Tom Tancredo is a good conservative and a loyal Republican. Tancredo is definitely raising the right issues --- reduce spending, limit govt bureaucracy and immigration reform. These are the areas where Bush and the GOP have failed over the last five years. Whether Tancredo can convince enough people he has what it takes to be POTUS, is an entirely different story. That includes this conservative.
Unfortunately, he'll never get the chance. The MSM will label him a bigot and the chicken livered bigshots in the Republican party who decide nominees won't have the guts to support him.
Tancredo just won't appeal to a thrid of the country who believe that there should be no countries or borders. He also probably won't appeal to another third of the country that wants to hire cheap labor without guilt. I'd say, unfortunately, his chances of being POTUS are near zero barring a terrorist nuclear attack in the US.
Thanks for the post. I'm glad Tancredo criticized the No Child Act and the Medicare Act. Just goes to show you no matter how much Republicans spend on these wasteful programs, liberals will still b!tch and say it's not enough or that the evil Republicans are cutting it.
The way I see it, Newt and Tancredo are the only contenders who could be construed as actual conservatives right now. McCain, Rudy, Romney, et. al are all RINOS who would likely take our guns away and grant Miranda rights to al Qaeda. Just like the left-most Dems get the nod in the primaries, we need to select the most conservative candidate we can. Since Republicans are the only ones who respect the military and have no problem killing jihadis, whoever gets nominated will likely get the job. (Oversimplifying, I know)
Isn't JD supporting Tancredo in his quest?
Tancredo is playing the same political game as the Dems. Find whatever fault can be found with Bush policies and then bet on things going wrong for the country. So far as I can see, he has not provided important help in getting anything done in the last five years, and will not get support for the Republican nomination, much less enough support to win a presidential election. JMHO