http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:11:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-2328 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:19:02 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-2328 [...] Let Freedom Ring wrote an interesting post today on Immigration and the U.S. Political SceneHere’s a quick excerpt…flirted with a solution when a bipartisan immigration bill, supported by President Bush, almost passed the Congress but the bill became a… [...] […] Let Freedom Ring wrote an interesting post today on Immigration and the U.S. Political SceneHere’s a quick excerpt…flirted with a solution when a bipartisan immigration bill, supported by President Bush, almost passed the Congress but the bill became a… […]

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1584 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:49:25 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1584 The American Presidential race is a tired joke. Candidates no longer have the best interest(s) of The American people in mind, but rather those of special interest groups. One has to have millions of dollars just to evern consider running for office. I'm sure The Founding Fathers never intended The President to a be a person who has been bribed by people who expect favors to be fufilled, once said President has been elected. The Electoral College is also a dinosaur of epic purportions. The American People are under the erroneous impression that they are voting directly for a candiate, which is not the case at all. I think that for The American political system to continue to exist into the future some major overhauling is going to be required. The American Presidential race is a tired joke. Candidates no longer have the best interest(s) of The American people in mind, but rather those of special interest groups. One has to have millions of dollars just to evern consider running for office. I’m sure The Founding Fathers never intended The President to a be a person who has been bribed by people who expect favors to be fufilled, once said President has been elected. The Electoral College is also a dinosaur of epic purportions. The American People are under the erroneous impression that they are voting directly for a candiate, which is not the case at all. I think that for The American political system to continue to exist into the future some major overhauling is going to be required.

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1583 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:32:55 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1583 Throw around?? I thought i was quite subtle actually. The risk of a campaign based on anti-immigrants becoming rascist is real. I did not, of course, say that it already had become so. What bothers me is the inability of the currrent crop of candidates to come to grips with a realistic plan for addressing the issue while grandstanding on the negative part. Throw around?? I thought i was quite subtle actually. The risk of a campaign based on anti-immigrants becoming rascist is real. I did not, of course, say that it already had become so. What bothers me is the inability of the currrent crop of candidates to come to grips with a realistic plan for addressing the issue while grandstanding on the negative part.

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1582 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:43:13 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/immigration-and-the-us-political-scene/#comment-1582 It's also hard to discuss this important subject without the word "racism" thrown around as you just did. It’s also hard to discuss this important subject without the word “racism” thrown around as you just did.

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