Jun 26 2007
Immigration Issue Forces One Republican Out
I think we will see way too much of this as a result of the harshness that has surrounded the immigration bill:
State Rep. Paul Froehlich, a Schaumburg Republican, said he’s changing political parties and becoming a Democrat.
“After being in the minority for five years, with no prospects of that changing, I think I can more effectively represent my district being in the majority,” Froehlich said.
Froehlich, who represents the 56th House District, said the Republican Party has developed a reputation for being unfriendly toward minorities, particularly on national security and immigration issues.
“In some ways, the party’s left me, in moving away from traditional Republican values,” he said.
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That year Froehlich also created the Schaumburg Township Alliance of Republicans, a group that works to help get Republicans elected into office.
Everyone I talk to around Northern Virginia is repulsed by the tone of the GOP Hypochondriacs. And that means Virginia, which was bright Red GOP and is now trending Democrat, will not be a GOP given in 2008. The amnesty hypochondriacs are employing a scorched-earth strategy against El Presiente Jorge and his Un-American, traitorous supporters. And a lot of bridges have been burnt to the ground, making passage back to another time, where conservatives could debate and lose with honor, history.
You’re right.
Bush burned a lot of bridges by attacking his base – not simply disagreeing, but by using ad hominim attacks as his first resort.
What worries me is that he has used up the very last bit of his political capital…and now has nothing left to fight the war.
When, oh when will our politicians learn that when you are at war, winning does not come first. It comes ONLY. Everything else goes on hold until the fight is won.
He was appointed once as a republican, he was elected once as a republican. Glad to see the good citizens of Virginia elected a man of honor and commitment.
As for debate, I believe that is the issue. There has been none and there will be none. If this was any other issue, you would be singing a different tune. On immigration, you are tone deaf.
Mike M,
The GOP far right is not Bush’s base – and it was they who called him Presidente Jorge (ad hominim attacks? -you have got to be kidding) and basically repulsed the rest of us conservatives. Just remember Bush and his GOP supporters are just as much GOP as the anyone else. It was the amnesty hypochondriacs that lost all self control and erupted in a fit of anger that someone could possibly think differently from them.
No, Bush represents the views of lots of conservatives. The steady kind able to debate maturely.
You joke, you keed. I smile. What debate, AJ? There. Is. Not. Going. To. Be. Any. Debate. Period.
AJ is now saying “ah ha, see? A Republican has switched rather than fight”. So what? Did you whet your Hanes when Jeffers switched?
The more you write AJ, the more we understand that you have never srugged off your Democrat leanings. They become more and more apparent every day. And I have a little news flash for you, AJ, it was the Christian right (far right in your book) that got Bush elected, twice.
So while you are hoisting one for a “win” on immigration remember this one thing; poll after poll shows that most Americans are against this bill. When our elected representatives stop listening to the voice of American voters, the voters will no longer have a voice.
Welcome to the United Socialist States of America.
For those of you who don’t always follow the links, here is an important piece of the article which AJ conveniently left out –
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House Republican Leader Tom Cross said in a statement that there’s no “litmus test” to be a House Republican. “This seems to be a move made more for personal political gain than any belief on issues,” Cross said in the statement.
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I think Tom Cross summed it nicely.
I am shocked that people are still talking about Bush insulting his supporters. You know the man gave the “base” a good bit and all he has gotten is pretty much grief. It stood up and defended himself a tad and people are offended.
I am soryy but there have been a ton of insults hurled toward BUsh and mpre importantly other conservatives. As I have noted before last year was a high mark in the so called true conservatives banning other Conservatives(Rinos) from forumns and commenting on major forums. Moderators and other rarely came in to stop the senseless attacks. I suppose I am a Rino now even though to many of my liberal , moderate and people not that interested in politics they view me as pretty conservative.
“everyone I talk to around northern Virginia is repulsed…”
AJs crowd: the country club cheap labor set.
said the Republican Party has developed a reputation for being unfriendly toward minorities, particularly on national security and immigration issues. “In some ways, the party’s left me, in moving away from traditional Republican values,†he said.
The man clearly has no conception of the Republican party, sounds like a born Dimmicrat, so he’s only going home. And as Apache pointed out, he probable sees a little political hay being made by changing parties. He thinks the Republican party is the party weak on National Security. What world is he in? Sounds like a political bozo, good riddance.
If Bush “attacked his base,” he was pretty mild about it. He made a general statement about vigilantes on the border but never named anyone specifically, such as the Minutemen. In return, though, his “base” will be cursing him personally and calling him Treasonous Jorge until the day he leaves the White House.
President Bush has more class than many of his critics.
TCCH,
Country club? Dude, the closest I have to that is our community pool!
LOL! I drive a minivan. And yes, I drive myself!
“Bush burned a lot of bridges by attacking his base”
No, the Republican “base” (what I call al Qaida, which means “the base” in Arabic) attacked Bush. Bush’s stand on immigration reform is exactly the same now as it was when he was Governor of Texas. There is absolutely nothing new in this as far as Bush’s position.
And as a matter of fact, the Republicans could survive the loss of the “base” because it would then attract a larger group from the center. But what is happening now is “the base” is cutting off it’s nose to spite its face. They might win this battle but it is going to cost them the war. The Republicans will probably never be near a majority in congress again for a decade or two. I would expect the Dems might now come out of the 08 elections with a veto proof majority in Congress thanks to the Republican al Qaida.
The socons have jumped the shark, imho, BBS in full bloom. Attacking my president during a time of war is aiding and abetting those who want to cut my head off, my children’s and grandchildren’s heads off. Not O.K. I am thoroughly disgusted and do not want to be associated with this group.
And I thought I couldn’t admire this president any more than I already do, but, again, he is standing tall against a mob-mentality (and some that have ugly agendas, using this issue to promote their ugly agendas) that is showing it’s true colors: same coin as the global socialist dems, just the opposite side, imho. George didn’t cave to ANYONE and for that he deserves great kudos.
The power struggle on the right…is a sad thing….just when the engines were really getting rev’d up. Some just aren’t comfortable with success, imho.
So…we will be stuck with a liberal supreme court for 40 years as two liberals will have to step down due to age….just hope some of those who called the President “Jorge”, Idiot, Moron, Liar, Traitor, “doesn’t understand the meaning of the law”, have their homes taken over by imminent domain…a hallmark of the liberal supreme court justices. What irony would that be…
“everyone I talk to around northern Virginia is repulsed…â€
not the people i talk to in northern virginia!!