| March 2, 2007--Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) addresses CPAC.
Tancredo expressed concern about "hyphenated conservatives."
"What I want to know is since when is conservatism itself not enough?"
he asked. "When exactly has it helped our party, either in
politics or in policy, to qualify our commitment to a limited
government, the rule of law, a strong national defense, and traditional
values?" Tancredo said, "When conservatives run on principle, we
win. When conservatives run from principle, we lose." On
his signature theme of illegal immigration, Tancredo warned that it is
"creating in this country sort of a linguistic and cultural tower of
babel." Speaking of the top-tier candidates, Tancredo said, "I am
going to do everything I can to force them into the position of dealing
with this." |
