Bill O'Reilly Has Started Drinkin' The Kool-Aid

I have been a fan of Bill O'Reilly since 2001, and hardly missed a show. But in the past year I have seen a change overtaking him and "The Factor". He has begun to over-compensate in the struggle to be "fair and balanced" and to keep the integrity of his "No Spin Zone."

Here is an example from tonight's show...

Bill and Brit Hume were discussing the immigration bill passed in the Senate, but unlikely to pass in the House. And I almost dropped my "No Spin Zone" mug when O'Reilly announced that, because there are some good things in the bill, Congress should hold their collective nose and just pass it. He said it is because we need immigration reform.

Yes, Bill, we do need immigration reform. But you are buying into the disingenuous argument that Chuck Schumer uses - that it's better than no bill at all.

That is the "kool-aid" argument, used in the infamous "Jonestown" debacle. "Go ahead and drink up - the Kool-Aid will cover the taste of the poison."

So now O'Reilly is drinking the proverbial kool-aid.

Newsflash for Bill - it's not a case of either passing that bad bill or passing no bill at all. There is another option - write and pass a better bill. It does not have to happen tomorrow. There is plenty of time.

To Mr. O'Reilly I would simply say, "Bill, let's take the poison out of the Kool-Aid and then we can drink up."

As a side-note, I have a simple, effective plan for real immigration reform. It could be in a one page Bill...

First, every immigrant who wants to come in to find work would automatically be rubber-stamped a "guest worker" permit, provided the individual passes a records check and gets immunized. There is no "path to citizenship" associated with the permit, but any Guest Worker who wishes to apply for citizenship may do so, just like anyone else. No cutting in front of anyone. No government benefits of any kind. And he may not be, or remain unemployed for more than 30 days in any given year. E-verify to check. Like a person on probation, they must keep authorities apprised of their whereabouts on a bi-weekly basis.

What this does is this - anyone found crossing the border other than through the front gate with a work permit would automatically be presumed to be either a criminal or a terrorist (honest people can come through the front gate), and must be imprisoned until they can be deported. .  The border would, of course, have to become more secure, as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But it would not be necessary to secure the border immediately because the tide would have been stemmed. What liberal or Democrat could then make an argument to NOT secure the border, since the only people sneaking across are determined to harm us?

So, every honest immigrant gets to come in and have a shot at grabbing the ring. And criminals & terrorists would have been sifted out - they would be the only ones sneaking in, and more resources would be left available to capture and hold them.

And there is no path to citizenship other than the path every other immigrant must follow.

Meanwhile, any immigrant with an education or trade that America can benefit from would be fast-tracked.

And what about an immigrant's family? They can all come, provided they are, and remain, self-supporting and do not break our laws.

But they would not use up America's entitlements, nor would they be permitted to vote unless and until they manage to become naturalized citizens.

Because they are not American citizens. They are citizens of their mother country and they are our guests. Nothing more, nothing less.

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