“As a Republican, I am saying that the way Republicans have talked about this issue has been harmful to the party…The dialogue has been mean, and we find our party facing an uphill battle because of the way we talk about this issue, immigration. I worry about the future of this country in a post-9/11 world. We need to know who is in our country and why…I believe we don’t need a $3,000 fence [sic]. It is a waste of money. I do agree we need a secure border, but we can do so without a fence.” — Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales warned Thursday that Republicans’ rhetoric on immigration could be a big liability in November. 

Yeah, he should be worried about the way Republicans have talked about this issue — AND EVERY OTHER ISSUE they talk about: women, gays, the poor, the working class, the middle class, non-whites, Trayvon Martin’s murder, democrats, the unemployed, OWS protesters, the citizens of Iran and Afghanistan and Iraq (God, just enter any country here), Muslims, government employees, teachers, veterans, the uninsured, etc etc etc…

Republicans make Patriot-Eagle not feel like soaring, not even if Ashcroft sings.