Immigration is testing loyalties to GOP
GORDON DILLOW Orange County Register columnistGLDillow@aol.com ...And while I'm not a political scientist – or a registered member of any political party – it seems pretty clear that if the president and the Republicans drop the ball on illegal immigration, if all the talk about border security and employer enforcement turns out to be just another dog-and-pony show, if immigration reform becomes a blanket amnesty, the Republicans are going to lose the Bridgetts of America.
And if they do, the Republican Party just might have to get used to the idea of having liberal San Francisco Democrat Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.
That's an irony of the two-party system that's not lost on Bridgett – that if she and others like her desert the Republicans in sufficient numbers over the issue of illegal immigration, it could help hand over power to politicians who actively favor illegal immigration.
"I know, the Democrats are even worse" on illegal immigration issues, says Bridgett. "It makes you feel helpless, and hopeless."
Nevertheless, she says, there's a principle involved.
"I'm not party-loyal anymore," she says. "I will vote for anybody who will actually do something about this" – even if it's a third-party or independent candidate who is unlikely to win. ... more
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