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Reagan Democrats?

Do you mean folks like newly elected Democratic Senator James Webb who beat Santorum? Webb worked in Reagan's administration.

You sound like Sean Hannity. What I never understood is why Hannity ranted and railed against Bush and Republicans in general, by using Ronald Reagan as the ultimate conservative. Ronald Reagan was a hero and Bush a dud according to Hannity.

Well, guess what?

Ronald Reagan was the first to give away a massive amnesty program to illegal immigrants. Citizenship was handed to the illegals with no rules and no regulations. If illegals were here, they received amnesty. In the months leading up the this new law, tens of thousands more illegals poured across the border to receive this new amnesty signed by Ronald Reagan.

George Bush insists on some type of penalty being paid for entering the country illegally.

This is all I could think of as I listened to Hannity and tons of Freepers saying that Bush should be more conservative/more Reagan like.

Well, the process is almost complete. Reagan was the last president to give illegal immigrants amnesty. George Bush may follow.

By the way, Reagan was also the last President to raise the taxes on Social Security. George Bush may be the next.

The transformation is almost complete. Bush's presidency is following Reagan's path.

All of these things that are being said about Bush were also being said Reagan at the time.

Reagan died a conservative hero. George Bush is becoming Reagan's clone.

Reagan was forced to work with Democrats to pass legislation, George Bush now has to learn to do the same thing.

Will George Bush get the same respect from conservatives that Reagan got?

Until the folks who call themselves true conservatives can figure out a plan to deal with the 12 to 30 million illegals already in this country, then these conservatives will have no say in the immigration policies in this country.

Building a fence does not rid our country of millions of illegal immigrants living off of the taxpayers.

True conservatives need to come up with a comprehensive plan that not only stops illegals from entering this country, but also deals with the 12 to 30 million already here.

If true conservatives want a say in the new illegal immigration policies, they need to come up with a plan. Not just spout hot air. The bully approach does not work.

It's called governing. Sometimes governoring requires compromise.

Have you ever wondered why it took so many years for our forefathers to write our constitution?

It's because some folks had to compromise. That's why.