[LS]

Big difference between honest, cold analysis (that a very conservative candidate was in a very tough battle in a totally 'safe' district ONLY because of his immigration stance; and that a total RINO won totally because of his illegals stance) and "hero worship."

And what do you care if TT "burns bridges?" Should we care if Curt Weldon "burns bridges" in his attempt to out the truth of "Able Danger?" Sometimes the "bridge burners" are really the pioneers, and many people fall in behind them. William Seward and Charles Sumner were bridge burners. It hurt their careers, but their IDEAS won eventually and overwhelmingly.

[Dane]

Big difference between honest, cold analysis (that a very conservative candidate was in a very tough battle in a totally 'safe' district ONLY because of his immigration stance; and that a total RINO won totally because of his illegals stance) and "hero worship.

Oh but professor, a challenger candidate(John Jacob) to Chris Cannon spends 6 times the amount of money in 2006, than the challenger candidate to Chris Cannon in 2004 and gets a whole whopping 2% bump(plus all the free publicity(local and national) this race generated).

JMO, professor, you are like tom tancredo, for if there is no Congressional solution, there are no books to sell, but you can always, to paraphrase jesse jackson, to keep the issue(hope) alive.