San Diego Mayor Presses Feds On Mt. Soledad Cross

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders is is Washington this week pushing for the federal government to take over the Mt. Soledad Cross that a court has ordered removed from public property. (See prior posting.) The San Diego Union-Tribune today reported on the mayor's progress. White House officials have indicated that President Bush is "supportive in concept" with the proposal and "appreciates the importance of the monument". However lawyers from the White House counsel's office say there may be significant legal impediments to carrying out the idea.