Oh, but Saint Sarah pretty got much the same grade. People don’t agree with Gov. Perry on one issue and they are determined to smear and beat him into the ground. Sick.
All I can say is Obama is stuck at -22 in the Rasmussen daily tracking poll 4 days in a row!
Some of them are more about candidates not yet having a record, and not having made a lot of comments about it, especially how they will handle it at a national level.
For example, Sarah Palin has a “D”. Let’s face it, you don’t deal with a lot of immigration issues as Governor of Alaska, so there’s not much to go on with her record. She’s made some statements, but she hasn’t put together a campaign platform yet.
I presume that if she enters, she’ll have a page on her web site where she details her intentions, and then it will be easier to rank her.
On the other hand, I have to wonder exactly how much this particular group is pushing for, when the BEST score for any possible presidential candidate is Bachman’s B-. They have set a pretty high bar, I think.
Oh I love how they lump illegal immigration with legal immigration. That’s grand.
I almost forgot that not only is Ron Paul fine with Iran getting a nuke, but he is open borders.
D- for Perry
D for Palin
C+ for Pawlenty (who’s gone now)
B- for Bachmann
(Bachmann WINS!!!)
Looks to me like they’re lumping ALL immigration into their grading system? Also looks like a candidate not saying anything about a particular issue (such as tackling refugee fraud) is counted against them.
Palin has said that immigrants should stand in line and follow the law. If someone could come up with a stance like that by Perry......
what we were talking about....borders and Texas
but on Texas...it’s a weird place politically...yes extremely Mexercan
but a few do not go Left...I don’t think TexMexercans vote like blacks ...but at least 2/3rds do...maybe more..GOP there tend to hype the numbers
But what impressed me is aside from Austin, Texans seem a lot like me ideologically...much more so than here in Nashville which is just like Austin.
I spent 3 days in June in Dallas...lotsa eating and shopping in Highland Park, lower McKinney , NorthPark etc and seeing kinfolks...we were astounding that most of the white folks we were talking to were at least culturally like we were...God, hunting, pissed at Obama and not keen on multiculturalism...even on hyper rich Turtle Creek
now in Nashville...no way...the tony areas are eat up with libs...a high roller GOP family here and there like the Ingrams or Frists but many are rich lib Californians and other outsiders and a lot of young and old formerly yellow and now blue dogs locally reared
I can say that Dallas is the most culturally conservative big city I have been in around whites...maybe even more so than Salt Lake
problem is the minorities dilute that but here in 28% black Nashville, the whites are majority libs...and not very Southern anymore....I heard my accent more often than not in Dallas amongst whites...in Nashville I notice when folks speak like me
I found that interesting...some big D folks here might explain I’m wrong..and I will listen...I lived in Dallas in late 50s as a child in an apt off Preston...and went there several times a year growing up (from Jackson MS)...it was my big city...and was extremely conservative then...the good ol days
No wonder the grades are low. This outfit has an agenda.
NumbersUSA is an immigration reduction organization whose intent is to reduce the United States’ annual immigration to pre-1965 levels, without country of origin quotas as established in the Immigration Act of 1924.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NumbersUSA
what we were talking about....borders and Texas
but on Texas...it’s a weird place politically...yes extremely Mexercan
but a few do not go Left...I don’t think TexMexercans vote like blacks ...but at least 2/3rds do...maybe more..GOP there tend to hype the numbers
But what impressed me is aside from Austin, Texans seem a lot like me ideologically...much more so than here in Nashville which is just like Austin.
I spent 3 days in June in Dallas...lotsa eating and shopping in Highland Park, lower McKinney , NorthPark etc and seeing kinfolks...we were astounding that most of the white folks we were talking to were at least culturally like we were...God, hunting, pissed at Obama and not keen on multiculturalism...even on hyper rich Turtle Creek
now in Nashville...no way...the tony areas are eat up with libs...a high roller GOP family here and there like the Ingrams or Frists but many are rich lib Californians and other outsiders and a lot of young and old formerly yellow and now blue dogs locally reared
I can say that Dallas is the most culturally conservative big city I have been in around whites...maybe even more so than Salt Lake
problem is the minorities dilute that but here in 28% black Nashville, the whites are majority libs...and not very Southern anymore....I heard my accent more often than not in Dallas amongst whites...in Nashville I notice when folks speak like me
I found that interesting...some big D folks here might explain I’m wrong..and I will listen...I lived in Dallas in late 50s as a child in an apt off Preston...and went there several times a year growing up (from Jackson MS)...it was my big city...and was extremely conservative then...the good ol days
Only “Quality” people need apply for immigration,Kennedy filled the place with third world Dregs who are unable to contribute,only destroy and lower the standards!
A nice display of Harvey balls, not much else.
I will miss having T-Paw to kick around though...
These rankings are not based on what the politicians have done, but what the writer thinks they might do or whether the writer thinks they are vocal enough.
Bachmann gets a B-, and Cain gets a C- based on what they may or may not do. They're record on immigration is mostly theoretical. (Bachmann "supporting legislation".)
Gary Johnson gets an F, and Rick Perry gets a D-. They both governed states that share a common border with Mexico. They are being judged based on the reality of having to deal with the lack of support from the Federal government and inaction by Congress, who ultimately bear responsibility for securing the nation's borders.
Giving candidates a good grade, even though they've never had to actually deal with the problem first hand, doesn't seem particularly informative. Maybe that's just me.
Why don’t they go back to the 1950 criteria for European immigration?
1. Check background for anti-American activities.
2. Does applicant speak English?
3. Does he have skills useful to host country? (The higher the skill level the closer to the front of the line.)
4. Require applicant to have a sponsor who will accept financial responsibility for applicant for first 3 years.
5. Require thorough medical test of entire family.
6. Require interview (in English) at American Consulate to determine applicant’s intention for immigration and determine if applicant will assimilate.
7. Upon arrival in US, issue green card with instruction that card must be kept up-to-date (address change, etc.)at all times.
8. Inform applicant that he will not be able to receive welfare perks until he becomes a US citizen (5 years after application and 3 years when serving in US Forces)
Using the above criteria we will have a set of guidelines.
Reminds me of the old Cheech and Chong skit about Basketball Jones.
“Hey Coach... lets talk about your record”.
“What the hell you want to bring that up for? How did I know she was 13... she looked 15 to me”?
LLS
I doubt any candidate will take a firm stand on immigration issues during this election. If we can elect a candidate who will oppose amnesty and support tougher border enforcement, then our best hope is to depend on Congress to reject all bills providing for amnesty or the Dream Act or any further loosening of immigration laws.
The thing to avoid is another W, who would try to force amnesty on a party and nation that does not want it. Then maybe Congress can pass some good legislation that a Republican president would sign.
Ping!