Posted on 11/22/2005 12:28:26 PM PST by Icelander
R O T F L M A O !!
I'm not buying campaign promises either. They still have time to do more than talk but the time isn't infinite.
Hispanics vote for for liberals. In the medium and long term, increased numbers of Hispanics means mean increased numbers of liberals in Government.
In Presidential elections, the GOP doesn't even try in Gov. Reagan's state any more.
"That is a popular misconception. Hispanics who can vote are just as supportive of strict immigration policies as anyone else."
Another misconception is illegals are only doing the work Americans are unwilling to do. Every time Bush utters this LIE I wanna puke! Tell that to the 250,000 white/black/brown middle class American construction workers who lost their family livelihood to illegals!
The only Hispanics who can legally vote are citizens, and despite LaRaza and Mr. Gonzales, polls have indicated most of them are fed up with illegal invaders too.
Yep we have 5 million of em, and they don't vote Republican. Look at the New mayor of LA Villaregosa
Republican? I think NOT!
That hard work, specifically in the form of building an organization from the local level up, is something third parties usually fail to do. Historically, what usually happens is that they become vehicles for the edification of "the boss", whether it be Perot or Peroutka. That will lead nowhere, because either the party will disintigrate when the leader drops out, ala the Reform Party, or it will never get past the phase of being a small knot of self-styled righteous revolutionaries, like the Constitution Party.
Unless a critical mass of the people decide that they will work and suffer for a long time to attain that goal, the overthrow the Republican Party as the flagbearer of the Conservative movement, then the only option, especially for those of us worried about the short term, is to fight it out old-school-style in the primaries.
YOU'VE GOT TO STAND FOR SOMETHING, OR YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING!!
You could strip naked, cover yourself with mustard, and run down the streets screaming "Yatta yatta yatta!"
It would also get my attention, but like confrontational, revolution-from-above message of the Contitution Party, it won't change my mind, and it certainly won't get my vote. :)
I used to think he was qualified, but now I'm not so sure. Not governing based on polls is one thing, but ignoring the will of the people you supposedly represent, not to mention discarding common sense, is another thing altogether.
I'd rather President Bush do something well before the next election, but it doesn't look promising for that to happen..
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That's the wrong wrong wrong attitude. It's the typical establishment Republican attitude. In order to get the Latino vote we have to pander to them? Many want to work, start businesses, etc. Sell them on the American dream not welfare.
Did you know that many hispanics who come legally aren't exactly thrilled with illegal immigration either?! Do you honestly think a Hispanic that came legally, dealt with all the red tape, is going to vote for you because you turn a blind eye to illegal immigration? Do you think that Hispanic who now pays taxes, is going to love dolling out money for illegal healthcare and such?
As an analogy, I have an Italian background. A politican wouldn't get my vote if they started pandering to the mafia. "I won't go after the mob, in order to secure the paisano vote" That's the same mentality polticians have with illegal immigration.
Why are Republicans heads in the sand over illegal immigration? Also a note: illegals can't (or shouldn't) vote anyway. So why are you pandering to a crowd that can't vote for you.
Of course the other half of the answer is the cheap labor that donates money.
Would be nice if true, but it isn't.
Hispanics "who can vote and are American Citizens" elect open-border democrats. Look at Texas in the county-by-county 2004 election map. There is a tide of Blue washing up from the Rio Grande.
I don't fear the Constitution Party. I think it's a silly waste of time by good people who mean well.
The real polls on election days indicate otherwise.
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