Thank you for the thread. Spent the last hour reading through every post. A lot of angst here.
FR “rules!” I hope we can brainstorm a solution. I will continue to read the messages.
The messages above suggest that Nov ‘08 is basically a “Stop amnesty - AND stop terrorism” election.
Waves of phone calls to DC about immigration perhaps won’t work any more. I think people feel this major Fall election is “it.”
Nobody wants to “press 2 for English,” but that is what the fear is with McCain. The fear is he is a WSJ corporate welfare lover, when it comes to the borders. I don’t know where the WSJ & McCain get off. Subsidies to workers (illegal immigrant workers) through welfare/education/health care programs are NOT what a free market society constitute.
Public education services and homeland security are both compromised by open borders without assimilation. For McCain to marginalize the issue of immigration, then claim to be the big “pro-defense, anti-terrorist” hawk candidate is baffling.
McCain talks to us like two year olds - I have seen his disingenuous look and snarl - like we can’t connect these issues sensibly. That is why he comes across as untrustworthy. The issues are related. He winks & shakes his head, pretending he agrees, but his hostile tone suggests he doesn’t care if they are, he is just trying to appease voters to win the election.
Very worrisome.
Thanks to all for sharing thoughts. Every hour that passes begs serious discussion & careful strategy on what to do. I have not been this captivated by current events since 911 - or the Gulf I War — and I’m a political “junkie.”
And - thanks Jim, for FR.
4L