So, I got the section-by-section analysis from Human Events. And I have some thoughts about the immigration bill. For most conservatives, there are two questions that matter. The first one is about border security provisions, and the second is about "amnesty." I’m going to address these in this post. There Read more…
Is there a new word coming? Ryan Sager discovers that Fred Thompson had taken different positions on immigration than his current one. In April of 2006 and March of 2007, he firmly was to the left of the current bill. For example, he opposed the fence: that’s a technical problem. Read more…
I am sure that, not coincidentally, the NYT ran a story yesterday about demographic shift in the United States. It is worth pondering the picture for a moment: It is also worth remembering what happened to Pete Wilson, who destroyed the California Republican Party. Schwarzenegger, an immigrant himself, is the Read more…
I had hope he believed something. I guess not…
First, of all, let me say that, at first glance, I think I support this immigration bill. Once I really sit down and understand it, I will have something more detailed to say. But I was struck by Ed Morrissey’s argument about it, as it applies to Mitt Romney: Will Read more…
I think that the press, and bloggers, sometimes misunderstand the power of people like Richard Land, an SBC leader. Today, according to the Hill, he joined Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina (and John McCain supporter) to help introduce a bill on comprehensive immigration reform: Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) Read more…
Say it ain’t so! but Phil Klein says that Mitt Romney has changed his position on this too!
Perhaps. I have argued that the best issue for the GOP — as a party — is the War on Terror. But individual candidates can — and often must — distinguish themselves from the party Carl Hulse at the NYT has a story about CO-7, one of the swing seats Read more…