With the sweeping immigration reforms proposed by President Bush out in the open one would think that a proposal that allows those who are fulfilling a need in the workplaces of our country, positions that American’s choose not to fill, that a proposal that allows them to remain doing so and that helps document millions of undocumented people who now exist in this country, would be a welcome thing. But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) welcomes it only partially while she insists on injecting partisan politics into the fray. Once again, the Democratic leadership, the very same people who warned that a Bush victory in 2000 would produce a partisan administration and more ugly partisan politics, are leading the way in the ugliness they themselves suggested would exist.

In commenting on President Bush’s initiative Pelosi stated that although it was "welcome, it shouldn’t be presented in the window-dressing of election year politics.” With this comment it seems as though Pelosi would rather have the government come to a screeching halt so as to allow for the increase in the level of "global warming” through all of the politically charged hot air being emitted by many an election campaign instead of having them do the business that the populace actually elected them to do. Thus is the hypocrisy of the Democratic leadership; they would rather complain about others getting nothing done while they themselves set conditions on how and when things get done.

Whether an election year or not, immigration policy in this country was in dire need of attention. Our borders stood wide open to any and all who wanted to transverse the line, including good, bad and terrorist. President Bush, whether you agree wholeheartedly, in part or not at all with his plan has at least addressed the issue and tried to do the right thing by the American people, the American business owners and the people who have illegally come to our country to fill a void that the American people themselves created. To simply take issue with it because it has been proposed during an election year, to say that at any other time it would be welcomed, is to inject politics into the business of running the government and doing the will of the people. It is putting politics above the needs of the country and above the well being of the American people. It is politics not government.

The political climate in this country, admittedly affected by both major political parties, has become an unwelcome bedfellow of government. Where the actual job of governing this country, of administering to the needs of the people and the security and prosperity of our country, is pretty clear cut, the process has been complicated by politically narcissistic intentions and the simple vision has been blurred by politicians who have placed the health and well being of their political parties and political futures on an equal importance with the actual governing of our country.

At issue here is whether Nancy Pelosi is more concerned with how any particular piece of proposed legislation would affect the political climate of the country or whether she is more concerned with doing what is best for the American people and the country. By her statement it would be hard to believe that she is thinking about anything but how the proposed legislation would affect her political party. Because of this she has not only failed her constituents but she has failed the American people.

Frank Salvato is a political media consultant and the managing editor for The New Media Journal.us. He is a contributing writer for The Washington Dispatch, GOPUSA, OpinionEditorials, Men’s News Daily, Canada Free Press & AmericanDaily. His pieces are regularly featured in Townhall.com. He has appeared as a guest on The O’Reilly Factor, The Kevin Matthews Radio Show (Chicago) and The Brad Messer Radio Show (San Antonio). His pieces have been recognized by the Japan Center for Conflict Prevention and are occasionally featured in The Washington Times and The London Morning Paper as well as other national and international publications.