Making English official

The House of Representatives is close to passing a bill to make English the official language in the United States, The Hill reports. This is seen as a great wedge issue in a presidential year and you can bet that Romney will jump on its coattails just like he did back in 2002 in Massachusetts when the English-only instruction ballot initiative was put before state voters. Meantime, the Huffington Post reports on how ludicrous the El Paso mayor thinks such a proposition is, and cites examples of politicians worrying over the limited Spanish proficiency of candidates who purport to represent highly bilingual constituencies.