This Is Sad

Sad that local Virginia municipalities have to do the work that our governor and the federal government are obligated to - but refuse to do. Sad or not, seemingly insurmountable or not, local officials gather their meager resources to face a common foe:

Coalition formed to address illegals
By Natasha Altamirano, The Washington Times

Virginia localities are forming a coalition to collectively address problems associated with illegal aliens.

Culpeper County officials, who are leading the initiative, sent out more than 450 invitations to the governments of every county, city and town in the state. So far, the county has received responses from 19 localities that want to participate, Culpeper County Administrator Frank Bossio said yesterday. (link)

As for the man who would be our next United States Senator, don't expect any help from him. While the rest of us see the illegal alien problem as a thumb in our eyes and the existence of tens of thousands of them in our midst being a black hole sucking up our precious tax dollars, Mark Warner sees illegal aliens as potential voters. Or something.

Ignoring him, which I think most Virginians are prepared to do, here's to Culpeper and the other Virginia officials who want to solve this growing problem. I wish them luck.