http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9148.html Tancredo fears a 'North American Union' The fact that Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) is not well isn't groundbreaking news. Neither, for that matter, is the fact that Tancredo is aggressively opposed to the president's immigration policy.
I didn't know, however, just how far over the edge Tancredo was willing to go. President Bush believes America should be more of an idea than an actual place, a Republican congressman told WND in an exclusive interview. "People have to understand what we're talking about here. The president of the United States is an internationalist," said Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. "He is going to do what he can to create a place where the idea of America is just that - it's an idea. It's not an actual place defined by borders. I mean this is where this guy is really going." Tancredo lashed out at the White House's lack of action in securing U.S. borders, and said efforts to merge the U.S. with both Mexico and Canada is not a fantasy. "I know this is dramatic - or maybe somebody would say overly dramatic - but I'm telling you, that everything I see leads me to believe that this whole idea of the North American Union, it's not something that just is written about by right-wing fringe kooks. It is something in the head of the president of the United States, the president of Mexico, I think the prime minister of Canada buys into it. Now, far be it for me to defend the president against an unhinged attack from a far-right lawmaker, but does anyone seriously believe that the Bush White House wants to dissolve U.S. borders altogether? Anyone, that is, except the wild-eyed congressman from Colorado? You know it's bad when Podhoretz is mocking a Republican lawmaker for being nuts. I speculate in my book, Can She Be Stopped?, that Tancredo will run as a third-party candidate in 2008. Sounds like he'd be perfect to top Lyndon LaRouche's ticket. If you are serious about the importance of immigration restriction, you'd best be looking for a leader who hasn't chosen to place himself beyond the political fringe. Oddly enough, I think Podhoretz is right about this. Tancredo is talking openly about running for president; Fox News' Neil Cavuto recently said Tancredo "just might well be president"; and Tancredo seems entirely displeased with the Republican line on immigration. It's pretty easy to imagine him running in the GOP primaries, causing a stir, and then running as an independent, in the not-so-great tradition of the Know-Nothing Party of the mid-19th century. Frankly, LaRouche isn't getting any younger, and someone needs to step up to take his place. Tancredo seems just detached from reality enough to fit the bill.
