Posted on 06/18/2007 8:19:53 PM PDT by Politicalmom
MARIETTA, Ga., June 18 — If President Bush thought he could win support for a comprehensive immigration bill by promising to secure the border and step up law enforcement, he would be dismayed by the reaction here.
Mark A. Johnson, with his wife, Ann. “Everybody can see the folly of it, everybody but the politicians,” Mr. Johnson said of the immigration bill.
“It’s all window dressing,” said Mark A. Johnson, a real estate lawyer in this fast-growing suburb of Atlanta. “We don’t believe the government has the will to enforce any of these promises. Everybody can see the folly of it, everybody but the politicians.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Southerner’s have seen carpet-baggers before. Bush, Graham, Lott....the faces change but the game’s the same.
Skepticism won’t stop them. Outrage might.
Just say NO to Illegal Alien Amnesty!! Keep calling!! It’s NOT OVER!!
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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
So let me guess...
the NYT have found that Georgians disagree with Bush on this subject, so suddenly we aren’t all hootch-swillin’, dog-kickin’, gun-totin’, truck-drivin’, teeth-missin’, wife-beatin’ rednecks?
Whatever.
The word is getting out...
You can’t trust Bush about anything to do with the mexican border :nothing”
Edging away??? You guys had better run like hell! And of greater importance--renounce the damn thing!
Have you read it??? All 700-or-so pages of it??? Which version??? Any of them??? Any of it???
Nobody knows what's in this "bill"!
To attempt to foist an unknown thing like this--loaded with Time Bombs and no telling what other kinds of Bombs--on the American people is outrageous--and dangerous! No wonder we are furious!
If it is not the ultimate in irresponsibility, it's worse: It's the ultimate in treachery!
The American people are seriously QUESTIONING YOUR JUDGMENT!
LOL ... Exactly right!
Should have stopped there.
We conservative patriots wear your name callings as badges of honor Sen. Flimsey Grah-AMNESTY.....
In my opinion it's too late. I mean, string em along, make em think if they back away they won't get tossed. Then toss em anyway.
We have about as much chance of seeing illegal stopped at the border as we do of seeing Ted Kennedy (The man who wrote this joke) finally facing charges of Negligent manslaughter.
Yes. Kick ‘em out at the first opportunity—if not right now.
“The provision of the bill that appeals most to Hispanic groups and many Democrats — a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants — generates the most opposition from conservatives.”
This is a standard left MSM meme. Conservatives “hate” the soft sounding “path” to citizenship. It’s like Karl Rove has them in a mind control vise.
This bill is instant legalization forever for 12-20 million for $250.00 per year under the Z Visa provisions.
Damn right, we remain skeptical.
That’s the plan. We may have a FReeper running if nobody else gets in.
No. But those Neanderthals at the NYTimes are.
Your about right I lost my head there for awile.
Your about right I lost my head there for awile.
I could not concur with you more.
Seems like if you made him think he was already done for, you'd lose your leverage. You have to make him think it's just a temporary spat, that as long as he votes correctly on this, all will be forgotten. Then, even if he votes correctly, when it comes time for a primary, oppose him with vigor for even thinking about it,and wasting everyone's time making us write/call/email to get him to do the obviously right thing. But for now, you make him think it's recoverable.
Actually, that the NY Times gave voice to Democrats who oppose is quite a new and good development.
“So let me guess...
the NYT have found that Georgians disagree with Bush on this subject, so suddenly we aren’t all hootch-swillin’, dog-kickin’, gun-totin’, truck-drivin’, teeth-missin’, wife-beatin’ rednecks?”
I wouldn’t dare beat my wife! ;)
I wonder why the NYT would place this article now? (or what’s the specific agenda behind the article?)
And who is the author, Robert Pear?
Mr. Johnson, the real estate lawyer, said: “Senator Kennedy must have some sort of Svengali influence on people. They go into a backroom negotiation with him, and they come out bamboozled.”
Pact with the devil is more like. Everyone should be required to bring a crucifix into a room that he is in.
I used to say McCain was the politician I hated most in D.C. I'm revising that to kennedy. While McCain (and Lott) are usually at the heart of embracing anything rotten that happens in the GOP, Kennedy usually is the instigator. think what a better world it would be if those two were removed. And they can take Lott with them.
I wonder which phrase Conservatives would hate more if polled.
“Compassionate Conservative” or “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”?
It would be a tight race, the former used to win the prize. i think the latter would take it now.
Sure, so long as the bill is finally killed, support for it will be recoverable. But if anyone who supported the bill ever wants my vote they will have to manage an apology that makes even Zumbo's look weak.
Skeptical hell, we are pissed. Bush has left the resevation as far as conservatives are concerned and has taken our sentors with him. Shamless will be defeated next year.
Not me. Chambliss and Isakson are toast. They ran on “No amnesty”. I called Chambliss’ office early on and was told that he didn’t know how he would vote. I hung up and immediately was confronted by the picture of my senators yukking it up with The Swimmer,after helping to put it together.
I called the office back and BLASTED them, and they tried some lame “He’s being framed by the media” excuse.
Then they both proceeded to make public statements about how stupid and uneducated their constituents were, and then they claimed that the furor was dying down.
They can NEVER be trusted again. I am watching them with a gimlet eye from now on. They proved they are not conservatives.
Umm...
You'd have to be a fool to accept the apology of a swindler.
ps—who’s zumbo?
The gun columnist who used the term “terrorist weapons” and said real hunters don’t use semi-automatic rifles....or something along those lines.
That picture is definitely worth a thousand words. Have you printed it off and sent it to the White House yet?
Then why did they vote in the majority for “pro-amnesty for illegal immigrants” Republican Whitehead in Tuesdays special Congressional election if they truly did have trouble with immigration?
Despite Bush’s Promises, Georgians Remain Skeptical About Immigration Bill...
a few of us in NJ also remain NOT skeptical but deadset against the Immigration Bill....
Saying it like it is...
ping
He says a fence won't work, then says we would be keeping out Hispanics with one. Well, if a fence can keep out Hispanics that would be over half the borders jumpers. I'd like to see a photo of this guys home. I'll bet he has a fence. If someone who's making money off illegals says a fence won't work, it tells me they fear it'll greatly reduce their client base.
I don't see why we should care how Central & South America feel, they protect their borders without creating ill will.
Mr. Smith endorsed the idea of legal status for illegal immigrants.
“They should be naturalized, become citizens and pay taxes,” Mr. Smith said. “If you don’t give them an amnesty, you will drive them further underground.”
Well, at least he calls it what it is, amnesty. I'm ready to "drive them further underground", along with anyone who has assisted them in any way.
Why are we even having this argument over illegal immigration? As I recall, this whole push for legalization got started with Americans demand for a stop to illegal immigration. If we'd wanted them here we would not have complained about them. I don't see that legalizing them will solve any of the problems that got me upset in the first place. They'll still be; having children on my dime, crowding our schools and hospitals, destroying our culture. Even debating legalizing the invaders is an insult to me and my family.
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