It seems that big money corporate donors are being protected by the maximums and the bill has no teeth if their aren't any minimums. It's funny how it always seems to work that way. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. /sarcasm
Look, there is no honest reason to couple border enforcement and immigration reform. Washington wants cheap labor and socialist voters, so they let illegal immigration become a crisis by non-enforcement. This way they can put their pet policies in with a bill that "promises" enforcement. This is right out of the Clinton play book.
You are only damaging the party more with this insulting "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" strategy. I know it sucks to have intelligent principled voters as your base instead of the emotional sheeple on the side of the aisle, but we aren't going to be misled on this issue. We're watching, informed, and disgusted.
Tony Snow was on Laura Ingraham this morning accusing opponents of this bill as being uninformed about the enforcement provisions. This bill could have draconian enforcement provisions but it makes no difference if there is no political will behind them. You have squandered the bases faith and support. I wish you luck in trying to gain it back, but based on Bush's obstinance in pushing this bill I'm afraid that's not much of a possibility.
Unless the Whitehouse gets a clue, 2008 is going to be a electoral bloodletting. The "Lesser Evil" campaign isn't going to save the GOP this time. Did you learn nothing from 2006?
BTTT!
Amen. If we're to believe the lastest Rasmussen poll, democrats will also feel the wrath of voters as 80% of all US citizens oppose this bill and want our borders secure as was promised last year! Time for all those who turn a deaf ear on the cries of their constituents to be booted out to make room for those who will uphold the law and serve those who elected them.
When will our taxes be going up? Retroactively, no doubt.