Hotline On Call: Dowd to RNC Members: Simmer Down Now

Obviously the GOP should move to the center on this. If the House members head this message they will blunt a lot of the Dems message. The Dems should be pushing the same thing; action on immigration. They will have more credibility on the issue and crowd out the GOP. This is really important. Ifvoter perceive the GOP as the racist anti-immigration party, it will hobble them for decades. The Dems need to be much more aggressive on this issue and claim it as their own.

BTW, it looks like Bush and the GOP is starting to play small ball. Instead of trying to hit Homers like Social Security "reform," they are trying to get some small wins (new press secretary, admitting more errors in Iraq). Unfortunately,his unpopularity is still dragging on the country down.