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Thread ID: 3430 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2002-11-06
2002-11-06 12:19 | User Profile
Wonderful. Now Bush is gonna think he has a mandate for amnesty for the illegals. Well, Jorge, here's what a real mandate looks like: Tancredo's winning with nearly [url=http://election02.rockymountainnews.com/election02/index.cfm?searchByRace=7]70%[/url] of the vote. Give em hell, Tom!
2002-11-06 13:06 | User Profile
"The party should look at this and say, 'If you stand for something and stand for principles . . . you don't have to be afraid,' " Tancredo said. "If I won by 50 percent and one vote, I'd be speaking my mind. I'm hoping my colleagues in Congress will look at this and see you can take chances and they will not punish you."
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2002-11-07 03:06 | User Profile
Immigration reform is a vote-winner. I hope some GOP'ers see this.
2002-11-07 03:22 | User Profile
This vote ought to put a lot of preasure on the GOP. Now they have no excuse for not enacting conservative legislation or appointing conservative judges. When Jeffords jumped parties I suspected the move was pushed by the GOP in order to give them an excuse for not being able to produce anything while holding both houses and the executive. Some folks might even be upset at their suprise showing in this election as the Dems were willing to go along with the only consistantly implemented 'conservative' policy, war.
So the GOP has 2 years to prove that they can do something when they are entrusted with power. How will they spend it? Blowing up 3rd world countries and raising our taxes to pay for it? Or with a thorough reform of the federal government? This is a historic moment for Americas supposed conservative party.