Martinez hits ‘enforcement only’
By Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sen. Mel Martinez, President Bush’s choice to become chairman of the Republican National Committee, said his goal will be to undo the election damage done by the border-enforcement-first message of most Republicans — which he called “harshness only.”

Mr. Martinez’s nomination — which must be approved by the RNC at its January meeting — is Mr. Bush’s first major political step since last week’s elections, and it is already creating division among rank-and-file Republicans, who say it puts the party on the wrong side of the immigration issue.

“I would say it’s another Harriet Miers moment,” said Randy Pullen, an RNC committee member from Arizona, referring to the doomed pick for the Supreme Court.

We hope that Randy Pullen is correct here…

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