The Free Lance-Star Op-Ed (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
It was not so long ago that liberals were rejuvenated by chaos in the top ranks of the GOP. Now, however, Republicans can see a light at the end of a self-inflicted political tunnel. It's a distant light, to be sure, but congressional Democrats have stumbled badly in recent weeks, on everything from illegal immigration to Iraq to Hillary Clinton's finances.
It begins with immigration. Despite approval ratings of only 18 percent among the American public, congressional Democrats are once again, Custer-like, pursuing the worst of paths: siding with illegal immigrants who deliberately broke American laws.
Did Democratic leaders learn nothing from the defeat of their last attempt to give amnesty to those who sneak into America? (And yes, the "what are they thinking" award goes equally to President Bush, whose willingness to condone illegal immigration has justly lost him support.)
Posted by tyne at September 23, 2007