***Ever since he told Tom Tancredo that he can “never darken the doors of the WH again” (because of the congressman’s strong anti-illegal immigration stance) my opinion of Rove has been low, at best.***
I remember thinking at the time that Cong. Tancredo was doing something right if he made the President that mad. And why was the President so angry about Tancredo’s stance? I could never figure it out. Being shunned by the President in such a reprehensible way should be to Tancredo’s advantage and he should use it as a badge of honor.
I voted for Jorge Arbusto only because the alternatives appeared worse.I am tired of settling for the leasor of two evils.
Aug 30, 2004
From The Hill: Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) plans to start a nasty floor fight at the Republican National Convention in New York this week unless the GOP convention platform includes elements of his immigration proposals. He calls the current platform "weak" and "Clintonesque."
The third-term former nonprofit-organization executive said he has already enlisted a groundswell of support from sympathetic delegates from border states such as California and Arizona…
Tancredo recalls vividly a conversation he had with President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, two years ago. Tancredo had given an interview to The Washington Times regarding his hard-line stance on immigration that upset Rove.
"[Rove] called me the next morning," Tancredo recalled. "I was on my way to work. We had a spirited discussion. He told me never to darken the doorstep of the White House." To which the congressman replied, "'I don't remember a welcome mat ever being out, and second, it's not your house.'"
He added: "I am astounded that my position on an issue that commands somewhere near 75 percent support from the general public is perceived as being problematic for the party. Most Americans want secure borders. Most Americans want an end to illegal immigration. These have to be addressed — even when people call you names."
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