Beauprez's podcast and the "rule of law"

Bob Beauprez released a podcast about immigration on Friday that everyone should listen to. (Or at least let me summarize.)

Beauprez said, "In fact the rule of law, the idea that whether you're rich or poor, powerful, famous, whoever you are, even elected officials, you are subject to respect the laws, to abide by the laws... If we send a message that the rule of law no longer matters in America, we risk losing the very essence of who we are as a nation, what has made us a beacon of hope."

Holy cow, he's right! Especially that part about elected officials.

Beauprez ought to live up to his words and condemn the ever-widening web of Republicans linked to Jack Abramoff. And then he ought to get to the bottom of the wiretapping scandal. And then perhaps he could clean up this Libby/Cheney mess.

Or could it be that the whole "elected officials" thing is just rhetoric and Beauprez actually believes that the rule of law only applies to the illegal immigrants he's so worried about? Maybe Both Ways Bob just wants to have it both ways again.

You can ask Beauprez to have the couage of his convictions here, on his website.