Posted on 06/08/2007 2:50:54 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
An immigration alliance with Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts is damaging Arizona Sen. John McCain and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham among conservative Republicans.
The damage to the two Republican senators caused by their support for Mr. Kennedy's immigration bill -- which was blocked by a Senate filibuster last night -- is especially clear in Mr. Graham's home state, scene of an early presidential primary next year.
"I'm very wary of a Republican who is talking to Ted Kennedy," Rick Beltram, Republican Party chairman for Spartanburg County, S.C., told The Washington Times yesterday, after it was reported that Mr. Graham and Mr. McCain had first checked with Mr. Kennedy before deciding to vote with the Massachusetts Democrat on an amendment to the Senate bill.
The Kennedy-McCain alliance was criticized by one of Mr. McCain's Republican presidential rivals, Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo.
"John McCain has always prided himself as a man who marches to the beat of a different drummer," Mr. Tancredo told The Times yesterday. "How depressing to learn that the drummer is Ted Kennedy."
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Why in the hell not!
They can't find one man to run against linsey graham, or is it they don't want to find someone. If there ever was an example of the system being broken this is it.
Instead, it's the likes of John Kyl, and Presidente Jorge Boosh, who wasn't called that in my house until this bill, who are the real damaged ones.
When Bush Sr. awarded the 2003 George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service to the fat murderer from Massachusetts he practically dry-humped him with a gushing display of obsequious love.
But then, the Bush’s always do seem to get a pass for the slavish deference they’re willing to pay to leftists and to leftist ideas.
I know I’m going to actively work aganst my Senator Mel Martinez who also is the head of the G.O.P.
I sent him an e-mail stating my disdain for his support of the amnesty deal and he sent me a request for a donation to the national party.
Screw you Mel.
This is unacceptable! SC's State GOP Convention needs to get rid of Goober and field someone else worthy of the office with strong Conservative credentials.
I want to see a bill that does one this first: secure the borders, tighten them down, no one comes in without papers. Where is this bill?
Because these officials are otioseously moderate!
Please, for the love that is all sacred and holy, remove these rinos.
Conservatives get some gonads and start fighting BIG TIME!
>>”John McCain has always prided himself as a man who marches to the beat of a different drummer,” Mr. Tancredo told The Times yesterday. “How depressing to learn that the drummer is Ted Kennedy.”
Doh! That’s gonna leave a mark.
Someone suggested sending The GOP Moderate/Rinos Peso's for donations!!
Now, that would be a great thing to do...That's how conservatives should fight back, but we have to do it in strong enough numbers!
It ain’t over folks. Fox is reporting that that the “Repubican negotiators” are pushing to bring it back in a couple of weeks.
We have work to do. We need to keep hammering away at our Senators. This fight has just begun.
They’ll be re-elected. Count on it.
It was not a filibuster. It was a failed cloture vote.
The Senate is too lazy to actually do a filibuster anymore.
The amnesty exhibit is the most flagrant abuse of public trust by the legislature in my lifetime.
The Senators displaying even the least bit squishyness on the subject have drawn indelible messy marks of disgrace upon themselves.
“Amnesty John” is toast.
Fred Thompson is going to sweep into the lead by Labor Day, and he’ll ride the “security first” train to victory next year.
Harry Reid saying it was President Bush’s fault just helped Thompson more than anything.
The reason primaries are rare is because Senate campaigns are extremely expensive and unless the party leaders bless the challenger, the challenger doesn't stand a chance. So then why do the party leaders continue to support Graham (and other RINO incumbants)? Because the relatively few people who give the most money to and/or raise the most money for the state GOP, in general, and Graham, specifically, don't want to see their investments go to waste. They have spent a hugh amount of money bribing their boy -- I mean buying access -- and if they support the challenger and lose, then they run the risk of jeapardizing the relationship with the incumbant that they have brought -- I mean nurtured -- over the years. And financially supporting the challenger means starting from scratch.
And it should make the Bush family damaged goods for the rest of time.
They passed it last year, so no need for a new law, it's old history right? It was titled the Secure Fence Act of 2006, had all the provisions of the AMNESTY bill, only more.
Nothing stops anyone from dusting off the forgotten 1986 AMNESTY Act and enforcing those "old laws". See a trend here? The operative word here is not can we enforce the border, it's WILL we enforce the border.
Wonder what Lindsay Graham was threatened with when he was one of the 13 Senators who fought to get Clinton impeached? That must have been one hell of a FBI file or whattever for him to turn so completely.
Elections are important.
You ain’t kidding. I can’t believe the good people of SC can’t scrape up anyone, a bum, to run against Lindsey. Hell, vote for his Democratic challenger then, just to make an example to other RINO’s.
Who were the guys 'hanging-out' with Condit?
“Arizona Sen. John McCain and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham among conservative Republicans.”
Since when did these two become conservative Republicans?
That beats me.
I have two senators working actively to destroy this nation:
Schumer and Clinton.
Not just that. They're out of touch with reality!
And not just them! It's Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, the rest of these jerks--and especially George Bush! It is high time to question their judgment!
Seeking guidance from Teddy Kennedy--of all people??? If they're willing to risk only their own necks by deferring to that klunk that's their business--but the United States!?!! The American people!?!! The future of our children!?!!
Saxby Chambliss' famous words are going to come back to haunt him.
If state Republican officials can not or will not find a replacement for Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss, and Johnny Isakson, it will be time to abandon the Republican Party. I can’t suggest an alternative right now—certainly not the Anti-American Party of Decadence and Karl Marx (i.e. the Democrat Party)! But if the Republicans are accepting the de facto leadership of the likes of Teddy Kennedy—what’s the difference?
They had bloody wellbetter find somebody other than Graham to run next time or they will lose and lose big time. He needs his arse kicked NOW and not after he loses an election and just drifts away. He needs to be made an example of as does McCain. NOW.
McCain is finished now. He will never be President, except in his dreams.
It's not enough to scream what we don't want, we need to let the bastards in DC know what it is we DO want...fortunately it's easily condensed: CLOSE THE BORDERS NOW
I hate to extend such an unpleasant metaphor, but, when you think about it, the Bush’s have always found it easy to slip in and out of bed, figuratively speaking of course, with some very unsavory characters, including Democrat politicians.
And he sent you a request for a donation? He just effectively spit in your face, and probably in the faces of many other conservative Republicans. Thank you, Mr. President, for elevating this POS above his station. Anything above bellhop would be above Martinez’s station. He and Gonzales both have that gormless look about them, and evidently the gormlessness is right to the bone in both of them. Thanks again, Mr. President!
It seems to me that the time is right for someone bright, intelligent, and of sound judgment to present himself or herself to the South Carolina Republican Party as a viable alternative to Lindsey. Surely the State Republican hierarchy is aware of the enormous liability he now is to them.
Replace Republican with Conservative.
This action of amnesty seems to warrant a strong change from tradition, and a attempt to unseat him.
Not doing so will alienate the party further from the grassroots.
The Bush’s do not get a pass from me anymore.
| 6/07 JOHN & KEN SHOW, LOS ANGELES - these guys are warriors in the fight against the invasion |
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| Posted by doug from upland On 06/07/2007 5:43:14 PM CDT · 7 replies · 275+ views KFI in Los Angeles ^ | 6-7-07 | dfu JOHN AND KEN ONLINE John and Ken just said that a source on the scene in D.C. told them that before Lindsey Graham and Jon Kyl cast their latest vote, they checked with Ted Kennedy. Listen and comment on the show. |
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Awwwwww....
Geraldo is on Fox&Friends, lamenting the failure of amnesty for illegals.
[forgot: Tissue alert!!!!]
lol
RINO’s & ‘Rats...time to clean house in Congress!
The 2008 Conservative Revolution has started.
Now all we need is a dyed in the wool Conservative to lead the revolution in 2008!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Yes. The amnesty crisis!
And it's not only the Congress.
When George Bush took the oath of office, he swore to uphold the laws of the United States. That means enforcing them! He has failed to do this! He not only failed to enforce the immigration laws--he refused to enforce them!
For this he has earned--and deserves--the scorn and the fury of the American people!
9/11 was never repeated because of his attentive leadership, and his tax cuts stimulated the U.S. economy to unprecedented heights of prosperity. For this he is to be praised.
However he enlarged the federal budget! He increased federal entitlements--notably by his prescription drug plan! He refused to nullify the Supreme Court's absurd Eminent Domain Decision! He refused to support our Border Patrol Agents! Through his negligence he allowed the U.S. Congress to fall to the Democrats in 2006 and placed Congress and the Presidency in jeopardy in 2008! And most notably, he refused to enforce U.S. immigration laws and allowed the present crisis to reach this dangerous level!
For all this he is to be scorned!
If, through his negligence and refusal to enforce immigration laws, if through his refusal to secure the Mexican Border, disaster should strike America--through terrorist infiltration--or by seriously empowering the dangerous Democrat Party--or anything else, the present scorn and fury of the American people will become much, much worse.
IMO Mr. Bush sucking up to Bill Clinton hurt him even more.
It would be interesting to find out how many of those Senators voting against this monstrosity are up for re-election in 08.
Mark Pryor (D-AR) is one.
Maybe the reverberations from the 06 election are stronger than the bot-loyalists wanted to believe.
I would be very surprised if McCain even got re-elected to the Senate from Arizona, much less POTUS, after this immigration debacle. Time to retire gracefully, John. Go home and sit in your rocking chair in the nice Arizona sun.
You are right. The Federal Government needs to be sued (class action) to compel them to enforce existing laws. The fence has already been approved/funded and yes, the supposed “teeth” in the 1986 shamnesty was never implemented/enforced. If anyone is an attorney out there, I would absolutely give generously to fund a suit.
I think some of these people have gone around the bend drunk with power.
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