Seizing the Center is Why We Lose

Thomas Sowell gives a great history lesson about what happens to candidates that try to move to the center.  Over and over they lose. 

Politicians need to have strong beliefs and stick with them unless their minds are changed by evidence and reason (as opposed to political climate or some other nitwittery).  We need people with integrity in office not a bunch of losers that are constantly shifting to the center.

Thomas Sowell Talks Sense About Immigration

The purpose of American immigration laws and policies is not to be either humane or inhumane to illegal immigrants. The purpose of immigration laws and policies is to serve the national interest of this country.



There is no inherent right to come live in the United States, in disregard of whether the American people want you here. Nor does the passage of time confer any such right retroactively.

You should read the whole thing.
http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2011/11/29/gingrich_and_immigration