Candidate Kaus

Of course, he couldn't be elected goatdog-catcher if he were running against an actual & rabid dog, but if Mick wanted to do something useful for his state or nation he should have taken his Reagan Democrat shit & run for something as a Republican, in a noble attempt to drag the Goofy Old Party into the 20th century.

Look at this crap. He bolds it himself, so we can tell what his most important thoughts are. Thanks, Mick! (Y'know, between that & the ellipses, maybe he's a Nixon Democrat.)

"Hispanics skeptical that Obama, Democrats will deliver immigration overhaul." Gee, I wonder why! ... At this point, it's pretty clear any immigration bill that includes a path to legalization is not going to pass before the November mid-term, after which it will probably get even less likely to pass (if Republicans make substantial gains). Democrats are cynically raising hopes of amnesty to maintain Latino turnout. The only question, it seems to me, is how far down the chain the cynicism runs. Do David Axelrod and Chuck Schumer seriously think amnesty is going to happen this year? That's hard to believe. 

We suppose, then, that Hispanics should just take their tacos & run directly to the welcoming arms of Republicans? They won't have much chance of immigration reform if they all (& they don't "all") vote Tea Party types in, will they?

At the non-elite end of the political hierarchy, of course, the people marching in the streets for amnesty aren't necessarily calibrating its prospects. They want it and they are trying to make it a reality. Fair enough. But at some point maybe Democrats should stop leading them on and start telling them the truth: It's not going to happen anytime soon. That would not only allow them to plan their lives. It would also have the salutary effect of discouraging a surge of additional illegal immigration** should the job market start to recover. Maybe that's what some Democrats are afraid of. ...

If Mickey is in such agony over Southern California being taken over by the people it was stolen from, maybe he should move his ass to Idaho & see what they think of interlopers (especially those of the Hebrew persuasion) there.

As far as that job market recovering (we love Mickey's imaginative predictions) has he not heard the phrase "jobless recovery?" We'll also remind all & sundry of various recent items in this very space concerning apartment vacancies throughout our neighborhood of undocumented working immigrant neighborhood, & indications that many of the dreaded foreigners have fled home since the teachers unions & ACORN ruined the economy.