by David Pipkin

Created on: March 04, 2007   Last Updated: April 19, 2007

"The work Americans will not do..." America should be insulted. In this political environment, with liberal democrats scratching and clawing to capitalize upon any criticism at President Bush in an effort to gain for themselves a foothold in their quest for power in 2008, I admit that I cringe at valid criticisms Conservative Republicans are voicing on GWB and the issues of border security and illegal immigration.

It says a lot that we must swallow hard when we provide honest assessments on the President for fear of what this might do for the other side. It is a difficult thing to admit that the only person in Congress who seems to even be sniffing down the right path on these issues is the mealy-mouthed Harry Reid. It is beyond irony that the new majority leader in the Senate, who has been seditious and even treasonous in his comments on the war on terror, seems to be the only one in Congress willing to lead the way in getting tough on enforcement of our laws pertaining to domestic security. One can only guess his real, hidden agenda.

It is obvious to me that the major factor swaying political action (or non-action) on this issue is how it will affect the vote. More than that, both sides are attempting to court illegals as a potential voting bloc. We are used to this type of behavior from the democrats - we have seen it before.

During the 2000 presidential election, there was a push by the democrats to extend the right to vote to prison inmates and convicted felons, who are largely minority and largely vote democrat. How convenient. The situation with illegal aliens is really not much different, given that a convicted felon's criminal status causes him to forfeit many rights of citizenship, including the right to vote. How then is it possible our politicians are considering extending that right to people who were never citizens of this country in the first place?

The major difference here is that the republicans are acting like democrats - they are equally guilty of pandering to illegals for votes. Neither side is acting on principle. Our lawmakers are not interested in doing what is right; they are interested in doing what it takes to get re-elected. Each side is "weighing the political ramifications" in this issue. What a shame. The only way we will get Congress to enforce the laws is if the people who demand that the laws be enforced are in the majority in the public opinion polls. On this issue, we are being led and protected by a bunch of "Bill Clintons"

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