Phony ‘conservative leader’ Al Cardenas ping.
Hmm, mischaracterized headline? That's exactly correct - You take conservative positions and you convince others that the conservative position is right. You don't take conservative positions and then demand that they be adapted to liberal viewpoints.
yep, and I left the GOP 20 years ago for that very reason
Yep, everyone here scoffs at the statement, but is apparently A-OK with losing all major elections from here until the end of time.
The only solutions given in FR are to ridicule and stay on a sinking ship.
Sad.
Here’s whats going on at CPAC today...softening the words to appeal to the crowd, the offer to ‘legalize’ aliens, not offer them citizenship.. It won’t matter, because they’ll vote anyway AND in many cities, they are already allowed to vote for local elections. Most of us don’t know that, but they do!
And Rubio...he’s just ignoring the subject!
[snip] Instead, panelists converged around a path to “earned legal status” for illegal immigrants that would legalize their standing without giving them the full rights of U.S. citizens.
What illegal immigrants really want above all is “permanencia — the certainty that you won’t be deported tomorrow,” said Graza. “At least let’s get legality, get the authority to work and to provide for our children. I think that’s where the compromise is going to be.”
It’s precisely the path that former Florida governor Jeb Bush laid out in his recent book (though he quickly backpedaled after being accused of flip-flopping) and the one that Labrador supports in the House, calling it a way to give illegal immigrants “a fair chance to redeem themselves.”
But the position puts these conservatives at odds with Senate Republicans like Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) who’ve committed to an overhaul that includes a path to citizenship — not to mention the Democrats who are even more adamant about the idea. Interestingly, Rubio spoke shortly afterward at CPAC, but made no mention of immigration during his speech, avoiding a showdown among conservatives on the issue — for now.
also see: CPAC’s idea of a worthwhile discussion of immigration reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2996604/posts
So what happens when you grow your tent, and everyone who used to be in the old tent leaves because they don’t like the new, bigger tent, and no one new comes to your big tent because they never liked you or your tent to start?
The answer is you’re done.
Cardenas is correct.
He doesn’t say we should destroy our message—we should widen HOW we communicate that story.