"Are you asking us to believe that that is the way that Alan Keyes used that term in regard to Hillary Clinton?"
NO. I didnt say that, but I'll be plain:
I think Alan Keyes was wrong to tie Hillary's carpetbagging to New York to Federalism. Hillary did what she did for her personal power, but there was nothing illegal, anti-Federalist or un-Constitutional about traipsing to New York to run.
Keyes will have to eat his words or draw a distinction between his case and Hillary's that makes sense.
Where I come down is simply this:
Being an outsider is neither good nor bad, it depends on the reasons and circumstances for coming in. yelling 'carpetbagger' like its some automatic disqualifier is narrow-minded, petty, and wrong.
Now, I find Keyes' reasons and the situation more benign than Hillary, who it seems is paving her way to the White House and is ignoring the upstate new yorkers after giving them pre-election lip service. Here we have a plea for help from the illinois GOP, and I am glad they picked a high-profile candidate.
Voters can and will factor this into their vote, and it doesnt go beyond that unless election law is involved.
Note that in 2000, it was a non-issue for Hillary.
So are we to conclude that only Democrats can run non-resident-type races?
Thank you very much; exactly what I've been saying for two days. Well, not exactly, but close enough.
In the meantime, it will help matters if, instead of all this parsing and spinning, Keyes supporters called for Keyes to explain himself.
A moral principle is a moral principle. Worse, this strikes straight at the heart of Keyes' suppsed greatest advantage, his integrity.