Republicans V. Republicans

I am not sure how to look at this. While it is good that Republicans are infighting over immigration, I worry that the issue gets pushed back to become an election issue. Right now Republicans in Congress have Iraq, energy prices and the Bush legacy hanging around their neck, and I don't want them to make people forget those.

(AP/Yahoo)The outspoken proponent of a crackdown on illegal immigration said Monday that he would campaign against fellow Republicans who support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants — even Sen. John McCain

"If there are candidates who are diametrically opposed to what we're trying to accomplish here, and if there's anything I can do to retard their progress, I will do so," Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo told The Associated Press.

He acknowledged that McCain meets that description.

While I am not "scared" to have a President McCain and I tend to believe that McCain is pandering to the far right and not drinking the kool-aid, I obviously would rather a Democrat in the White House. So which is better? Do we back McCain and strengthen him in 2008, or do we do nothing and let people like Rep. Tancredo gain momentum and make immigration an issue?