White House Shifts on Welfare Law; Food Stamps for Legal Immigrants

New York Times ^

[codeword]

Another pitch for the Latino vote. Que lo pase bien Sr. Bush.

[Dialup Llama]

They will never vote for him. Immigrants vote Dem.

[sailor4321]

If they're here legally what's the problem? If they're here illegally, they should be deported (and shouldn't qualify for any welfare programs or other state aid in the interim).

[mrsmith]

Ouch!

I understand that there are huge electoral rewards for this.

But it's still wrong.

[Mulder]

I understand that there are huge electoral rewards for this.

Are those the same "huge electoral rewards" that the GOP reaped when they selected moderate Bob Dole in 1996, and he then selected moderate Jack Kemp to "reach out"?

Becoming moderate is no way to win. As Rush says, given a choice between a pretend Democrat and a real Democrat, the real one will win every time.

What Bush needs to do (if this country has any hope of avoiding "irreconcilable differences" down the road) is to start convincing people that we need less government and more freedom. He is doing exactly the opposite, despite the lip service and the cheerleading that goes on here.

[Resplendent]

Republicans handing out welfare? This can't be! I always thought that Republicans were for less welfare, and more jobs, and freedom. That must have been a different group of Republicans.

[Resplendent]

Interesting point! Is Geroge W. Bush a conservative???? i always thought he was. Maybe is just a bad bad congress. I hope.

[McGavin999]

I'd rather see them go back to commodities instead of food stamps. That way we're sure the money is going for food and the farmers benefit too.

[mrsmith]

This is more focused than that general moderatism.

These bucks go to a specific group, at an excellent time.

It's hard core politics with our money and I disapprove of it for that reason ( and the welfare dependency argument ), but I do think it will work.

[The Irishman]

I posted this on a thread yesterday discussing Bush's "no child left behind" education bill he put together with the help of his friend Ted Kennedy.

This bill is an attempt to gain political favor for Bush and the Republicans by playing the politically correct "education card". Apparantly, they can only see political advantage in caveing on one part of their constituency after the other.

This is yet one more example. Here he is playing the politically correct "diversity card".

Thanks for the post.

Regards

[Regulator]

A resigned, dreary 'ping'....why doesn't this guy call himself Gray Bush?

It was predicted when he went into pander mode that he would simply end up pushing welfare for the migrantes just like the RATs. At which point - why call him a Republican?

Is it just me or are other people mad that American guys are 13,000 miles away getting shot up while the non-Americans live the good life here at home? Is that what they are over there risking their butts for?

[Resplendent]

I thought Bush was a conservative, but as time goes by, I see fewer indications that support my beliefs. I don't know for certain what his ideology is now. What do you think?

[Brownie74]

Bump and ping!!

[B. A. Conservative]

Bush is just another big government politician who wants to use your tax money to buy votes. Republicans never seem to learn that they are not going to win a bidding war with the Democrats for giving away your money. Welfare beneficiaries and other Democrats are always going to opt for the real thing and conservatives will stay home leaving the playing field wide open to Democrats.

[Mulder]

It's hard core politics with our money and I disapprove of it for that reason ( and the welfare dependency argument ), but I do think it will work.

It's THEFT with our money, and unconstitional at that.

It will only work until the demoncrats come along and offer 2X what Bush is stealing for them.

The strategy will fail, and as usual the "hard core conservatives" will get blamed for it. I've seen the game played too many times to believe otherwise.