Posted on 02/02/2008 8:42:17 AM PST by devere
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While President George W. Bush has maintained neutrality among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney's hard-line stance on immigration.
Bush is upset that Romney changed his position on the issue, compared to what it had been when he was governor of Massachusetts, at the expense of the president's immigration reform. Bush and Sen. John McCain are not close, but the president is grateful for McCain's support on Iraq and immigration.
A footnote: The president's younger brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has not endorsed any presidential candidate. But he and his political allies were behind Romney's losing effort in last Tuesday's Florida primary.
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President Bush and his good buddy John McCain still intend to stuff an immigration amnesty down our throats.
I'm calling total bullcrap by Novak (surprise?). What is the source? Anonymous friend who overheard Bush privately? What a load of... That being said Bush and McCain are amnesty guys... my support goes to Mitt. Still this "story" is rubbish.
he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney’s hard-line stance on immigration.
Freaking shocked I tell you.
I am thankful that the man for whom I voted twice is leaving forever.
Pot calling the kettle black. Governor Bush was against nation building.
Unbelievable. Amnesty will guarantee democRAT hegemony in the congress and the whitehouse for decades. The legal/illegals will vote democRAT even though they are the party of abortion-on-demand.
This issue alone is a good reason to vote for Romney. We have to close those borders or we will all be forced to speak Spanish. Vote for Romney!
What was Bob Novak’s position on amnesty? I forget. Is he telling us this in a misguided effort to undermine Romney, or is he doing it to prop him up? Or simply because it’s true?
McCain has poked sticks in Bush’s eye repeatedly, beginning with his disgusting ploy over the Bob Jones visit in the 2000 campaign. So it says something about their fanatical dedication to illegal amnesty if the two of them are coming together now.
It may also suggest that they actually believe what Mitt is now saying about amnesty. Mitt is a businessman, and money making businessmen generally favor amnesty, because it makes them richer. But maybe Mitt really means it?
I guess the question is.. are those calling McCain McAmnesty having problems respecting the christian side of their own beliefs. I mean treating any person like garbage and like an inferior human begin is not christian.. even if they are illegal immigrants
It’s really easy for Romney and many Freepers on this board to say “Don’t come!” to Mexicans close by.. because you have had this blessing in your life perhaps many generations. It’s not an easy moral question.. there are unjust laws, just as there are unjust men.
I agree we need to enforce our borders, but don’t badmouth the 95% of illegal immigrants that are here or want to come.. they are just like you and me.
The country clubbers are angry at the regular joes who stopped them from granting amnesty to their illegal employees.
While President George W. Bush has maintained neutrality among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney’s hard-line stance on immigration
Mitt must be another lazy, bigoted vigilante.
Now I am almost loving the man!
W is wrong on immigration.
Mitt is right.
No wonder he doesn’t like his stance.
Ah ha.
Scratch a McCain supporter, find an amnesty supporter.
There is nothing un-Christian about having borders and immigration laws.
And there is nothing Christian about breaking those laws.
I'm starting to lean towards Romney at this point. Thank you George for making my decision a little easier to swallow.
xMFR
No, maybe they are just, exactly like you, but not me. I obey the law.
On issues that are important to me, illegal immigration is near the top...
Sincere or not, I will vote for Romney until he too, begins to support those who invated my country.
Yeppers.
Are you freaking serious or having the effects from drinking an alcoholic beverage? Do you know that most of these illegals aren't here to work but to wreak havoc on our neighborhoods & lifestyles? MS-13 Central American gangbangers who sneak over the border? Do you think I'm going to show compassion for these people?
No country can maintain it’s national sovereignty with open borders. It is a recipe for disaster. Mexico’s immigration laws are actually much more stringent than US immigration law. And guess what? Believe it or not, Mexico actually enforces their immigration policy, unlike the US.
No they are not. They are criminal lawbreakers expecting to have what is not theirs to "get."
This is where I am at as well. If we don't win the border battle nothing else matters. we lose our country.
Regards
Most likely the story is bull.
That said Bush was wrong on amnesty and right on taxes and judges. Mitt is right on all three items while McCain fails all three items.
“I obey the law.”
Yes, I bet you have never gotten a speeding ticket.. that puts other drivers at some level of risk, based on your speed, circumstances and disregard for law at some level. Like 90% of us in the US.. that has gotten speeding tickets.
Load of Novak.
“they are just like you and me.”
No, actually, I am my family obey the laws of our state and the United States.
Those favoring another immigration amnesty actually are against the rule of law in the USA. The whole issue is not about immigration, it is about the rule of law, and whether or not it will prevail. Both major parties, for differing reasons, are corrupt, and willing to destroy the rule of law to serve their own corrupt purposes.
Bush is upset that Romney changed his position on the issue, compared to what it had been when he was governor of Massachusetts, at the expense of the president’s immigration reform.
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Yes,
RINO Romney has only kust “changes” from his support of the AMNESTY Bill and his “pathway to citizenship, we cant send them back”
RINO Romney also hired illegal aliens for 10 years
transgression more than sin.
Not true. Encouraging people to willfully disobey just laws is a very great sin, indeed.
yes.. like you have never taken a 90 MPH+ in a 65 speed limit.. which risks lives. For fun or in a hurry.
I know most of us have at times.
You are defending the indefensible.
I freely admit to speeding at times, in my country. I don't drive drunk and kill folks in someone elses country I snuck into.
You love the illegals don't you? Why no concern for Americas poor or American victims of your illegal freinds? Are you an employer?
W is wrong on immigration.
Mitt is right.
No wonder he doesn’t like his stance.
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President Bush does not like the fact that RINO Romney has CHANGED his pro-illegal alien stance and is not pushing AMNESTY while he is running for POTUS
Dont worry George, RINO Romney will be back over on your side, real soon...
We may be lacking sources on this, but it is credible nevertheless. I have not seen any support from the Bush clan for Romney, although perhaps Poppy is not as keen on open borders as his sons are. George W. and Jeb are rabidly pro-Mexican, pro-Latin America; the determination to grant amnesty was the most passionate part of this week’s SOTU address. GWB was set to enact amnesty in August 2001; that and globalism have been his agenda from day one.
If you want a real Republican in the pre-neocon mold and someone who can straighten up this mess, vote for Mitt Romney.
Of course it’s wrong. But it’s less evil than other things we consider legal.
It’s legal for a rich man to live in a $10 million mansion.. but why can’t the same man just have a very nice $2 million mansion and give the rest to the poor? He still has nice stuff, but he has understood the purpose of his riches are not to stuff his own mouth or his family’s mouths with pilled up riches.. it’s like “Let them eat cake”
I have noticed that, with very few exceptions, the illegal lovers have personally benefited in some way, whether through employing them, marrying them, or otherwise profiting off them, through the presence of illegals in this country.
Mr. Bush, there’s the door. Don’t hit yourself in the a** as you leave. And, oh, by the way, once you make your way out, how about taking enough time off from your pampered, lap-of-luxury existence to come down here where we commoners live to see the havoc your illegal amigos and amigas (not to mention their myriad of illegitimate little ninas) are wreaking on the country you’re so eager to turn over to them?
So, you're a socialist, too? Excuse me while I puke!
The illegals treat American citizens like garbage.
You are on the wrong site.
Bush shouldn’t worry—Romney doesn’t mean it. It’s just hokum to fool primary voters into voting for him. Romney pretends he’s going to make all the illegals leave the country. There’s a better chance that the Cubs will go 162-0 this season than that that will happen.
lolol!
Yes, I am an employer, but not of illegals.
I just feel like all the Freepers on this board are taking for granted being US citizens.. like they are somehow more deserving of this citizienship than any other person in the world. It’s a huge advantage to live here in the US.. a born right of course.. so we are KINGs of the world on the basis of this citizenship.. we need to lower ourselves down a notch and be nice to those who want the same thing.
You know what, since you love the illegals so much, why don’t you and all of your amnesty supporting friends PAY FOR THEM. You can work for the rest of your life to finance the illegals, since you seem to be so concerned about their welfare.
who cares.
“You are on the wrong site.”
Christ said give all to the poor and follow him. I’m on the right site. It’s not government, it’s personal choice to do that.. and the right choice. This is the pure love of Christ.
Yeah, there is always something in it for them. In this case I'm thinking this guy feels he's better than the rest of us, he is a "compassionate conservative". (Hmmmm, here have I heard that before?
He is superior. And all it costs him was our country.
Regards
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1963769/posts
Romney Appoints Hazleton Defender Kris Kobach To Advisor On Immigration
That’s a good point, but how paid for you and your family to be where you are today? Generations of Americans did what you can’t do for yourself.. protecting the nation and making it what it is today.
So, you need to be appreciative of what you have, and be little more humble. The Illegal Immigrants situation needs a more compasionate approach, not treating them like garbage.
The author has most everything backwards in this. What a maroon.
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