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Entry: The Real Rudy Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_real_rudy#10337 Post contents: What if Hillary can be made to close the borders for real as part of her campaign to rebuild the middle class? What if she can exploit the divisions within the Repulican party and capture part of the Ron Paul vote and part of the social conservative-fiscal liberal (western PA and MI) voters based solely on the immigration issue? The GOP can rebuild in opposition; Hillary's social programs (which are so similar to Rudy's) will crash and burn; the neocons will be purged and a proper Republican can be nominated in 2012 after four years of Clinton and no new immigrants. This came to me last night in a flash - perhaps of stupidity. But I think it's worth considering that Hillary will be stymied where Rudy may triumph. Let's give her some rope; let's propose her a quid pro quo that already fits with her "middle class" agenda. The Afro-Americans would be on board and the Hispanics may tolerate it from her but not from him. It plays everyone off each other: Fox news goes on its anti-Hillary witch hunts to denounce policies it would support if Rudy propsed them; the Left accepts Hillary's need to close the borders to help "working men and women" and sock it the rich "greedy men." Rudy is not a Federalist Society type anyway. He'd probably appoint a Seuter. I think this can work. I'll call her tonight and propose it! Sent at: 2008 07 06