[akron]

The Republicans under Bush have been so worried about courting the Hispanic vote, that they are losing their voters. We were talking about illegals at work the other day. Specifically, how they were costing the Harris Co. Hospital District hundreds of millions of dollars, how they were clogging the courts and jails, and how they were breaking the backs of the school districts since they use services without paying taxes. We talked about the sky high auto insurance rates because of all the unlicensed and uninsured drivers having crashes.

The consensus was that they republicans want their votes and not ours. I don't know if Bush & Co. realize what a huge issue this is.

I think they'll find out in 2006...

[VictoryGal]

> The Republicans under Bush have been so worried about courting the Hispanic vote, that they are losing their voters.

They're not courting the Hispanic vote. Hispanics who got here LEGALLY are angry as heck at the current situation.

It is the companies who want cheap labor that Bush is courting. If there were significant and damaging fines for hiring illegals at the company level, you'd see the problem drop dramatically. But W and the Republicans will NEVER do this from what I'm seeing.

[Great Caesars Ghost]

I got a call from the Texas Republican Party yesterday wanting money. What was their main accomplishment that I should give them money for getting done? Amendment 2, Marriage is between a man and a woman. Boy they faced some tough sledding on that one the guy said. Even had out of state money come in from groups like "Move On Dot Org" come in and now the Republican coffers were gittin' mighty dry.

I said that amendment passed with 75% of the vote. You could have not spent a dime and it would have passed. You came to the wrong watering hole, pardner if you expect me to freshen up your coffers. I've had it with Republicans. I'm from Missouri (originally). Y'all are gonna have to show me something, not just talk a bunch of hoo-hah.

[Plutarch]

The Republicans under Bush have been so worried about courting the Hispanic vote, that they are losing their voters.

It is not about the Hispanic vote. Those Hispanics who here who are actual citizens and vote have the most to lose with further illegal invasion.

It is about the cheap labor lobby.

[Digger]

The Republicans under Bush have been so worried about courting the Hispanic vote, that they are losing their voters.

This is another reason why they are called the "stupid" faction in the "Two-Party Cartel".