Thank you for that post. I notice some people here had a knee-jerk reaction that Melanie was attacking the GOP and instead somehow hoping the Democrats win.
Melanie is upset because she sees the GOP shooting itself in the foot and the danger is that the result could be that conservatives are so depressed at feeling abandoned on their core beliefs that the Democrats win.
Exactly. It's not a question of attacking Bush. It's a question of pointing out that if he doesn't get his act together, and twist a few arms in the Senate to get their act together, then there are millions of voters out there who will turn their backs on the party in disgust.
It's not doing Bush any favors to pretend that this isn't the case.
As for informing the Mexicans about where the Minutemen are, there are several sides to the business. But it's a minor issue in comparison to this administration's complete failure of will when it comes to enforcing the immigration laws and the laws of our country.
It's not all Bush's fault, because the states have responsibilities too. But he has set a terrible example, as have many other Republicans. And its totally stupid, because it is bad politics as well as failure to do their duty to their country, which they swore to defend, and whose laws they swore to uphold.
'I notice some people here had a knee-jerk reaction that Melanie was attacking the GOP and instead somehow hoping the Democrats win."
Sad to say, Impeach98, but you will soon find that it is NO knee-jerk reaction. Welcome to what has become the IMPEACHMENT WAR here at FR where anyone who has dared to post articles or speak out against illegal immigration/amnesty/borders have found that ANY criticism of President Bush's position, (as you can see from your very first reply on this thread) immediately strips from you any "Bush supporter" role you think you may have had in the past, regardless of what you might have done in the past to support him, how long you've supported him or what you've supported him through. Instead, and I kid you not, we've been deemed oh, any number of things from a liar, troll, instigators, trouble makers, a DU'er in disguise, a drunk, or even someone who has fallen prey to "The Beast" because WE are, with careless disregard, ruining our chances of retaining the majority in November. Surprisingly, I have found the deepest blows coming from those here who I have come to respect the most.
In any event, what I really want to say is thank you for posting the article and if you speak with Ms. Morgan again, please let her know I sincerely thank her for making clear exactly how I feel. I am extremely disappointed and let down in Bush's position on this issue and I certainly hope, as she does, that our GOP leadership in D.C. is listening. She said it well.