Comments on: Open-borders debacle at the California state GOP http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/ news and commentary from a conservative perspective Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: How much more — New England Republican http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-252190 How much more — New England Republican Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:49:23 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-252190 [...] June, I noted the mortifying open-borders debacle in the California Republican Party. Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the [...] [...] June, I noted the mortifying open-borders debacle in the California Republican Party. Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the [...]

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » Grover Norquist, the California Republican Party, and an open-borders debacle continued http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-252124 Michelle Malkin » Grover Norquist, the California Republican Party, and an open-borders debacle continued Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:16:41 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-252124 [...] June, I noted the mortifying open-borders debacle in the California Republican Party. Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the [...] [...] June, I noted the mortifying open-borders debacle in the California Republican Party. Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the [...]

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » The fate of the California Republican Party http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-126328 Hot Air » Blog Archive » The fate of the California Republican Party Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:27:58 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-126328 [...] noted the open-borders debacle at the California GOP in June. The party leadership is a mess. Now, liberal Republican Gov. Arnold [...] [...] noted the open-borders debacle at the California GOP in June. The party leadership is a mess. Now, liberal Republican Gov. Arnold [...]

]]> By: ammonrae http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-98439 ammonrae Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:08:43 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-98439 Ah yes, the GOP. Home of the illegals..... Ah yes, the GOP. Home of the illegals…..

]]> By: Mr_Conservative_Cat http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97942 Mr_Conservative_Cat Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:44:04 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97942 <em>"Former White House adviser Steve Schmidt, who ran the re-election campaign for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, angrily described the appointment of Kamburowski as “almost a parody of incompetence and malfeasance.”</em> <strong>Almost?!</strong> “Former White House adviser Steve Schmidt, who ran the re-election campaign for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, angrily described the appointment of Kamburowski as “almost a parody of incompetence and malfeasance.”

Almost?!

]]> By: lgm http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97831 lgm Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:41:23 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97831 Malkin asks: "Question: Who was behind Kamburowski’s appointment? Did he have White House connections?" The answer is in the MSM media accounts. Like many of the Justice Department political appointees (Sampson, Goodling, ...), he was knew somebody who knew somebody. As long as Republicans value personal connections over competence, this kind of thing will keep happening. Malkin asks: “Question: Who was behind Kamburowski’s appointment? Did he have White House connections?” The answer is in the MSM media accounts. Like many of the Justice Department political appointees (Sampson, Goodling, …), he was knew somebody who knew somebody.

As long as Republicans value personal connections over competence, this kind of thing will keep happening.

]]> By: deusexmachina http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97808 deusexmachina Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:42:42 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97808 Oh, yes, California's future is bright, indeed. Between the dimwitted R's and the equally dimwitted D's, the veneer that holds the state together is perilously thin. Bartender...another round! Oh, yes, California’s future is bright, indeed. Between the dimwitted R’s and the equally dimwitted D’s, the veneer that holds the state together is perilously thin. Bartender…another round!

]]> By: JEM http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97802 JEM Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:23:06 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97802 The GOP in California got branded as the Pro-Life Party. And that's not a good thing in this state, no matter what your position on the issue. Schwarzenegger was just another self-funded candidate, but one with name recognition. He's barely a Republican, and he's shed even fiscal conservatism from his policies - if he's got a picture of Reagan on the wall, it's only because it's hiding a portrait of Nelson Rockefeller. He came into office riding a wave of goodwill, and could have defeated the bad guys (notably the public employees' unions) in detail, picked off an issue or two at a time until they were neutered. Instead he was all bluster and bombast, tried to blast everyone at once like the finale of one of his flicks. But the cornered rats fought back and he lost. So now he's taken the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" mantra to heart, and we've got a big-government global-warming zealot in Sacramento and a state GOP that still can't get the right shoe on the right foot in the mornings. The GOP in California got branded as the Pro-Life Party. And that’s not a good thing in this state, no matter what your position on the issue.

Schwarzenegger was just another self-funded candidate, but one with name recognition. He’s barely a Republican, and he’s shed even fiscal conservatism from his policies – if he’s got a picture of Reagan on the wall, it’s only because it’s hiding a portrait of Nelson Rockefeller.

He came into office riding a wave of goodwill, and could have defeated the bad guys (notably the public employees’ unions) in detail, picked off an issue or two at a time until they were neutered. Instead he was all bluster and bombast, tried to blast everyone at once like the finale of one of his flicks. But the cornered rats fought back and he lost.

So now he’s taken the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” mantra to heart, and we’ve got a big-government global-warming zealot in Sacramento and a state GOP that still can’t get the right shoe on the right foot in the mornings.

]]> By: FireDrake http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97769 FireDrake Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:00:48 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97769 As a California Republican I am not surprised. The Republican Party went from having true leadership (think Ronald Reagan) to flushing it all down the toilet during the Gov Wilson era. Our party is in shambles in the state. We have no effective voice and can’t even get sensible reform bills passed via ballot measure. When the Governator sent union reform and redistricting measures (all popular ideas) to the people, he spent no recognizable time promoting the benefits. Even on conservative talk radio the only advertisements you heard were against the measures. The labor unions and Democratic Party spent enormous resources to defeat the bills all the while the Republicans just sat back and watched them without putting up a serious fight. As a California Republican I am not surprised.

The Republican Party went from having true leadership (think Ronald Reagan) to flushing it all down the toilet during the Gov Wilson era.

Our party is in shambles in the state. We have no effective voice and can’t even get sensible reform bills passed via ballot measure. When the Governator sent union reform and redistricting measures (all popular ideas) to the people, he spent no recognizable time promoting the benefits. Even on conservative talk radio the only advertisements you heard were against the measures. The labor unions and Democratic Party spent enormous resources to defeat the bills all the while the Republicans just sat back and watched them without putting up a serious fight.

]]> By: corona http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97763 corona Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:53:32 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97763 I'm actually glad that Austrians are doing the RINOing that Americans won't do. I’m actually glad that Austrians are doing the RINOing that Americans won’t do.

]]> By: The Raging Republican http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97743 The Raging Republican Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:20:40 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97743 "Conservatives are from mars; liberals are from San Francisco." -Burt Prelutsky “Conservatives are from mars; liberals are from San Francisco.”

-Burt Prelutsky

]]> By: 4gotnblud http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97729 4gotnblud Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:40:28 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97729 What is obvious is that to gain trust in the Republican Party all that is needed is to proclaim yourself as anti-abortion and a tax cutter. I myself am strongly anti-abortion but realize that other conservative values should be reflected in the person I will support. Bush has demonstrated his non-conservative policies in spending, immigration, foreign aid and numerous other areas. It is time we not only rid the party of the sell-outs: Lott, Graham, Craig, McConnell, etc., but the Democrats - Spectre, Martinez, McCain, Snowe and Collins. I'm sure I could come up with a complete list but don't have the time. The appointments in California are reflective of the attempt to destroy the party. Bush couldn't have done a better job to bring the party to demise if he had intended to (hmm?). Will someone explain to me how the current "front runners" for the primary, Guiliani, (flip-flop) Romney, Fred (Lynne Cheney)Thompson and lastly (and leastly) McCain could be considered conservative. It is time to stop listening to the polls and "electability" and vote for the candidate whose record reflects conservative ideals. I am tired of the Bush (& croonies)/Clinton oligarchy. Give me Huckabee, Hunter or Tancredo, Fair Tax and no amnesty! What is obvious is that to gain trust in the Republican Party all that is needed is to proclaim yourself as anti-abortion and a tax cutter. I myself am strongly anti-abortion but realize that other conservative values should be reflected in the person I will support. Bush has demonstrated his non-conservative policies in spending, immigration, foreign aid and numerous other areas. It is time we not only rid the party of the sell-outs: Lott, Graham, Craig, McConnell, etc., but the Democrats – Spectre, Martinez, McCain, Snowe and Collins. I’m sure I could come up with a complete list but don’t have the time. The appointments in California are reflective of the attempt to destroy the party. Bush couldn’t have done a better job to bring the party to demise if he had intended to (hmm?). Will someone explain to me how the current “front runners” for the primary, Guiliani, (flip-flop) Romney, Fred (Lynne Cheney)Thompson and lastly (and leastly) McCain could be considered conservative. It is time to stop listening to the polls and “electability” and vote for the candidate whose record reflects conservative ideals. I am tired of the Bush (& croonies)/Clinton oligarchy. Give me Huckabee, Hunter or Tancredo, Fair Tax and no amnesty!

]]> By: dedalus http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97728 dedalus Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:39:41 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97728 The Chronical article alludes to the highly sought after H1-B visas. Part of a workable immigration policy will be to make sure that the U.S. high-tech companies have enough visas to continue as a growth engine for the U.S. economy. The competition from India, China and Russia for moving software development work offshore is already very powerful and growing quickly. Our high-tech edge is ultimately a national security issue. The Chronical article alludes to the highly sought after H1-B visas. Part of a workable immigration policy will be to make sure that the U.S. high-tech companies have enough visas to continue as a growth engine for the U.S. economy. The competition from India, China and Russia for moving software development work offshore is already very powerful and growing quickly. Our high-tech edge is ultimately a national security issue.

]]> By: twoninerkilo http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97719 twoninerkilo Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:16:57 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97719 Register independent! to hell with the GOP, (Goverment Opposed to the People. Register independent! to hell with the GOP, (Goverment Opposed to the People.

]]> By: Bruce http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/comment-page-1/#comment-97711 Bruce Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:04:26 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2007/06/25/open-borders-debacle-at-the-california-state-gop/#comment-97711 Maybe this guy can hang on until he receives Amnesty? Maybe this guy can hang on until he receives Amnesty?

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