Whenever John McCain opens his mouth concerning immigration, conservatives get very nervous. And this time, they have good reason to be.
McCain decided that he should speak on the subject of open borders today, at the very time during the campaign when he is riding high in the polls.
My hunch is that he will lose some ground after his remarks today.
The GOP Presidential nominee blamed the defeat of Rep. Jim Oberweis on his tough immigration stance. This is blatantly false, and McCain knows it.
Americans overwhelmingly and consistently support tough immigration laws that stick--a fact that McCain never quite caught onto, despite his claim of 'seeing the light' following his shellacking by voters back in the summer.
Prediction: If McCain continues to show conservatives that he is not genuine in his claim of opposing open borders, he WILL lose the election to a dangerous Socialist.
Advice to the candidate: Take your medicine, repudiate your former views completely on immigration, and then keep your darn mouth shut about it!
Monday, March 17, 2008
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No kidding...he keeps wanting us to believe he is conservative, but he can't seem to quite get what that means.
Believe it or not, McCain does get some support on the immigration issue from staunch Libertarians who oppose borders of any kind, and those who don't give a flying flip about the rule of law, orderly immigration control that is sane, and under-the-table deals with Mexico that subvert U.S. Law.
But McCain loses the GOP and conservative base when he does this, and that is the danger. He needs conservatives desperately in order to win, and simply putting a conservative on the ticket will not be enough.
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