For years the liberal left has been rewarded for irresponsible behavior. When is the last time you heard a liberal Democrat talk about widening the party tent? The liberal left wing of the Democratic Party is totally in control. They are not interested in appealing to people with different ideas; their goal is to silence anyone who dares have a different idea.
It is almost impossible for a moderate Democrat to win a primary election in most states. What do you think would happen to a Democrat running in a primary election who said he or she was open-minded about abortion or gay marriage? Negotiating with the liberal left is like playing chicken with a suicidal maniac. In a game of chicken the most responsible person always loses.
There are only two solutions to this kind of problem. One is that some competent authority steps in and punishes irresponsible behavior. In a perfect world, that would be the main stream media. But in the United States the main stream media is far too biased to do that. In a lot of cases the main stream media is the problem.
That leaves the second alternative where responsible people become outraged and start demanding action. There are signs that this is starting to happen.
First there was the backlash against the Duck Dynasty witch hunt. People not only stood up for the Ducks, they made it clear that they are tired of this crap and they aren’t going to take it anymore.
Now we have the backlash regarding immigration reform. John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan were going to try and slip immigration reform by what they considered to be the naïve Tea Party coalition. They bought into the Democratic lie that Republicans will be punished if they don’t bend over and allow Democrats to pass immigration reform. That is utter nonsense. If immigration reform had passed, Republicans would have gotten none of the credit and there would have been an immediate influx of new and excited Democrats.
The good news is that the Republican establishment is no longer operating under the illusion that the Tea Party was just a bunch of “B” rated politicians out of touch with polite society. There is no “Tea Party.” There is just a whole lot of people sick and tired of left wing radical Democrats enabled by the spineless Republican establishment.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/7/backlash-immigration-plan-floods-boehner-website/
The Republican establishment is starting to fear its’ base more than they fear the liberal left and the main stream media. That is a very good thing.
TDM
that a child born to an illegal is a ciizten. If your parent is an illegal, then you are born an illegal. We can not go to Mexico illegally and demand that we become a ciizten. I feel that the United States is just establishing a subculture that they can underpay. If they paid a fair wage then there would no be a question whether African-Americans would want those jobs. What happens when the Mexicans become ciiztens and no longer want to work for the lower wages? Will this large group unionized and then demand higher wages?If you look at the trades, they are opening their doors to Mexicans and still give African-Americans a hard time.It irritates me when I hear press 1 for English and press 2 for Spanish. They like all other nationalities should have to learn to speak English. This is America, not Mexico. I am happy that you had this discussion.
There should also be jail time for employers who hire illegals starting with first offense unless they can show documented proof they were provided with evidence of either citizenship or work passes by immigration authorities.
Correction: Last sentence should read —-down the path to being a third rate country.
In my opinion, the only way to effectively stop or markedly slow illegal immigration is to send the offenders back to where the came lock stock and kids (born here or not). This may sound cruel, but so is any other “war”. The idea is to win! not to dribble away more and more of public citizens’ money in support of illegal immigrants. If the people have a voice in this action, Put the options to a vote! If we persist in coddling illegals, there will be no stopping them if they know there is going to be no real loss in breaking into this country, only gain. If the people want them here to work, give them work passes for 6 months at a time and if they break the law, revoke their passes and send them packing. If they want citizenship, teach them the correct way to achieve it. God help us if Hillary gets her hands on the wheel and follows “OBwans” tracks leading us down the path to brain a third rate country.