Wingnuts choose power over integrity. I am very, very surprised.

Interesting statement.

Based on...what?

I don't understand how the media gets away with painting this as only a republican wedge issue. It's more of a wedge issue for Democrats. The number of Republicans who favor amnesty/immigration for business reasons etc. and for whom this is a high saliency issue is rather small versus the number of democrats who think we should ship 'em all back and who see it a high saliency issue. Both sides recognize that they have to be careful not to destroy their relationships to the burgeoning Hispanic population of voters. I'd say it's clearly a wedge issue for both sides.

I agree with Margaret... It seems to me this would be a real wedge issue for the Dem's. Unions are anti-legal residency, while the majority of the hispanic population is pro (although there is a divide here as well, largely between more recent immigrants and those who have been in the US for generations). Yes, there is a divide in the GOP as well between law & order folks and pragmatic business folks, but I don't see this being a problem exclusively, or even primarily, for the GOP.

Interesting statement.

Based on...what?

The compulsion to incitement? A certain twisted pathology? A simmering case of BDS? Unjustified arrogance?

Conceit.

Yes Mitch but by that same token this is a large portion of the conservative base that is pretty pissed at Republican's complete inability to do anything about immigration.

Now while those people may not vote Democrats or stay home, what's the liklihood that a demoralized and angry base is going to volunteer for or contribute to Republican campaigns as they have in the past?

The GOP could win the battle for public opinion, yet lose the war because their our side didn't fight for them.

What's killing the GOP this year is acting like Democrats, betraying their principles, becoming fat cats, letting pork go out of control, wildly overspending, creative massive new entitlements, expanding the federal government.

Check the temp. in Hell, I agree with with Doug.

For the record, I'm not Douglas. Just Doug. BUT he is right - partially. It's not that they are acting like Democrats. They are acting like modern politicians. They will say and do anything they need to get elected and once in office, their promises and pledges mean nothing.

Term limits are a perfect example. The Republican Contract for America made a big issue out of term limits but after the Republicans took control of Congress, term limit legislation was defeated AND as far as I know, only one or two of the Republicans and a couple of Democrats have kept their pledge to self limit their service.

It's not like term limits will actually matter in practice but when public opinion about a do-nothing Congress is so crappy, throwing out term limit pledges sounds appealing to the knee-jerk Ameican populace.

It's the national elections equivalent to promising extended recess hours in a campaign for 6th grade class president.

What a relief! Douglas, not Doug. Mitch really needs registration. Of course that would eliminate all the satire Eva Young posts.

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