05/17/2007
Chuck Hagel is considering an independent presidential run with New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Personally, I think it is very unlikely they'd do as well as Perot did — even with similar spending(which moneybags Bloomberg could easily manage).Just so VDARE.COM readers understand what Hagel is about, look at a story about some of his recently proposed legislation:
Joining several proposals already on the Congressional table is one from Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) that, like some others, includes a provision to allow more of the controversial visas.Their bill also would remove the annual cap of 20,000 for holders of advanced degrees and allow exemptions for H-1B applicants with “medical specialty certification based on post-doctoral training and experience in the United States.”
What it would mean is that the major party candidates would be competing for a voter base that was even more prone to immigration restriction than usual — because with their stands, Bloomberg and Hagel won’t attract any of the folks concerned about immigration restriction — except the most ill-informed and superficial(Hagel does have good hair which in the era of TV is worth some votes).
I expect this is a bluff to get support for McCain or Giuliani — who in reality are more inclined to compromise on social issues like immigration or abortion rights than the religious right would like.
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