[ElPatriota]

Hmmm.. McCain Vs Tamcredo... what is the difference in my eyes?

Rush always says "follow the money." I say "follow the backers," the constituency they are playing to, so to speak, Traitor McCain, what ever the does, his audience seems always be: THE LEFT plain and simple. The MSM, The liberal left (the RATS love him!... homosexuals think he is the KEY to defeat the religious right). He seems to be more concerned about Europe's opinion of the US, rather than putting our own forces first. I sincerely wonder why he has not turned Democrat already :)... my only conclusion is that he is more helpful to the left as a "Republican."

Tamcredo on the other hand... who is he playing for? Not the MSN, not the left, not Europeans, no the ACLU/HOMOSEXUALS... I feel this guy is playing to ME.. and all those who love this country and want some kind of common sense when dealing with the security/Immigration of this country.

Something else, as an "American/Hispanic," I put America first. I want the US to choose whom we want in this country (Mexicans, Africans, Polish... whatever is in OUR INTEREST!). On the other hand, as a "Hispanic," I would like them to come to this country through the "front door" LEGALLY... w/o being used like modern slaves, abused and dispossessed of their dignity (trust me I know something about this).

If our industries need laborers, say "vegetables pickers" or "bathroom cleaners," well, let's create some kind of program where find people willing to do these tasks for a number of years and go back to their countries. OR... I would even go furthe and consider other options, like if someone cleans bathrooms for 5 years... and they LEARN ENGLISH and keep their nose clean, maybe we should offer them a mechanism to become legal residents (Not citizenship... that is something else), and find a better job, etc etc etc. Canada I hear has a programs like these.

Many things can be done... many... but the beginning has to be LEGAL ENTRY INTO THE US... and that begins with SECURING THE BORDER so that we get control of who comes into the country.

Now, Am I crazy?.... doesn't this sound based on common sense?

[pollyannaish]

Nope. Not Crazy...and perfect common sense. However, many here would probably be upset with the "guest worker" part of your proposal. That said, I support it.

I think the only thing that Tancredo does that hurts him is to forget the Reagan mantra of not speaking ill of fellow GOPers. He could do the exact same thing without making it personal. Once he does that, he falls into McCain territory.

But no worries. I am confident that things will turn out better on this than many expect.