[NittanyLion]

I guess Tancredo could've responded with a "no comment" or some variant thereof, but it looks to me as though he answered a direct question on the topic.

[pollyannaish]

I think that if Tancredo wants to build credibility, he needs to say something about letting California work on finding ways to combat the illegal immigration problem that will work for their state, while he is working with Governor Owens and the Federal Government to find a solution to illegal immigration in Colorado. He could work with Owens to put together a plan and present that. You must build your own base and SHOW RESULTS before you can be a national candidate. Talking is not doing.

An approach such as this would allow him to show he is serious about the problem and still respects the rights of his party partners in other places to approach the problems differently. His emphasis should be on results and his own first.

Tancredo's biggest problem are not his goals, per se, but his strategy of killing off and alienating his natural allies needed accomplish them simply guarantees he never will. It's exceptionally disappointing, actually.