We have two major Republican clubs here in Cochise County, Arizona. Both fought hard for Bush in 2000. Many of those same people now plan to leave the top portion of their ballot blank. This is a meltdown at grassroots level.
This county is right on the border, so we have to deal personally with the damages from illegal immigration every day. It isn't a hypothetical situation or something we see in passing on Fox News. To us, this proposal is a complete sell out on the one issue that most directly affects us and we don't care what "strategerie" reasons were behind it.
By the way, 30% of the local population is of Mexican descent and they are not thrilled with this proposal. Their take is that it is either an empty shot at vote pandering or an attempt at assuring an endless supply of semi-indentured servants.
On Saturday, January 17th, both clubs are holding a combined dinner meeting. The speaker and guest of honor is Tom Tancredo.
will they just stay home and not vote? or will they debate the issue and make suggestions to their elected officials who probably know less than they do about the issue?
All of here have the same choices to make, but flame wars will never get us anywhere. As we speak there is legislation in Congress written by John McCain, It will never see the House floor for debate, Delay has said as much, What the Senate does is a coin toss, most of them 100 losers do not have a spine.
I see this whole thing as an opportunity to get involved early before those lobbyist whores have a chance to get bought off.
If and when a piece of legislation heads to the floor for debate we need to act as a team to influence that debate, but irrational calls for mass deportation will never see the light of day, because it's not a rational approach to a problem this large.
You and whoever can flame me if you like, but winning a flame war on the INTERNET is much like winning a gold medal at the special Olympics, in the end you're still a retard :-)
8. Later this month President Bush will give his State of the Union Address to the nation. What topic are you most interested in hearing the president talk about during his speech? (OPEN ENDED)
| The economy/jobs | 35% |
| Iraq | 17 |
| Terrorism | 10 |
| Health Care | 4 |
| Medicare/ prescription Drugs |
4 |
| Education | 3 |
| Immigration/ illegal aliens |
2 |
| Social Security | 2 |
| Taxes | 2 |
| Budget Deficit | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| None | 6 |
| Not sure | 9 |
That grass don't have very deep roots.
Tell him for all of us that were behind him.
BTW. Glad your back.
I'm sure they'll be screaming "apartied" if they dont get enough of what they want.
Bump.