What has been sold? Name specific things. This is about appointing a highly qualified man to the federal bench, and you can only throw out unqualified statements. He seems conservative enough that the dems are opposing him.
Is President Bush pandering by learning and using the Spanish language>? Is he selling you out with that, too?
I was speaking plain English here - no spin - no fast talk.
Stick with me here - President Bush nominated the man - now I haven't heard him say anything as I don't listen to him, just read here what the papers and his supporters say. He was touted as 'the first Hispanic' on the bench. Stick with me. The supporters on this site have said it will bring more Hispanics? into the 'tent'. When the Democrats opposed him because he was too conservative - the Republicans began a campaign of calling them racists. Are you with me so far.
Now everyone tells me he is imminently qualified (I have no doubt) - so he was nominated because he is qualifed and because he is Hispanic. The Democrats are opposing him because he is qualified (conservative) and so everyone says because he is Hispanic. Now who has the high ground here. No one - no one - it is slimey, racist politics. I did not write the threads on here - I did not write the headline of this piece.
Don't jump on me because I point out the obvious.
But you know and I know you do, President Bush has been pushing for amnesty since day one - it was one of, if not the, biggest thing on his agenda. If 9/`11 had not occurred, it would have been a done deal. The supporters here have declared time after time that Bush is going to get the Hispanic vote and Republicans will control politics for the next century. I didn't make that up either.
Now do not try to pretend at this late date that the push is not on to get Hispanics into the Republican party as a group - that would just be too much of a stretch.
I don't make up any of this - just comment on what is happening and what others are saying. If you don't like it when it is pointed out - take it up with the ones who are saying it.
I'll bite - why is President Bush learning Spanish?