Some Advice For Republicans
Stephen Green has some words of advice for the Republicans.
Better do something fast on immigration. Or see the Republican party splinter with a potential third party. I think he's got this about right. I don't see a third party actually winning, but it would act as a spoiler and hand the White House to the Democrats.
So my advice to the Republican Party is this. Do whatever you can, and quickly, to pass some kind of sane immigration reform that Democrats and Independents can all live with. If you don’t, then you’re in trouble. History doesn’t actually ever repeat itself, except when it does. Assuming a Secure Borders guy did no better than Ross Perot in 1992, he could easily tip the entire Southwest, and bits of the South, over to the Democrats. That’s a recipe for defeat.
Unlike Green, I am a secure borders guy, and I think that legal immigrants would back secured borders more than he's giving them credit for. But he's dead on about the potential for a big fracture here.
Blogosphere, Immigration Reform, Politics | Gaius Friday, 14 April , 2006
By Black Jack, Friday, 14 April , 2006 @ 10:20 am
I agree, the potential for a split in the GOP’s coalition is clearly on the horizon. Conservatives are well on their way to the conclusion that the Republican Party isn’t capable of governing effectively.
Excessive spending, scandal, more entitlements, failure to secure the borders, each issue carries its own deadly threat, and given the right circumstances any one could grow into a malignant cancer.
Bill Clinton reaped the benefits of Ross Perot’s third party candidacy. It put him in the White House. Can anyone possibly think Hillary doesn’t see the same opportunity shimmering like a mirage out there in the distance?
By Gauis Arbo, Friday, 14 April , 2006 @ 10:24 am
Agreed. This a distinct possibility - and a scary one.
By Black Jack, Friday, 14 April , 2006 @ 2:15 pm
A cold chill runs up my spine every time I hear the MSM refer to John McCain as a “maverick.” They know their man well, and have been preparing the ground for the last 6 years. McCain is the Left’s big chance to put a Clinton back in the White House, and they know it.
They’ve set McCain up as the respectable alternative to the establishment GOP’s candidate and they fully intend to use him exactly like Slick used Ross Perot.