| House Republicans Vow to take the Offensive on Immigration |
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| Posted by no dems On News/Activism 07/03/2007 5:09:36 PM CDT · 4 replies · 61+ views The Hill ^ | July 3, 2007 | Jackie Kucinich House Republicans are planning to use the ashes of the Senate immigration bill to resurrect the debate on border security. The GOP leadership move to go on offense on immigration is politically tricky. While polls show that most Americans back stronger border-security measures, some House Republicans — such as then-Rep. J.D. Hayworth (Ariz.) — faced strong criticism last year for their so-called “hard-line” approach. Hayworth subsequently lost to Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in last year’s midterm elections. Immigration reform was not high on the Democratic agenda last election cycle, and some political observers questioned the motivation of Democratic leaders to... |
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Don’t get my blood pressure boiling!
Far more to the story than that. The WH put their support/dollars behind Hayworth's pro-amnesty opponent in the GOP primaries. That guy (I forgot his name) lost to JD, of course. But then the RNC/WH didn't give Hayworth any backing (financial or otherwise) during the subsequent campaign against his pro-amnesty Democrat opponent. Just left him out to dry. Why? Because Bush wanted a congress he could "work with." Translation: Bush is a leftist/globalist and aimed to get as many like-minded traitors elected to congress as possible. .....just as he's seemingly now doing everything within his power to get Hillary elected. The guy's a menace.
Btw, thanks fot the Savage Nation link.