Given this appears to be a flip flop on Fred’s part (I agree with the post above #38), (not to mention a steal from Duncan Hunter’s playbook), I expect we’ll have to do a lot of reading between Fred’s lines again in order to see through this little dog and pony show. No doubt in my mind, positions don’t change on a dime and anything he’s proposing will equate to Bush’s “Comprehensive Immigration Reform” = no amnesty AMNESTY and a ‘technologically’ (un)secured border. I’ve no reason to trust Fred Thompson now.
In a nutshell...People want something done about illegal immigration....and Duncan wanted to do something.....actually Duncan has been doing plenty about it!
..Duncan took a strong position on this and has been actively working towards a solution....for years!
...But the 'powers that be' could care less what Duncan's doing or will do because he isn't part of their game plan..
.. so they will do everything to ignore & neutralize him...
..but they can't even demonize him, though, because he's a good man and squeaky clean.
..Bottom line....the 'powers that be' will let Thompson lead the charge on illegals.....
..but it will be only as much as 'they' will allow).....smoke & mirrors
**I didn't use to be so cynical or jaded...
Translation: "I've been distorting Thompson's position on immigration for months; I'm going down with the sinking ship if I have to!"