Good. That was my main point: the paraphrased statement is not detailed enough to make a judgement. If he does in fact come out in favor of some Amnesty or Amnesty-lite, I too will oppose him.
This is just like the instance where a reporter writes "Romney praises Obama," when all Romney did was commend Obama for explicitly leaving open the possibility of putting GM through bankruptcy. That's a major step up from what Bush, for whom bankrupcty was not an option.
Although, I question the prudence of the statements he has made
We don't even know what he actually said. The only public record of that statement is a paraphrase by some reporter. It's not even a direct quote. All I am saying is that you should reserve judgement until you hear what he actually said, in context.
Unfortunately, too many people seem willing to condemn a man based on what some reporter's unclear paraphrase of a statement. That's something I really deplore.
The Globe coverage was misleading and The Hill language was not definitive. Kind of hard to get excited about that.
We don't even know what he actually said. The only public record of that statement is a paraphrase by some reporter. It's not even a direct quote. All I am saying is that you should reserve judgement until you hear what he actually said, in context.
Eh.... I dunno. That doesn't really lend itself to a lot of different interpretation, IMO. Regardless, I think you get my point. I see so many opportunities right now for GOP leaders to reach out to Hispanic Conservatives. It boggles my mind why the politicians' focus is primarily on (what has been shown in the past to be bogus) "immigration reform." They really need to get out of their ivory tower and listen to the people.