I guess it's good to know…

…that something can still spike my internal outrage meter. David Postman reports that...

Congressman Dave Reichert told me yesterday that he is willing to consider a proposal that would end automatic citizenship for babies born here. "It makes sense to me. This is people taking advantage of the system," he said. Reichert said that he has heard stories of pregnant Mexican women "just moments before the baby is born crossing the border and having the baby in a parking lot ... then claiming they can't leave because their baby is a citizen."

Right. And I've heard stories of winged pigs and the wee fairy folk. And the Constitution our legislatin' lawman swore to uphold? Well, that's "something 'for the lawyers' to hash out."

Of course, the top lawyer in the state, Republican AG Rob McKenna, has hashed it out and judged it unconstitutional on its face, but that's not really the point. The Constitution isn't the business of lawyers until it's passed through the hands of lawmakers. A Congressman can't pass the buck on the Constitution, and Dave Reichert's failure to understand that is emblematic of his failure to competently represent the people of the 8th Congressional District.

Dave Reichert doesn't understand the plain language of the Constitution. He clearly doesn't understand his oath and his responsibilities as a Member of Congress. Since his lack of understanding is so broad, I'll even be charitable and assume he doesn't understand how racist his legend of pregnant Mexican women in the parking lot is.

Me? I don't understand why you don't slip Darcy Burner a few bucks right now...