Coming Down on Tancredo

In light of Rep. Tom Tancredo's recent categorization of Miami as a third-world country has triggered some strong responses, not only by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, but also by Governor Jeb Bush and especially by Miami-Dade Beacon Council President Frank Nero.

You can read Jeb Bush's letter to Tancredo here. Well done by the guvna.

Nero's letter was even better. Please take the time to read it here. I can't agree more with what Mr. Nero wrote.

Here's a snippet from Mr. Nero's letter:

Miami is fortunate that we will continue to move forward with our leaders to capitalize on the realities of the 21st century world, while people like you will become the relics of bigotry and ignorance.

Then again, I'm an unapologetic and pedestrian homer, so what do I know?

It's good to see people in this community put down their sarcasm and cynicism for a second and join to rebuke Tancredo. I did mention yesterday, however, that there are plenty in this community that agreed wholeheartedly with Tancredo's assessment of Miami.

Those people are not hard to find. In fact, the following editorial cartoon by the Herald's Jim Morin was from August 31st of this year:


Cartoon courtesy of Stuck on the Palmetto.