Thread: Great News!

I don't know if this was posted anywhere else. I couldn't find it, but you will all be glad to know that tonight is the Republican primary in Utah for Congress and I talked to my contact out there and he says that Chris Cannon is getting his arse handed to him big time tonight. He's losing to Chaffetz 60-40 and it isn't looking good for Cannon at all. What a huge victory this would be for our side. Cannon has been Bush's lackey on immigration for 8 years. He has got to go. I can't stand him. Finally some life being pumped into this country. Finally the morons are starting to wake up.

See this thread (scroll down) for latest results:

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-120431.html

http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2008/06/25 ... -shot-out/

Immigration restrictionists scored a big win yesterday, with the primary defeat of six-term Utah Republican Chris Cannon. His opponent, Jason Chaffetz, campaigned against birthright citizenship and amnesty, in contrast to Cannon, who long ago earned the ire of Republicans concerned about the border security and immigration. As the Politico notes:

Immigration was the driving factor behind Cannon’s unpopularity with the district’s Republican base. Despite sporting a near-perfect score from the American Conservative Union, Cannon alienated border security hawks over the past several years with his belief that illegal immigrants should be eligible for certain government benefits.

In 2003, Cannon sponsored a bill that would give children of illegal immigrants in-state college tuition. And he has also supported legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to receive guest worker status[/b][/quote]

Yes, I got an email on this from Alipac today and it was GREAT to get some GOOD news for a change on this!