Texas GOP In Deep Doo-Doo
I agree with this analysis by the San Antonio Express-News’ Jonathon Gurwitz. The nut paragraph:
The downside for Texas Republicans, however, is that there simply is no action at the grassroots level to counter the massive organizational effort of Democrats. And that holds implications for GOP candidates up and down the ballot in November — and beyond. Republicans hold a slender 79-71 majority in the Texas House. A shift of only a handful of seats by 2010 could put the next round of redistricting in the hands of Democrats, with attendant implications for the composition of the state’s congressional delegation.
The irony: grandstanders on the immigration issue like Dallas Congressman Sam Johnson, who is at this moment running TV and radio ads on its dangers, may soon find themselves redistricted out a seat from which to grandstand — thanks to a Hispanic vote the GOP once claimed and now may have lost irretrievably. Nice long-range thinking, Sam.
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I guess the answer is to support illegal immigration in order to win votes.
Steve, the answer is to support a solution that doesn’t deport the parents and grandparents of thousands of young Texans.
Now getting rid of Sam Johnson is a worthy goal!!!!!
Sam Johnson is a F$#%ng legend. What have you accomplished in life, Lee?
Right, Buck. We should also stop arresting murderers and drug dealers who have children. Don’t want them to feel a massive separation issue or anything.
I have never understood the Republicans vicious “round up the illegals and ship them out” stance, and how they underestimated the impact on Hispanic’s support of the GOP. The GOP did have good support from some Hispanics (who tend to be conservatives), but when they started this losing argument, they lost the Hispanics..prob for good. As Democrats, we like to remind Hispanics all the time that the GOP wants to round them and ship them to Mexico. It’s easy to hint to other minorities that the GOP would do the same to them in an “ideal GOP” world.
Besides, how the GOP thought they were going to actually round up millions of people and, what, bus them? fly them?–back to Mexico is beyond me. Even McCain thinks that’s a farce.
Good riddance to jerks like Sam Johnson.
Just for the record, I support arresting murderers and drug dealers.
But not lawn workers or restaurant cooks who are only regulatory violators and committed no crime.
Steve, Steve, so naive. That’s why you think business Republicans endorse a laissez-faire position vis-a-vis illegal immigrants? To win votes?
Huh: You have chosen an apt handle. (Not that I expect you’re reading this during prime talk-radio time; you might, in medical argot, “feel a massive separation issue.”)
Sam is also about 104 years old, Nick. So, Wick, when it comes to long-range thinking I believe he’s done all right. (Not that I’d vote for him again.)
I do not support rounding up of illegal workers who have not commited crimes. However, we should go after employers of illegals with a vengence and punish them heavily. Labor standards matter, just because someone is willing to let themselves be taken advantage of doesn’t mean we should allow it.
nah you should just let companies regulate themselves stephen. that always works.