'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.
You got it! Not only is Melanie a regular reader of Free Republic, I also had emailed this thread to her before and just now sent your post in particular to her.