Is it campaign posturing or does Harold Ford Jr. really sound like a conservative?  Will the Democratic congressman and senate hopeful fall prey to the whacko left ala Joe Lieberman even before he has a chance to get to the upper house?  On Fox News this morning, he made two statements that could cost him some Democratic support in his senatorial bid in Tennessee.  While discussing the break up of terrorist cells that planned to use liquid explosives aboard British flights bound for the U.S., Ford made the following two comments as examples of how America should be more like our British cousins in its effort to sniff out terrorist cells at home:

1)  Strengthen the FISA laws to give the president increased powers to fight terrorism.

2)  Secure our borders first and worry about the illegals that are already here later.

When a Republican guest on the show asked if he (Ford) shouldn’t confer with other members of his party before making such statements, his immediate response was “No, I’m ready to work with you, now!”

Once again, I counsel all to be wary of Democrats dressed in Republican clothing, but Harold Ford did vote for the tough immigration bill sponsored by James Sensenbrenner (R – WI) earlier this year.  This is something that the outgoing Republican Majority Leader, whose senate seat Ford wishes to capture, failed to support.  Instead, Senator Bill Frist, in a stunning demonstration of why he should not be considered a serious candidate for president, came out in favor of the Senate amnesty bill. 

This is not an endorsement of Ford. However, it is a breath of fresh air to hear a Democrat talk like an American first and a politician second.  If there is a backlash from the far left against Ford, remember you heard it here first.

Contributed by The Gray Dog on August 12, 2006 at 11:54 AM in Current Affairs, Politics, Television, The Gray Dog | Permalink

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