Aftermath of the Election

We know two things at this point: Secretary Rumsfeld will not be target #1 for the Democrats anymore and we will never have any immigration law enforcement. I heard an advertisement on the radio on Sunday, proclaiming the non-discrimination policy of some company, "We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation...or immigration status." These illegal immigrants are now considered protected minorities simply because they broke the law. Does the company discriminate on the basis of the "title status" of a car that used to sit in a lot but now sits in my driveway after somebody hotwired it? I can say I didn't steal the car - it's just an undocumented immigrant. One Congressman who is a member of the Minutemen in Arizona actually lost his bid for reelection last night.
The next lesson from this election: the people who vote are not terribly concerned about immigration law enforcement. Until we get attacked by terrorists who came in over the Mexican border, the American people will not get serious about enforcement.
A few words on Rumsfeld's resignation: it was the best move the Bush White House could make to begin defusing the Democrats' platform. They have forwarded no platform of issues and principles. They can't win elections with "raise the minimum wage, keep abortion legal, don't touch social security and don't enforce the border." Rather, their message is, "Bush is Hitler, Rumsfeld is Himmler and our soldiers are the SS guards at Auschwitz." With Himmler, I mean Rumsfeld, gone, they will probably tone down on their attacks on the military. Thereby, Rumsfeld by resigning removes one plank of their platform entirely and weakens another one.