Posted on 05/15/2006 9:47:42 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Arguably Americas most prominent American political consultant, Dick Morris tells NewsMax that President Bushs key national address on immigration reform Monday night was "a great speech.
"It included all the elements it had to, said Morris, who noted the president is living through record low approval ratings.
But Morris conjectures Bushs border plan may help lay the ground work for a comeback.
Morris is almost universally credited with piloting Bill Clintons stunning comeback re-election victory in 1996 after the Democrats lost Congress to the Republicans two years before.
The presidential plan to beef up the southern border fence in both real and virtual terms is both the "key to securing the border and securing the president's base, Morris opined.
As to Bushs vital guest worker proposal, Morris sees it as "the key to keeping the GOP competitive with Hispanic voters.
And leaving open paths to citizenship for those already in the country, albeit illegally, will serve to make "Latinos a GOP stronghold, Morris advised.
Morris has warned that the Republican risks losing its dominance in the near future if it doesnt grab a larger share of Hispanic voters. Hispanics are rapidly growing in the U.S., especially in states like Florida, Texas, and other states once considered strongly GOP.
As Morris has written in the past:
"By moving away from English-only policies and reaching out to Hispanics, Bush has closed the gap among Latino voters. Gore carried them by 30 points, but Kerry only won among them by 10. But the border backlash may be undoing all this good work.
"The obvious answer is to couple a fence with a good guest-worker program, with a citizenship track predicated on good behavior.
Morris further advised at the time that if the Republican Party allows the enforcement-heavy House bill to become law - a fence with no guest-worker program - it will antagonize the vital Latino vote and the GOP would consign itself to permanent minority status.
oops... wrong FReeper
I suspect he is....but will I care if the GOP is in power if they turn into democrats futher expanding the social welfare state and increasing the tax burden on the minority of Americans who will actually still pay taxes? I'm looking down the road, at it isn't a rosy picture for anyone who isn't a recipient of their neighbor's hard work.
There is already a left wing group registering illegals to vote in the Nov. 2006 election. It's a nationwide campaign with the goal of registering 1 million before November. I heard this on Laura Ingraham but I forgot the name of the group that's doing it. You will hear more about this in the very near future, I'm sure.
The leftists are pushing the envelope and DARING the republicans to try to "disenfranchise" the "undocumented workers".
Dick, Bush isn't running again.
Dick Morris? Quick, somebody call a toe truck.
There's something to be said for symmetry.
Exactly! And there's already a leftist group registering illegals to vote for the Nov 2006 election. I heard Laura Ingraham talking about it last week. It's a nationwide campaign to have 1 million registered before November.
When Latinos bother to vote, they vote for the Democrat.
They're here and they've been pretty much promised they can stay after they play wink and a nod with Washington. They aren't going to be forced to return to Mexico and apply like ever single other immigrant world wide that wants to come here. The others will still be waiting for years while the criminals remain here and we continue to pay for the education and medical care so yeah, they're being rewarded for their criminality and it is amnesty.
Absolutely. Dead people vote for Democrats, so why not illegals? All you need is a driver's license. No matter how hard Bush tries to pander to them, they won't be voting GOP.
If the Senate bill passes, the GOP will be in permanent minority status. As the demonsrtators chanted a few weeks ago, "Today we march, tomorrow we vote." It was the the Dems who addressed the crowds. Kennedy, Moran, and Hillary. If our political leaders of both parties want to pander to the Latino vote, the US has jumped the shark and we are on the glide path to a third world country. Without true border security, we will be overwhelmed in a few decades.
It's just cover for trying to push through the old "guest worker", now called "temporary worker" program.
Dink Morris is more of a prostitute, than the ones he's tried to stiff.
Dick Morris is a whore who would sell his soul for 10 minutes of fame.
And that is what it is all about folks!: Which Party will gain their lions share of the Hispanic votes. Isn't it amazing to watch our Esteemed political leaders sell us out in order to procure the special interest of minorities?
well, people who think like Morris don't represent historical greatness. Being a reactor, instead of a creator, does not accomplish much. Great hisotrical figures have brought people to their causes, which they know are right, not tried to find the most popular 'current cause'.
I don't see the point in all this politiking.
He won 12% of the vote by alienating 70% of the vote. Makes sense to me!
DM is really really close to BM.
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