[LegendHasIt]

Actually, He has been a pretty good, solid conservative, Quite wise, and a net asset to New Mexico and to the Nation in general for many years.

Until the immigration thing came along and stirred up some old psychological trauma from his childhood.

I think he has gone a bit senile, and is being led by an outside influence more than by his long held inner principles.

[Rogle]

Legen I think Pete did go off the deep end on the immigration thing or at least he was going to support Bush on this issue which the rest of us did not.

As far as going senile, I don't think so I think he has an eye on the Republicans regaining control of the Senate. Do not forget he was one of the few Republicans elected to office during the Watergate era and his freshman term as Senator was in the minority. He was part of the cabal that planned and established the Senate Republican Majority.

[tobyhill]

The outside influences are the Rats probably blackmailing him. They probably promised him that they won’t seek an ethics investigation if he spoke out against the President and this war before Sept.

[Badeye]

‘I think he has gone a bit senile, and is being led by an outside influence more than by his long held inner principles.’

Hence those of us that firmly believe in the virtue of term limits.