Guess Sen. Kyl isn't worried about the Libertarian vote

The Arizona Republic reported this week that Sen. Jon Kyl "will push for" a national ID card as part of immigration reform legislation.

From the article:

"...Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., says a "secure, tamper-proof" ID card is an essential
part of reform that he will push for during House-Senate meetings..."

One might think that Kyl would be hesitant about a national ID, given that big business lobbying groups are publicly ambivalent.

Also from the article:

"Politically influential business groups, which also are pushing for immigration reform, said they're staying out of the argument about a new ID document, as long as Congress comes up with a system that won't be too expensive or complex for employers to use."

However, as the late Tip O'Neill observed "all politics is local."

Turns out that a certain local business is less ambivalent.

' "I think that there should be a card that is read," said Marty Thompson, vice president for human resources at Bar-S Foods, based in Phoenix. "We've got computers, read the card . . . There should be a standard document (for U.S. citizens and foreigners). Why not?" '

Looking at opensecrets.org's database, the following contributions to Sen. Kyl can be found.

• 3/23/05 Timothy Day of Bar-S Foods Company $2100
• 3/31/05 Timothy Day of Bar-S Foods Company $2100
• 3/23/05 Timothy Day of Bar-S Foods Company $ 400
• 11/15/05 Sandra Day, Homemaker $2000
• 4/19/05 Robert Uhl of Bar-S Foods Company $1000
• 4/19/05 J.S. Kuykendall of Bar-S Foods Company $ 250
• 4/19/05 Thomas Weinman of Bar-S Foods $ 250

BTW - Yahoo! Finance's profile of Bar-S lists Timothy Day as Chairman and CEO, Bob Uhl and President and COO and Jim Kuykendall as VP, Finance. Thomas Weinman is listed as the VP Administration of Bar-S (and media contact point) in a USDA recall notice from 2001.

And Sandra Day? Lists the same zip code as Timothy Day, 85038. According to USPS, this is a P.O. Box zip code. I could be wrong about this, but given the common zip code, the occupation, and the amount of money (and candidate), I'm guessing that Sandra Day is also known as Mrs. Timothy Day.

As expected, the tragically liberal ACLU urges caution.

' "Our fundamental freedoms should not be undermined through a flawed immigration reform bill," said Caroline Frederickson, director of the national legislative office for the American Civil Liberties Union.'

Ms. Frederickson, hate to disillusion you, but don't be surprised if cold, hard cash speaks louder to Sen. Kyl than classic American ideals.