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br> Carmichael, California /p> p> FEELING SAD br> Re: Shawn Macomber's Tancredo in the Twilight : /p>

If, in chronicling the last throes of the Tancredo campaign, Shawn Macomber's prose had been set to music, it would resemble nothing less than a threnody, for his storyline is that of a man and his campaign passing from the scene. Yet, at last look, "Tom Terrific" was still on the campaign trail, and, for those with a Christian perspective, while there is life, there is hope. While it would be soothing to claim that he was doomed from the start by his "one issue" candidacy, I would like to repeat what I've written in these pages previously: no candidate running in the GOP primaries has a better record as a fiscal and social conservative than the aforementioned Signor Tancredo. While candidate Paul may have chosen not to fund Planned Parenthood because of his belief that it is not the government's role to do so, Tancredo's philosophy was, and is, that abortions are morally wrong, and therein lies a major difference between these two honorable men. The disconnect between the reality of his consistently conservative record in the House of Representatives, and the willful disregard by the MSM, including "conservative" outlets, to cover his campaign, has made Tancredo's course of action easy to ignore.

But Macomber does have the decency to point out that, in the event of his withdrawal, Tom Terrific is a true gentleman, with a wonderful sense of humor. Early in the campaign, when asked if he could be elected president, he demurred, saying that he "didn't have the right hair." He also didn't attract the big GOP donors; they were too busy falling over themselves to promote candidates who would make Dwight Eisenhower blush. Yet, to have seen Tom Terrific as the primary season lengthened was to see a man confident in the righteousness of his cause. I do not how to say this without sounding corny: Tom Tancredo is, genuinely, a man of the people of this country.

The history of third parties in this country is filled with examples of them organizing and agitating for a particular set of laws to be passed. Our current front-runners are seriously challenged regarding their records and willingness to enforce laws that already exist in dealing with illegal immigration into this country. Perhaps, Tom Tancredo's political epitaph will be, not that he helped pass certain laws, but that he was instrumental in their being carried out. This country needs more representatives who measure up to Tom Terrific Tancredo.

p>Pax tecum, br> -- Vincent Chiarello br> American Council for Immigration Reform

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