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Nor did Americans take the bait offered by the bill's proponents that promised a border fence as part of the package. But McCain offered a telling explanation of why Americans refused to trust their government that says far more about his contempt for average Americans than it does about his political exploits. In his world, people did not trust the government as a result of its handling of Hurricane Katrina, corruption in Congress, and unfettered federal spending. The list was astounding by its one notable exception.

The single item absent from the list was, amazingly, the government's abysmal handling of the border.

This subject is hardly rocket science. Is it really beyond McCain's comprehension that Americans do not trust their government's promises of securing the border because of their government's abominable unwillingness to secure the border? Perhaps the better question is: Does John McCain really think Americans are that stupid, and can be so easily dazzled by his stunning oratory as to be ever after unable to connect these glaring dots?

In a perverse sense, the Arizona Senator actually did give the answer to this seemingly deep mystery. By responding with such an abject insult to the intelligence of the American people, he exhibited the unrestrained arrogance of the "ruling class" in Washington and how it views real America.

Much of the remainder of the field of presidential "wannabes" in both parties, either currently or through much of their past political careers, have openly aided and abetted the invasion. And while their explanations for having done so are varied, the end result of their actions is the same. Each has, to some degree, sacrificed the future of America on the altar of political pragmatism and service of self.

Perhaps they now regret their former stances, as some are given to express. But whether that regret is based on a real concern for the future of the country, or a realization of the political price they may pay, is anybody's guess. Past experience says that the cynics win this one.

Clearly, among such people the desire for a permanent "underclass" of uneducated and pliable illegal immigrants is merely an extension of their belief that the rest of America is, in reality, not much different. All of us out here in the hinterlands, whether legal citizens or illegal bondservants, only exist for the empowerment and pleasure of those enlightened individuals back inside D.C.

And if America wants anything different from its leaders, it had better say so during the upcoming election cycle in no uncertain terms.

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Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer and staff writer for the New Media Alliance. He lives in southeastern Wyoming. He has been active in local and state politics for many years. His contact information and archives can be found at www.chrisadamo.com

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