Comments on: SBC’s Land supports comprehensive immigration reform

By: The Right’s Field » Huckabee Would Abolish Birthright Citizenship

The Right’s Field » Huckabee Would Abolish Birthright Citizenship — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:31:57 +0000

[...] But if Huckabee is going to violate his own religious beliefs and sell himself out to the nativist crowd, he risks surrendering all these advantages. Anti-immigrationism, as intoxicating as Republicans find it, is the route to a long-term GOP minority, not a majority. Maybe Huckabee is eager to consolidate whatever gains he achieved in Ames by going after cheap support. But that support will come at a dear long-term cost for Huckabee and his party. [...]

By: eyeon08.com » Huckabee’s foreign policy. Neo-isolationist?

eyeon08.com » Huckabee’s foreign policy. Neo-isolationist? — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:51:19 +0000

[...] Curiously, there is room for tension between this message and his religion. Huckabee seemingly flip-flopped on immigration from a pro-comprehensive stance, supported by the Southern Baptist Convention among others. Huckabee has also expressed a lot of concern over global warming and international poverty and AIDS. His comments on these have been very similar to the "prophetic voice" and "social justice" language that comes out of the evangelical left on many of these issues. (and that, full disclosure, I am sympathetic too) [...]

By: eyeon08.com » Non-presidential politics of the Immigration Bill

eyeon08.com » Non-presidential politics of the Immigration Bill — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:30:19 +0000

[...] Finally, as I have pointed out, we are talking about an issue that much of the national coalition agrees on, in principle. For example, Richard Land stood next to Ted Kennedy and Lindsay Graham and praised comprehensive immigration reform. The business community supports and needs this. One of Mitt Romney’s major donors, Mr. Marriott was in town yesterday to lobby for this. [...]

By: eyeon08.com » Global warming and the GOP

eyeon08.com » Global warming and the GOP — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 14:09:51 +0000

[...] However, as McCain’s town hall speech above indicates, this issue may have a different sort of traction in Iowa, where talking global warming is a way of talking about ethanol and corn subsidies. The combination of a subsidy hungry Iowa and a green New Hampshire may make a more green position. Furthermore, the (phony?) issue of oil independence gives another pressure and excuse to move to the middle. Also recent statements by the Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals may provide some cover, although the statements by Dobson show that there will be pushback. (incidentally, I still don’t know what it means that the candidates filling the Christian conservative space are with the religious groups but not the conservative groups on this issue. It reminds me of immigration) [...]