JOHN McCAIN PANDERING XENOPHOBIC FIRE IN AZ

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June 21, 2011:

Joseph Chez

John McCain, the once moderate Republican senator from the State of Arizona is now in the dog house because of his unexplained tilt to the loony and extreme-right of the political spectrum.   Ever since he started paling around with the gal from Alaska, he has since felt it necessary to pander to the extreme right.  Although, not surprised, xenophobic sentiment is much in demand and being fanned by the Joe Arpio, Russell Pearce, and other neo-fascist Minute-Men militia types in the state of Arizona.

Two days ago, Sen. McCain was in Arizona to review the fire situation in his state, a situation deemed in a state of emergency, due to the extreme fire conditions.  What is noteworthy however is that before the media cameras, Sen. McCain blatantly blamed undocumented immigrants who cross the border from Mexico into the United States, as being the culprits for setting these fires.  And yet, according to the National Interagency Coordinating Center, there are approximately 210 forest and range fires through out the nation, with numerous other fires springing up daily.

Regional office for Region 3, of the U.S. Forest Service, which oversees forest and rangelands, including the State of Arizona, has publicly not ascertained the cause of the fire(s) for which Sen. McCain was alluding to.  So which one of the hundreds of fires is Mr. McCain talking about?

In his statements before the media, he stated that “illegals” from Mexico set fires to send signals to others or set them to confuse the authorities, he said.  Mmm? Of course, the media asked the experts, Forest Service personnel, but they denied it was set by immigrants, as there are literally hundreds of possibilities which may initiate a fire, including an act of God.  But, Mr. McCain is not so convinced.

 
And yet, the American public should understand that currently, this is fire season for the entire part of North America, comprising from the Yucatan Peninsula to the window sill of Sara Palin’s house in Wasilla Alaska.  Not to mention, that the South West has had little rain since last November and the fire weather in Arizona, New Mexico and part of Texas, is providing just the right conditions for fire.  

So what’s up with McCain?  Well, Sen. McCain, the once well-liked senator by conservative as well as moderate-liberals, is now becoming a xenophobic pariah of sorts. Perhaps, he just may feel the need to return to his original roots of being the grumpy ol’ fart that he truly is.  In fact, he originally came to Arizona as a carpetbagger, but he may just leave the Senate as the accomplished TEA BAGGER.