Iowa Rep. Gets Reputation as Immigration Hawkeye

"Two-term Republican Rep. Steve King doesn't shy from controversy, and his perspective has earned him praise from conservatives _ and disdain from those who consider him outlandish . . . Still, King remains popular, and his penchant for brash, and some say offensive, sound bites has helped the 57-year-old construction company owner become something of a national spokesman for his party's far-right wing," says the Washington Post in a negative profile today. "He called Bush and Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., an amnesty coalition and said 'amnesty mercenaries of the Senate' should have a 'big, bright, scarlet letter 'A' branded on their robes.' King also led a rebellion of 80 House Republicans who opposed renewal of the Voting Rights Act because of a provision that required state and local governments to print ballots in foreign languages or provide interpreters."

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