Yes, usually the way I judge things is by the reaction of the commie left.
I don't know if it will work, but I wrote my President and email:
Hello Mr. President,
You're going to see a couple things that look like humor, but I am really serious here. I now have a serious problem with your immigration bill. I was kinda for it. I could understand it and I believe I could have lived with it. I didn't think that it would address all of our problems, but I thought it was a decent start.
Now, here is my problem with it:
Clinton praises Bush on immigration reform
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1662533/posts?page=1
Here is the deal: If you want to be successful with the middle American, do the exact opposite of the liberal left.
Right now, I would love to hear them say, 'we went to war for oil'. We should be pumping it at an alarming rate until the world supply has increased and our prices are back to normalish and the liberals are screaming we went to war for oil. I wouldn't hear the liberals, like they don't hear the WMDs that we find.
You can call me polarized and I don't care. I like it that way. I don't want to belly up to the bar with those Commie Aholes. I can not and will not stand with a bunch of flag mangling traitors. They can just git mad if I call the pinkos a traitor. IF they have the freedom to act like a traitor, then I damn sure got the freedom to call them a traitor. Just let one of the hippie freaks spit on one of my troops like they did during Nam. I'll sit behind bars for battery for a just cause; just like one of them code pink people would sit behind bars for what they believe in. Liberals are no friend to me, they have never helped me, or done anything nice for me. I don't think like them and I don't want to. If I tried to think like them, the first thing I would have to do is blow 90% of my brains out and I am not willing to do that.
I don't like it when I am on the same side as the commie left. It makes me very uneasy. I was going to stand for your bill. I was going to compromise my belief to be on your side. I wanted to work with you on this. You can forget it now. If a Clinton likes the idea, then I must stop in my tracks and ask, 'is this really a good idea'. Look, I am a Hawk, I appreciate Hillary's fine support on the war on Terrorism. But because I am a Hawk, I expect that from everyone, including the New York Times. Anyone who is not standing united is out of uniform, out of formation, out of touch, and into treason. So, I would naturally assume an American's loyalty , no matter who they are. But on domestic issues, if you got liberals liking your idea, you got problems. If liberals like your idea, then apparently you not solving the issue and you are making a damn mistake. The natural way to reaffirm that you are doing the right thing is by the reaction from the commie left.
President Bush, I honestly believe that for you to be successful, you need to go to the House and work out a deal. Why are we not addressing people over staying VISAs? Why are we not addressing the Northern Border. We have turned this into a dag gone immigration bill when it needs to be a border deal. A border deal that protects us from an outside threat. Aint that you and your friends in Congresses job anyway? And all we really need to do is use the laws on the books to bust businesses and the illegals will go away when the demand does. I am not seeing enough of this from your Administration. I can not understand how you all went to Princeton, Harvard, and Yale and y'all think you know what is best for me. Maybe the fact of the matter is, y'all know what's best for the people lining your pockets. I don't know, I aint there. But if you want to alienate your base and you want to make it hard on yourself for the next couple of years, you go ahead and pass that simple immigration bill.
I am pleading with you as a friend. If you want a sixty percent approval rating, then dump your bill because Clinton likes it (the base will love you for it) and address the real issues (the Conservative Independents will love you for it). Then tell the Mexicans you want a border bill and not a immigration bill. I believe the next couple of years will be a lot easier if you do this. Otherwise a majority of hate filled demorats will be on the Hill.
I love you Mr. President and I would not lead you down the wrong road. I have my word backing you. I hear it when you make mistakes because I stand tall for you. I can take it because I hit folks with facts and usually win. When I can not win, it is because we made a mistake. Don't let us make a mistake regarding our Border. This is serious business with Al Quada hanging around. Please rethink this immigration bill and turn it into real border security. Adapt, improvise, and overcome and may you never find yourself standing with the commie left.
I support the War on Terrorism and always will. I also support defending my borders because I think that is part of the war on terrorism. You say you are a strong fighter against terrorist, then I don't understand why you don't want to protect the south AND northern border. Please rethink your plan. I suffer from Post Traumatic Bill Clinton Stress Disorder (PTBCSD). Y'all make me nervous when you work together. Please don't do that. Stay away from Socialist and Communistic people please. You and Bill Clinton could ruin the Republican Party if you tried.
Thanks for listening,
Probably wasted my time, but I feel a little better.