GOP & Immigration

After years of the GOP listening to the media and the left. The Republican base is making its collective wisdom known on immigration. Giuliani might be beginning to get it!!

At the annual Lincoln Day dinner here last Saturday, Representative Tom Tancredo, Republican of Colorado, received some of the loudest applause from the 1,000 party loyalists in attendance as he railed against illegal immigrants.

“We are destroying the concept of citizenship itself,” Mr. Tancredo said.

“America, and indeed Western civilization, are in a crisis.” Without mentioning him by name, he took Mr. Giuliani to task for past policies that have “encouraged more illegals to cross our borders.” When Mr. Giuliani was asked to clarify his views on immigration at the town meeting, he emphasized enforcing the law but stayed away from any kind of blanket condemnation of illegal immigrants.

Mr. Giuliani’s approach is similar to the one proposed by President Bush, advocating an orderly flow of immigrants by providing a clear path to citizenship and thereby easing the pressure at the border.

John McCain got this message back in March.

Fred Thompson Leads Poll in Tennessee

The Tennessian reports that in a poll of 600 Republicans Fred Thompson is by far the most popular presidential candidate among Tennessee Republican voters, with 45 percent of those surveyed making him their top choice. The margin of error in the poll is 3% and was conducted March 31-April 1. Guiliani got 15%, Gingrich 11% and McCain 10%.

Fred Picks up Another Endorsement

Thompson has picked up endorsements from Missouri's state speaker Carl Bearden (R) and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R), who are breaking from the state's political establishment. Gov. Matt Blunt (R) and former Sen. Jim Talent (R) have both endorsed Romney. Kinder becomes the first statewide official anywhere to endorse Thompson.

Republicans Want More Choices!

Polls show that 57% of Republicans want more choices. On Sunday March, 11, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson announced that he is considering running for president in 2008. Thompson seems to satisfy the desire for a Reagan conservative that has not had to change his position on key issues, thus attempting to pander to the will of the electorate.

In the interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News, Mr. Wallace asked "What's going to go into your decision-making process[to run for President]?". The former Senator replied "I guess it was, said, you know, the trick is to do what's necessary to be president and become president and still deserve to be president." The former Senator from Tennessee has the experience and credentials to be president of the United States. [Read his Biographical Sketch] (3/15/07)