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Great post regarding the immigration issue, though that is not the focus of the article... I'll deal with that first. I am ecstatic about the President bringing up the immigration issue, and proposing a solution. I'm not real crazy about the whole thing, but I'm unable to figure out a better solution, and the more I actually hear about the part that these "illegals" play in our economy, the tougher the issue becomes. I suspect the lowest wage would be more on the order of $15/hr if they weren't available and willing, and that would result in a HUGE price increase and many of us who are now simply "making ends meet" would be in bankrupt territory. I now think that the president's approach which essentially tries to refocus our government's resources on the nastier elements of protecting our border is the best thing for now.

Judges are also critical to our present plight. Those who would say that "R" presidents have chosen some pretty liberal judges have a long way to go to convince me that they have not done a whole lot better than the "D" presidents. Compare the voting record of Ginsberg(D) with O'Conner(R) (as poor as she is) and tell me straight you prefer Ginsberg! Dubya will do far better than that, and we all know it. We have to give him the chance.

It would be irresponsible to vote third party or Demodog at a time like this in our history, just given the terrorism issue and the importance of reinvigorating the effectiveness of religious organizations in solving the problems of our country. I pray that those on this board who make such threats in the final analysis realize just how irresponsible such a thing would be, and I hope their "squeaky wheel" tactics are simply that, tactics, and that they eventually realize just how destructive carrying out such threats would be.