I tell you I have been going around the web today and its laughable the BS people are trying to spin
Ok. let me get this straight. In the one of the most conservative Republican districts two Republicans went head to head. Cannon has had almost a non stop campaign aganst for now four years from the Tancredo Crowd. Yesterday there was low turnout which should have helped the single issue crowd. Cannon even had Sean Hannity talking bad about him. LOrd when was the last time a talk show host even knew of my Congressman. So we had two Republicans going mano to mano on this issue. In the end Cannon wins. Its was almost a exact replay of two years ago.
A few points
(1) Low voter turn out.- I really suggest that the rethoric has got to end. all this talk of Republicans being traitors, open border lobby, spineless backfires. Its nasty untrue and hurts us. Just stop it. The voters throw up their hands and find something better to do
(2) Name calling- This is related to point 1. It needs to stop. Rino used to mean people like Senator Chaffe. Now its applied to people like Lindsy Grahman. Sen Martinez, Sen BrownBack, and former Southern Baptist minister now Gov possible 08 hopeful Mike Huckabee. Please just stop. Its silly now and the folks in a Republican primary just told you its was. Its destructive and its just plain dishonest.
(3) Time to compromise a little. The Tarrence poll, the wall street journal poll, the RNC poll has stated that Americans like a compromise in this issue. America hates the extremes now start governing and quit Listening to the extremes
(4)If you don't like the Republican party then leave. If you want to go to the Bay and Pat Buchanan Party or Const party do so. We will battle it out there. But at the end of the day this was a big victory. I have stated if we had lost there would be no way I could spin it otherwise. There is no way you can spin this. The ultimate poll occured yesterday. It involved the most conservative voters after hearing of this issue nonstop for 4 years getting in their cars and saying yes or no. They spoke.
So its times to quit calling people dishonest names like the "open border lobby". Its time to deal with the issue and move on.
I will give this "referendum" vote credit in that regard. This election does send a very clear message to the GOP; American's do want something done about the borders, but they don't care for Tancredo's ideas.
The good thing is this should provide momentum for the Pence Plan which is reasonable and has strong support.
Thank you for that well thought out summation of the current immigration situation.