[sarcasm]

We need many more like him. As I said - it's not political suicide to discuss border security and illegal aliens.

[Age of Reason]

Tancredo is a small factor in the overall scheme of things--the liberal smear machine leaves him alone because it knows by himself in his own little state, Tancredo can't do much.

And so the liberal smear machine knows there's no harm in pretty much ignoring Tancredo, whereas to go after him would result in giving Tancredo national publicity--and that the liberal smear machine wants to avoid.

It's the same with many small-time rebels: The powers that be know that by going after them, they give those small-timers national attention.

Why risk doing that when so long as they are small timers, they will accomplish little or nothing?

But step onto the national stage--get big enough to be a real threat, and the liberal smear machine goes after your reputation all out.