Too bad not one single Democrat wants to fix the immigration problem as it might relate to government spending. Not one.
That is the MAIN reason I will NEVER EVER EVER vote for a Democrat, ever.
Pandering pieces of poop, imo.
And right now, I hate to say it, but what are the Republicans doing? They NEED to get a spine and do something too and stop pandering themselves.
Hence my tagline...
You're right, Peach. In fact not one single Democrat wants to fix the illegal immigration problem at all. They want a true amnesty, meaning just let them all stay with no strings attached.
Agree or disagree with his approach, but President Bush's proposal at least has strings attached. He doesn't want to grant immediate, unconditional residency and an easy path to citizenship like the Dems do. GWB wants a humane way to identify illegals and make it possible for them to work here legally. His is a middle-of-the-road approach -- too weak for many and too "harsh" for many.
Peach, I strongly believe that most of the hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd here on FR fall into two categories: Most are the same type who vote 3rd party frequently, if not all the time. These are the perpetually angry sorts who ping-pong their votes from Perot, to Buchanan, to Reform Party without Perot or Buchanan, to Libertarian, Constitution, Natural Law, or other equally irrelevant outfits. They usually only vote Republican for a candidate who is on the fringe and/or hard right.
The other type, I believe are actually Dem/Leftists who are here to rile up the first type, and to sow doubt and division. It's easy enough to pretend to be an unhappy "conservative" upset about one thing or another.
As for the first type, they are always moving the goal posts as to who and what is acceptable to them. Who is "conservative" enough to their narrow way of thinking.