I wrote this the other night, and was just wondering what you guys here thought of my prediction. I'll post an excerpt, and the rest can be read over at http://whatwouldcharlesmarteldotm.blogspot.com/ . I'm going to try and write more on this subject when I get a chance (no time to write lately) but I was wondering where opinions over here would be on this issue:
Since 9/11 the cry for a true leader has been increasing, and with the immigration issue now firmly on the table where it has belonged for so many years, Americans are actively shopping around. Everyone knows that the major players and contenders for both the Democratic and Republican nods for the 2008 election are at this point pandering and playing to the polls as desperately as possible in these weeks of immigration protests. Though not a contender, Senator Ted Kennedy had a Spanish interpreter with him in his latest round of speeches, who looked rather absurd as she leaned (way) over to reach the microphones to translate big ol' Teddy's speeches to the angry protestors. The situation itself is absurd, make no mistake. Immigrants, many illegal, protesting sometimes quite violently to gain the right to stay in the country they reached illegally. And that our government is letting this temper tantrum continue speaks volumes about either our true tolerance and great freedoms, or simply of our lack of spirit and fortitude these days. You be the judge. I'd personally like to see illegals in a non-Western country burning their host nation's flags and taking to the streets and see how well they are treated for it. My bet would be on the local authorities in this case. And strangely, you just don't see this tactic employed. Oh, the volumes that that speaks of our situation in the world these days.
Now, I could write all night on the absurdities of the protesters and the rights of national sovereignty, but I have turned my aim onto a different opponent of late, that being the populist calls for leadership. ANY leadership in the upcoming elections. Polls continue to show that Americans are overwhelmingly for complete immigration reform and against any official and sweeping amnesty to be given to illegal aliens in the US. Yet the polls still reflect the confusion and indecisiveness of the politicians in whose hands this issue has landed. The majority of legal Americans want something done on this issue, and usually not in favor of the illegals (note to Liberals : keep saying "undocumented workers" all you want. It's never going to take hold outside of your own circles). The politicians are still being namby-pamby about it all, with only a few exceptions.
Please read the rest, sorry that I can't link. That'll be my new mission for the day, to learn how to link.....
4 comments:
So far, the best candidate I can suggest or recommend for president is Sen. Tom Tancredo. That aside, the GOP, if they don't want to take a downfall, are going to have to take a firm position if they want to stay on tops in Congress.
That aside, the state authorities in the US are going to have to also start cracking down on illegal immigrants by locating and arresting them, then deporting them (and those who committed acts of violence will have to first serve prison sentences). These protests in and of themselves are illegitimate, and should not have been allowed to take place.
Opinion Journal had an interesting article today about how some Republicans are unhappy with current leadership-- however the article was about fiscal policy, not immigration:
http://tinyurl.com/ohasd
People have also been expressing some discontent over the handling of the issue of port security, as well as several other things.
The issue of how this administration is handing illegal immigration is really important...and I think a lot of Americans disagree with Bush's lax views. Hopefully this will be enough to influence the Republicans' selection of a candidate for Pres.
That's the real tack here....if it's not enough to influence the Party in their choice of candidate, I think the people will look elsewhere to whoever is willing to go for it. We could all start a party here and see who'd run as the IBA candidate. I for one am just sick of paying taxes and not being represented on any of the issues I really care about. And polls and other sources suggest that I am not alone on this one.
Immigration is an issue that doesn't really break down by party. It is an incredibly complex issue that has divides by region, party, labor, business, ideology, and more.
While the immigration debate is important, I don't think it is going to be a major factor in 2008. Personally, I think that Chuck Hagel is the GOP's best shot for 2008.
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