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"Kaus on Rubio's BS"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boston Marathon is now Benghazi Marathon.

4/15/13, 2:30 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Its an indication that some Republicans have bought into the idea that you cannot become President without a significantly better showing with Hispanics

4/15/13, 2:55 PM

Anonymous ben tillman said...

Similarly, Rubio argues that his bill won’t privilege illegals over those waiting in line abroad to get green cards....

Is he willing to say that his bill won't privilege illegals over 200 million exiting citizens?

Almost all of the illegals are non-White, which means they qualify for oodles of privileges and immunities that White citizens don't get. Hell, even a lot of the White illegals are Hispanic and will qualify for affirmative action and preferences.

It's obscene.

4/15/13, 3:28 PM

Anonymous ben tillman said...

Is he willing to say that his bill won't privilege illegals over 200 million exiting citizens?


"Existing", not "exiting". Jeez, that was a bad one.

4/15/13, 4:42 PM

Anonymous Bob Arctor said...

"Its an indication that some Republicans have bought into the idea that you cannot become President without a significantly better showing with Hispanics,"

It's too bad then that this cheap pandering on amnesty isn't going to get them that better showing among Hispanics that they think they need. They're Catholic, vastly poorer and less educated than average, and far more urban than the general populace; even if you theoretically erase immigration off the radar screen completely they're still a natural 58-63% (at least) bloc for the Democrats just on economics and religion alone.

This whole thing is reminiscent of 2002 when the GOP seemed to believe that pandering to Jews on the Israeli-Palestinian question was going to magically win them over to the Republicans. Needless to say despite the massive effort expended on that attempt the whole thing came to absolutely nothing; the Jews are still a solid block for the Democrats.

When you have multiple, deep interlocking cultural and economic factors working against you, as the Republicans have with both Jews and Hispanics, you shouldn't expect much by openly pandering to them on this or that isolated single issue. This should be fairly simple to understand for the GOP "brain trust" but apparently it's not.

4/15/13, 4:55 PM

Anonymous Matthew said...

Its an indication that some Republicans have bought into the idea that you cannot become President without a significantly better showing with Hispanics.

That's what they say. I suspect what they mean is that you cannot raise ample money for your presidential campaign without kowtowing to the cheap labor lobby. The cheap labor lobby keeps track of these things, and they'll do everything they can to stop you if you don't do their bidding.

This economy is quite likely headed for another recession. Consider that the last 3 presidents have won reelection. I'm not sure that's unprecedented, but it's still impressive in a depressing way.

Clinton beat GHWB during a recession, had a strong economy during his successful reelection bid, then left office during a recession. The White House changed hands.

GWB won during a recession, had a strong economy during his successful reelection bid, then left office during a recession. The White House changed hands.

Obama won during a recession, had a strong(er) economy during his reelection bid, and it's not unlikely that he'll leave office during a recession - or at least an economy still sputtering pitifully along.

1) Incumbent president's have a lot of power to steer things their way to get reelected.

2) Americans are getting shy about changing presidents, but when the incumbent leaves, they're willing or desirous to change parties.

There is no reason to think a Republican can't win again just because we lost a single election.

4/15/13, 5:15 PM

Anonymous Cail Corishev said...

Here's a theory: Rubio and others like him see the future of politics in the USA as a spoils war between blacks and mestizos, with whites a powerless minority which exists only to provide the spoils. With the Democrats firmly positioned as the party of blacks, another party will have to emerge to represent mestizos -- either the GOP revamped as a fully liberal, tribal party, or a new party that replaces it.

Either way, he's positioning himself as a leader of this future party, which, with the help of the 11-20M beneficiaries of this amnesty, plus the next amnesty sure to come in another decade, will quickly surpass the black/Democrat party to become the ruling party of the USA.

Hey, it's a theory. At least it makes some logical sense, unlike the claim that these guys really think Mexican-Americans are suddenly going to start voting for today's GOP.

4/15/13, 6:06 PM

Anonymous Noah172 said...

I know that we in the paleocon world love to kvetch about the Scots-Irish -- I do plenty of it, no apologies here -- but there are a tiny few in the realms of intellectual and political life whom we can respect (if not necessarily support everything that they say or do):

Paul Gottfried

Dan Stein

Mickey Kaus

Ron Unz

Philip Weiss

Some might throw in the late Larry Auster (not sure if I would).

4/15/13, 6:19 PM

Anonymous Auntie Analogue said...


My dear Mr. ben tillman: if on this earth there was another place like the former, pre-race preference-corrupted, 90% White, genuinely United States for us to exit toward, I expect that most of us would be "exiting citizens."

4/15/13, 7:52 PM

Anonymous Alden said...

WALLACE: ... Now, is it a trigger that has to be met or is it a goal?

RUBIO: Yes.


A shame Rubio didn't just stop right there. Could've saved us all some time.

4/15/13, 9:04 PM

Anonymous Noah172 said...

Its an indication that some Republicans have bought into the idea that you cannot become President without a significantly better showing with Hispanics

It's more like: You cannot become President without going through the motions of "minority outreach" so that moderate white suburbanites don't see you as one of those nasty "racist" right-wingers.

4/15/13, 9:17 PM

Anonymous blog reader said...

unlike more successful bloggers, posts only on a fairly small number of subjects where he knows what he's talking about.

Yeah, what an eccentric. By the way have you had any new HBD insights into bluegrass fingerpicking guitar styles or the logistics of major cruise lines? Surely can be tied to Finland's PISA scores in some strained fashion

4/16/13, 1:07 AM

Blogger Evil Sandmich said...

I'm half willing to bet that if we put illegals in charge of border enforcement it might actually improve since at least then someone who has already 'gotten theirs' would have a financial interest in locking up the border.

It could hardly be worse (90% is a 'goal' really? so they're admitting that it's much worse now).

4/16/13, 8:54 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Someone should photoshop Rubio as Fabio wooing a conservative looking at him in disgust.

4/16/13, 11:14 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRfDE9bndfg

Rubio gives us good advice.

4/16/13, 11:15 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"We are not committing suicide, it's a revolutionary act."

4/16/13, 11:18 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The latest news is Rubio's mouth is unable to form the word "illegal". Every time he tries to utter the word "illegal" it comes out as "undocumented".

4/16/13, 4:38 PM

Anonymous Mr. Anon said...

"..., and unlike more successful bloggers, (Kaus) posts only on a fairly small number of subjects where he knows what he's talking about."

And this man calls himself a pundit! A true pundit talks about anything - especially things he knows nothing about.

4/16/13, 10:47 PM

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