whaaa, I came back to this thread, because I remember a post of yours from another thread. You brought up the possible political angle to the Arizona bill.

Whether the bill was a deliberate political tactic, I can't say for sure (I do so still want to naively believe it wasn't), but I think the spillover into other states and the national scene smacks of the unseen hands of Karl Rove (or protegee) and Frank Luntz.

Gone are "family values", abortion, gays, guns, and God. Well, for the moment those useful tools have been stored away in the closet.

Before I continue, here are the definitions I use for "fool"
a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of royal or noble rank for amusement
a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing or acting silly or stupid

No, the latest useful tools for useful fools seem to be illegal immigration and "English only".

As I pointed out in the "EO" Alabama thread, businesses in the Gulf area advertised in Mexico in SPANISH for workers to cross the border!

So, yes, these are new useful tools to garner Republican votes. Prediction (if the useful tool/fool works), the GOP will add seats, but since illegal immigration is good for business, nothing effective will be done, and oops, haha, the EO/Arizona-like bills will be declared unconstitutional.

Meanwhile the Bestest Friends of Wall Street, Corporations, and the Have Mores will once again have the power to continue to deregulate financial institutions, keep Reagan's "shining city on the hill" darkly shuttered with crude non-renewable energy technology, and push us forward into the Dark Ages, with global military imperialism.

I am voting against every incumbent on the ticket, regardless of political party. I wish others would do the same.

Kick the bums out!

If the new guys continue to let us down, they will be one termers.

Oh great, a bunch of big spending authoritarians will loose their seats to a bunch of big spending authoritarians.

Wake me up when something actually changes.