Perhaps you feel that they are platitudes but this is the Internet and a discussion forum. I would love to show you the amount of hours I put into campaigns against democrats but I would rather not produce personal information. Going back to my college days I have worked to counter the left in my sphere of influence. I have worked and volunteered numerous hours for Republican candidates in California. However, as a Californian I see that we have a President who is hostile to stopping illegal immigration and republicans in Congress that are not willing to do anything substantive about it. That affects me personally. Call me old school but I see a serious problem when major industries in the state are now dependent entirely on illegal workers. Public schools in So Cal are over run by illegals. Hospitals are being shut down because they are bankrupted by illegals. We have been flooded since Bush took office and we are told to just shut up and take it because he is not as bad on the issue as democrats would be. That doesnt cut it with me.
So, what are you going to do about it now? Seriously, I'm not trying to be flippant, it's a legit question. Working for better conservative candidates is a start. Groom them, reps, senators, govs, etc, all come from some state, and eventually seek the office of president. But, a president is just one of three parts of the branches of fed government. Yet a lonely senator has, at times, just as much clout. The president isn't a dictator, he doesn't have a magic wand to make it all better. Even if he proposed sweeping immigration legislation, do you think in this current climate it would pass? I appreciate your work over the years, and hope you'll continue, and not get disheartened. I know I get in my funks, then, some lib like feingold starts flapping his jaw and I think, God, I have to do something to stop this insanity. It will be worse with libs in office.