December 01, 2006 02:14 AM UTC

Tancredo Loving Miami-Bashing Limelight

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• by: Colorado Pols

Let’s face it: to many Coloradans, Florida might as well be another country. With that in mind, one can see the strategy behind Tom Tancredo turning Miami into his own personal Massachusetts-style bogeyman.

U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo welcomed Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s criticism Wednesday, saying it helps him publicize the immigration issue.

On Wednesday, Bush criticized Tancredo’s statement that Miami resembled “a Third World country.”

“What a nut,” Bush told reporters. “I’m just disappointed … he’s a Republican. He doesn’t represent my views.”

Tancredo said he’s not trying to pick a fight with either Republicans or the president’s brother. But he acknowledged that Gov. Bush was a useful foil for publicizing immigration issues…

So what if he’ll never carry Florida for President now? They don’t vote in a Colorado Senate primary —