“But to the degree that they nominate men of great wealth and substance, they must be savvy about not allowing them to be caricatured as out of touch plutocrats.”
VDH is right here, and to those who’ll moan that “the ‘media’ will do it anyway”, well, they didn’t do it to Bush I (in 1988 at least) or W, at least not sucessfully.
“In that sense, opposing blanket amnesty should not be seen as anti-Hispanic, but instead as necessary to ensure that the working American poor, especially unemployed African-Americans and Mexican-Americans, do not have their wages undercut by foreign nationals. Those who wait in line for a legal shot at the American Dream should not be discriminated against by those who cut in line ahead of them. Do we really wish for there to be a vast underclass of exploited green card holders rather than legal immigrants who come with enough skills to have a fighting chance to succeed?”
Bingo again, Vic. Argue that unfettered immigration is harmful to the American **working class** and you have a winning argumen.
“Solar and wind power should have been opposed, not just as Obama administration insider boondoggles and unwise investments, but also as diversions of resources from more exploration of gas and oil on federal lands, which is a proven way to give the unemployed jobs and to lower the cost of power bills and gasoline for average consumers.”
Again, brilliant. High energy prices hurt the American worker. Simple, effective and true. Gotta drum that one home.
Glad to see VDH is back on his game. He’s been acting shellshocked for a while.
“argument”, not “argumen”.
I enjoyed the same parts that you did.
High ranking Republicans need to get over their fear of working people and start talking to the working class of all races, in a way that relates to them.
For example, many of us here could walk into a bar and explain to working men of all races why immigration is a war on us, why is it that the GOP doesn’t seem to be aware of that?
Why after 60 years has the GOP still not figured out what immigration does to the non-wealthy?
How is it that the GOP rich elites, can’t even manage to win gasoline prices and heating arguments? How out of touch are these Romney/Rove types, that we don’t even know what the heck they are talking about half the time?
Haven't we all...
It's good to see the fighting spirit rising in our folks again.
You are spot on. To have a candidate who can connect those issues to the welfare of the little guy requires a candidate who gives a rip about the little guy to begin with. I’m actually glad Romney lost. The repubs need to decide if they stand for the little guy.