the Post only tells you half of the story.

For instance, what about those two Democratic governors that the Post holds up as heroes in this piece? In fact, they have actually done a lot to create the emergency they now complain about.

Just this year, Gov. Richardson approved a bill that provides illegal aliens with in-state tuition at New Mexico state colleges. So he's giving them incentives to come -- and then blaming the federal government for not stopping them. That inconvenient fact somehow escapes the Post's notice.

Meanwhile, Gov. Napolitano vetoed a bill that would have reaffirmed the authority of state and local police to enforce immigration law. Rather than face the fact that all levels of government -- state, local and federal -- have to work together to solve the problem, she prefers to just "blame the feds" and let it go at that.

Apparently, that's the Post's position too -- especially since these days, the "feds" are Republicans. There's plenty of blame to go around, but you'd never know that from reading the Post. To me, that's a sign that the Post still isn't taking the immigration problem seriously. Instead, they're still treating it like just another partisan issue, and trying to find a way to "spin" it against the Republicans.

When the Post's editors show they can present a balanced picture of the situation, maybe they'll start getting some of their credibility back.

Well, Gary, I guess it's just you and me. Of course, that is typical of this issue. The politicians and the major newspapers just view with alarm, and recommend high speed hand wringing, as opposed to actually taking a substantive course of action. Their position is "don't make waves" because we just might offend somebody (damn, there goes the circulation numbers.) Your point about how the two governors have done slick 180s for political gain - and nothing else - is right on the money.

I didn't vote for George Bush. But then again, I didn't vote for John Kerry either. Both of these parties are corrupt to the core, and the newspapers simply write pablum editorials pandering to one party or the other, but never saying the truth - which is, in my opinion, both parties are out to lunch, and the country will pay a terrible price because of it.

I hit "post" too quickly. I wanted to point out that if you read the entire Post editorial, it recommends absolutely - ta da - nothing. It is simply a "woe is me" high speed whine.

Agreed. And to be honest, I really don't care anymore who it is that fixes this once and for all. I don't care who gets the credit and who gets the political fallout for dropping the ball. Whether it's Richardson, Kennedy or Bush, I just want it done.

Don't hold your breath if you are not going to call out both parties on this issue. Here in Florida, the combination of the citrus and sugar industries have enough political power to control a significant segment of our government. While Jeb Bush has been in power during the most recent "burn, baby burn" - my term for the citrus canker "eradication" program, which is approaching 1 Billion dollars in cost to Florida tax payers, let's not forget just to whom Bill Clinton was talking on the telephone on one those nights Ms. Lewinski was, well, doing what Ms. Lewinski did. It was one of the Fanjuls, of the Florida Fanjul sugar industry.

Florida is one of those states where the illegal alien problem is out of control, and costing us billions in taxes. Neither major party gives a damn.