"Viva La Raza!!" Comments of Mayor Villaraigosa at the National Council of La Raza Convention...and some unfinished personal business??

Mother Nature put on a great light show last evening and down south in San Diego Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in his own element, speaking from the core of his political soul at the National Council of La Raza Convention.

With both Presidential Candidates in town to "pander the vote", Villaraigosa was front and center in espousing the virtues of Senator Barack Obama commitment to immigration reforms.

But while Villaraigosa piles up the carbon balance of pandering mileage, there is some personal unfinished business that needs attention, more on that later.

Here are some "Villarisms" from his speech as excerpted from the LA Times.

Villaraigosa invoked the imagery of the Statue of Liberty, welcoming all (legal) immigrants, to counter the anti-immigrant rhetoric he said is pervasive on talk radio and cable television. He touched on the ethnic undertones of the federal barrier being constructed along the Mexican border, saying he was thankful that the U.S. never built a wall to keep out Irish immigrants or considered erecting a massive fence along the Canadian border. (Where does one start?? It is anti-illegal immigrant stupid).

Villaraigosa criticized the Bush administration for what he called its "selective enforcement" of immigration laws. He said that the federal government should focus its efforts on "criminals instead of working people," and that current enforcement practices unfairly tear families apart and punish small businesses. Instead, he said, authorities should be going after illegal immigrants who commit crimes.(I think anybody who is in this country illegally is violating federal law, thus is a criminal).

He derided McCain's recent trip to Mexico as a "campaign ploy" to appeal to Latinos and said Obama is the only candidate who has committed to adopting balanced and humane immigration reform.(Do I recall a certain Mayor who supported the "Kennedy/McCain Immigration Reform Bill"??).

He said 12 million illegal immigrants can be brought "out of the shadows and into the light, and onto the tax rolls by electing Barack Obama." (and on to the voter rolls as Democrats, more bodies to fill up those van and bus seats on election day.).

......and the "Lie of the Day".

Before introducing Villaraigosa to the thousands attending the conference Saturday, La Raza President Janet Murguia urged members to be respectful of both candidates, reminding them that La Raza is a nonpartisan organization. (Read this about La Raza from Michelle Malkin and decide who La Raza is partisan to.)

And on the topic of the Mayor's "Unfinished Personal Business"??

A "rumor" is circulating that the Mayor has twice delay responding to the Divorce Petition filed by Corina Villaraigosa. He cites not having time to retain legal representation. If he were not to respond to a third request, then Corina would be granted all that she is seeking by default. Thus in response to this possible ruling, the Mayor has thought about representing himself in the upcoming Divorce Trial.

One would have thought that the Mayor would of wanted to finalize his divorce before the upcoming campaign for a second term as Mayor. Stay tune...........