The company Mad Tom keeps

Conservative Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi nails it:

"Tancredo also claimed he was opposed to illegal immigration and not immigration. Until, that is, a couple of minutes later when he called for a moratorium on all immigration... Whatever his critics may say, Tancredo's populist rhetoric is free of rancor. The problem, however, is that Tancredo attracts too many nativists and extremists."

Tancredo's flip-flops are designed to court the fringe. And you're judged by the company you keep.