Dec 03, 2005 18:01
"Our party is the party that believes we're all in this together," he said.
"Their party is the party of self-absorption and selfishness."
U.S. Democratic Party chief Howard Dean predicted on Saturday that Republicans would make illegal immigrants their new scapegoats during the 2006 elections, and said splintered Democrats were starting to find common ground on the Iraq war.
At a Democratic National Committee meeting, Dean criticized the Republican emphasis on illegal immigration and ridiculed President George W. Bush's recent tough talk about stronger enforcement of border security.
He said Republicans exploited the topic of gay marriage in the 2004 elections with a series of state referendums on the issue, and were at it again with another hot-button social issue in immigration.