I speak of it as a scenario in which we should consider tactically. So yes to all of the above. In the scenario you posited, that was my reaction to it, and it doesn’t matter whether conservatives or Republicans or we were in it. People are in it, for sure, and those are what matters.

Finally, thanks for the advice. How Jack Handey of you.

We are talking about the twilight zone now.

I think they want to work. And make money. And raise families. I think that (immigration laws not withstanding) they want nice law abiding neighborhoods. I think that they will be appalled and alienated by a political movement that encourages, and in fact depends on increasing the size of the welfare state.

Basically: like any good conservative I think that people are good, hard working and well meaning.

Regards,

Joe

I’m probably going to be sorry that I asked, but here goes:

Are you asking me specifically? Or are you asking conservatives generally? Or Republicans more generally still?

If it’s me specifically, I’ll do my best. Drat! Outmanuevered by those rotten scoundrels. How dare they take advantage of Bush’s compassionate “conservatism?” How dare they co-opt out of touch Republican Beltway insiders itching to cut a deal for the sake of deal cutting? How dare they use their Senate majority to push a bill that benefits their key constituencies and splits ours? You’d think the only thing they care about is their own power.

Less sarcastically, I agree with you on playing catch up all the time. The problem there is that too often when the Democrats start advancing, the Republican left flank starts collapsing instead of holding the line. So if we’re not going to collapse entirely, it’s time to start shooting deserters and bayonetting stragglers. Figuratively of course.

Finally, thanks for the advice. How Jack Handey of you.

Why don’t you start damning your enemies then instead of always playing catch up and release?

It seems to me that if you are caught between a rock and a hard place, the thing to do is either drill down, fly up, or annihilate one of the obstacles.

Exactly right. This is why President Bush’s unprecedented outreach to Blacks caught in the same ghetto paid such dividends in his 2004 re-election, dramatically altering the racial breakdown of the electorate by breaking the Democrat stranglehold on the Black vote. That’s why PA Governor Lynn Swann and MD Senator Michael Steele have been leading the charge to get this amnesty bill passed.

You are now leaving the twilight zone.

I’ve been a registered voter in four different states, and I have yet to be asked for proof of citizenship when establishing residency. The Z-Visa gives illegals access to every thing they need to establish residency and register to vote. Most of them won’t wait until 2020 to start voting. They’ll vote next year. The Dems –excuse me– ACORN — will see to that.

This Bill is about destroying the Republican Party. No more no less.