Pawlenty failed because he let himself be bullied by the press. It’s pretty simple. Every Conservative knows that the press is on the Liberals side and they won’t give us permission to win.
WRT the article,
“In foreign policy, end our indefinite military garrisons, increase our ability to poke hard with a sharp stick at key moments and help our cornerstone allies in Europe and Asia better assert a constant regional presence.
On criminal justice, legalize soft drugs, clean up the appeals and capital punishment process, overhaul our corrupt (and corrupting) prison system, and reform and reintegrate felons.
On border issues, permit brief stays for true migrant workers, and demand an immediate choice between citizenship and deportation for resident illegal immigrants without criminal records.”
Goodness.
That's about the stupidest remark anyone can make about the entire illegal alien debacle.
Why would any pick deportation except in some rare circumstance where they really wanted to go back to the sh*thole which they left due to accumulating enough money, wanting a free visit home, etc.?
And if you force them to choose citizenship under threat of deportation, just what kind of citizen would they be? At best, you would have reluctant citizens who see America as an ATM. At worst, you'd have resentful citizens who would make better fifth columnists and Quislings.
We have more than an ample supply of native born moochers and Quislings. Why do we need to import them?