Posted on 08/29/2005 1:49:54 PM PDT by FeeinTennessee
President Bush Vows to Help With Border Problems NewsMax.com Wires Monday, Aug. 29, 2005
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. -- President Bush said Monday he will work with Gov. Janet Napolitano and other border governors to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, where political leaders have been calling for help to deal with waves of illegal immigrants.
Bush told a crowd in this retirement community that he understands the federal government's obligation to enforce the border.
"It's important for the people of this state to understand, your voices are being heard in Washington, D.C.," he said.
Making reference to Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican who introduced Bush here, the president said, "This senator and this Congress are going to work closely with the administration to make sure we have the resources necessary to do our responsibility, which is to enforce this border. And we'll do so."
Bush made the trip west from his Texas ranch to lend a hand to the administration's effort to sell older Americans on the value of a prescription drug benefit that begins next year for Medicare patients.
Trying to combat confusion about and criticism of the new government drug plan, Bush was making appearances in both Arizona and California Monday to talk it up.
After spending the night in San Diego, he speaks on Tuesday at the Naval Air Station North Island there to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. His remarks focus on fighting terrorists and the ongoing campaign in Iraq. They recall the Aug. 14, 1945, Japanese surrender that came just days after the United States incinerated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs.
There has been indications that efforts to build support for the Medicare drug benefit - including a few other appearances around the country by Bush - are paying off. Congress allocated about $300 million to an awareness campaign.
A recent survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found for the first time that people were as likely to have a favorable view of the plan as to have an unfavorable view. Still, the survey found that more people do not plan to enroll than do.
The prescription drug benefit kicks in Jan. 1. About 43 million beneficiaries will be able to choose from two or more private plans that offer drug coverage.
Enrollees will pay a monthly premium averaging about $32, but the amount will vary among regions, and millions of poor people will pay nothing. Beneficiaries will also have a $250 deductible, meaning they will have to pay that amount for their prescriptions before the drug plan covers expenses. Again, millions of poor beneficiaries will not have any deductible.
After spending more than four weeks operating from his Texas ranch, Bush returns to Washington on Friday. © 2005 The Associated Press
Yes, he said that he supported law enforcement, but what else did he say?
He said that the Bush plan was being mis-represented. No doubt he was referring to Tancredo. He also said that turning the screws on employers had been tried and didn't work.
BS and you know it. Kyl/Cornyn is a good bill, but IMO you and tancredo would like to see nothing accomplished, just to keep the issue(and PAC money) alive.
Delay gave support to the provision that ended anchor babies as well as an end to sanctuary policies Tancredo's been pushing. He also agreed with Tancredo that illegals in the country have to go home first to apply and they couldn't bring their entire families with them.
The Kyl/Cornyn bill is another attempt at bait and switch that thankfully has little chance of passing. We need true reform, not legislation that promises enforcement that we all know we'll never see.
There are many who will tell you that he is only posturing because of his travel difficulties.
There are also those who say that he is working on behalf of Bush to take the issues away from Tancredo.
More BS, but what the hey, tancrdoites think of nothing of smearing good conservatives anyway they can.
Another example is tancredo doing a RINO chris shays and backstabbing Tom Delay, earlier this year.
Actually, if the President were to make a strong push for Tancredo's bill publicly, it would pass, because the public response to it would be positive. What's in there that the public would be opposed to? It's only the politicians that don't like it. Why you and a few others continue to cover for them is beyond me.
Something has to be done sooner or later, they can't ignore the problem forever. Hopefully they'll start with enforcement legislation first as Delay promised.
Textbook case of projection.
By the way, it's not smearing when it's the truth.
Even if he did, that would not translate into Congrssional support for Tancredo.
I would suggest that deer stands be erected at every mile marker along the border and that volunteers man those deer stands to shoot anything that walks. Coyotes will take care of the carcasses!
Need a volunteer??????
End of subject, end of discussion........
Build the fence, concrete not chain-link, under a works program like the TVA.
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Capture the Illegals, and put them to work. Give them a living wage. Meaning if they don't work, they don't eat, they don't live. Have the Illegals build our border fence.
If Vincente Fox doesn't like it, we can tell him:
"Its work even Americanos that are negro won't do.
The only smearing going on is you of Tancredo, despite his solid conservative voting record. I don't understand why, he always spoke well of you.
You don't have enough votes to pass anything on a straight vote and you never will.
Try it on an amendment and the Senate will ram it back down your throat. They gave Sensenbrenner and the House a walk on Real ID and they won't be so polite next time.
Put detained illegals on a chain-gang like we used to have and have them build the damn thing. As is, illegals that have been detained are simply taken to court and given a date when they have to show up for their hearing. Most don't subsequently show up of course. Instead of just letting them go, we can make them work on building the wall in the meantime.
So...is amnesty a plan?
What if you call it something else?
"...no fence in the desert..."
Fine. Mine field.
If the Senate refuses to look at anything that clamps down on illegal immigration then we'll never see anything passed. The status quo is unacceptible and it jeopardizes the GOP majority so not considering congressional amendments may be a risky gamble on their part.
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