February 22, 2004
Bush Booed at California GOP Event
By Byron LaMasters
It's really great to see the GOP implode. Now, George W. Bush is getting booed by Republicans. The LA Times reports:
An uproar over illegal immigration roiled the state Republican convention on Saturday as party leaders struggled to keep the rank and file united behind Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Bush.
Hundreds of GOP loyalists booed the president at a rally where U.S. Senate hopeful Howard Kaloogian and his allies denounced Bush's plan to give temporary legal status to undocumented workers.
"Enough is enough!" the crowd shouted. "Enough is enough!"
A Kaloogian supporter, Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, told the crowd he knew a gynecologist who surveyed patients about the plan and found it rated "right below genital herpes."
Schwarzenegger fared no better than Bush. Even staunch allies of the governor distanced themselves from his effort to strike a deal with Democrats on a bill to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa of Vista warned that the move would "empower criminal aliens."
It's always fun to see Tom Tancredo screw with whatever Hispanic outreach attempt that Bush is trying to make. Via Atrios who has now enabled trackbacks thanks to Haloscan.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at February 22, 2004 11:00 PM
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Remember one political cardinal rule, never get in the way of your opponent's self-destruction.
We can just watch this from afar - this is precisely the issue that turned California Republicans into an endagered species.
Err, Byron, you can stop humping Atrios's leg now, I don't think he'll be linking to you again soon anyway...
Err... Mark, I didn't ask Atrios for a link before and I'm not now. Occasionally, just occasionally, some of us post things simply because we think its a good story. I know its hard for you to see Bush fall as hard as he is, but I'm confident you'll make it through.
I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it. hehe
I guess Repugs don't want to win elections anytime in the future.
Tom Tancredo is a one trick whore.
this is precisely the issue that turned California Republicans into an endagered species.
In the wake of the recall, Gov. Schwarzenegger has gotten the state GOP upgraded from "endangered" to "threatened".
The Democrats in California currently have nobody who can even compete with der Ahnold.
