Terri Whitehouse March 19th, 2008

Nope. It’s not the ’stache. Why, it’s the illegals, of course!

Rep. Tom Burch, D-Louisville, narrowly lost a bid on the House floor to spread statewide a program to give official identification cards to homeless people.

Burch said many homeless people are veterans who need an official ID to collect benefits. He said a similar program has worked well in Jefferson County and would require three people who work at a homeless shelter to verify identity.

But the debate on House Bill 308 stirred up House Republicans. Rep. Stan Lee, R-Lexington, said the IDs could end up in the hands of illegal immigrants.

There are no words. None.

If you’re feeling particularly masochistic, check out this little piece about what happens when we start nouning adjectives. And this one.

The sanctity of all human life, my shiny hiney. In the eyes of Republicans, the only thing more subhuman than a homeless person is an immigrant. Despicable.

• Bigotry , Homeless , Immigration , Kentucky , Kentucky GOP , Racism , Stan Lee , Veterans
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