Alan: I read the following Brooks' article and wonder if this isn't a good time to donate to The Republican Party. Don't change a thing guys! Persevere.
David Brooks, right-leaning opinion writer at the NY Times, outlines the tragedy that could befall the Republican Party if it fails to pass meaningful immigration reform this year. His July 12 piece entitled “Pass the Bill!” is written as a direct reply to Lowry and Kristol’s “Kill the Bill” which has gained steam in Republican circles in the last few days:
He starts:
“It’s beginning to look as though we’re not going to get an immigration reform law this year. House Republicans are moving in a direction that will probably be unacceptable to the Senate majority and the White House. Conservative commentators like my friends Bill Kristol and Rich Lowry are arguing that the status quo is better than the comprehensive approach passed by the Senate. The whole effort is in peril.
This could be a tragedy for the country and political suicide for Republicans, especially because the conservative arguments against the comprehensive approach are not compelling.”
He proceeds through several arguments aimed at making Republicans realize that ‘saying no’ is a big mistake.
Brooks concludes:
“Whether this bill passes or not, this country is heading toward a multiethnic future. Republicans can either shape that future in a conservative direction or, as I’ve tried to argue, they can become the receding roar of a white America that is never coming back.”
Read the whole article here:
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The non-white share of the of the electorate is increasing by 2% every year.
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/winning-more-white-voters-wont-save-gop.html
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/winning-more-white-voters-wont-save-gop.html