it doesn't matter in the perception driven world of politics what tancredo has said within his own party... most of the time, it didn't get into a blurb in any meaningful media stream much less the MSM... it really doesn't matter that tancredo is the current messenger of the message he set out to spread around the country... the fact of the matter is, is that a current member of congress has come out with this position of stopping illegal immigration and/or shutting down laws that support illegal aliens in this country... if not tancredo then someone else will take up the banner...
I respect that.
He needs not to jump out against other repubs who may have disagreed with him.
It's the grownup thing to do.
If you alienate those who can help you, nothing gets accomplished.
Fight in private not out where it gives the dems a thrill.