No one believes in comprehensive solutions. They believe in action they can see. No one believes in the wisdom of government, but they do believe it has a certain brute power.
If Peggy were twenty years younger she and I would be a couple.
<flame retardent undies firmly in place>
and BTW, off subject, Reagan gave amnesty; Bush is not. :)
</flame retardent undies firmly in place>
Despite your "Peggy Noonan Alert", I thought her commentary regarding the current immigration debacle was spot on.
Peggy has "too much God" in her columns.
Peggy Noonan's worst moment was in response to Bush's SOTU, when he spoke about using Democracy as a wedge to try to break down the Muslim terror base. It may or may not work, but it was a worthy policy.
She was widely criticized for her comments on Harriet Miers. But about that, she was right. That nomination was disastrous.
And she is right about this speech, too. Too little, too late. Bush needed to repair relations with his base, and he failed to do it. He needed to lead the country on the immigration crisis, and he failed to do it, or even to explain what the crisis is about.
Bush has an absolute blind spot on the problem of illegal immigration, and it shows once again. Those who support Bush, or who have supported him, among whom I would count myself, should be very worried about this. Bush is not just disappointing his base, he is damaging himself and his party. He still just doesn't get it.
"I continue to believe the administration's problem is not that the base lately doesn't like it, but that the White House has decided it actually doesn't like the base. That's a worse problem. It's hard to fire a base. Hard to get a new one."
Wow, touche ... even Noonan is soured on Bush.
And here am I, I stoutly defended Bush through many a deal-breaks against the conservative grain, from medicare drugs to Miers (although I opposed both decisions, I supported the President). But at this point, why bother?
he's going out of his way to promulgate the most libral policy decision and the largest expansion in welfare in the past 2 decades.
If it passes, we can definitely say that Bush is more liberal than Clinton on domestic policy.
Both Ms Noonan and the President left out the motivating factor in drawing the Mexicans North - unscrupulous companies with chicken processing operations or any other kind of labor intensive work.
That is the draw and until some of these bigwigs get prison for generating this huge problem the hordes from south of the border will continue to come, fences or not, National Guard or not, beefed up border guards or not.
"I continue to believe the administration's problem is not that the base lately doesn't like it, but that the White House has decided it actually doesn't like the base."
Enough said.
Many are confused with the president and certain senators on this issue. Many think these politicians:
1) have a heart for illegal immigrants- WRONG! or
2) are reaching out to illegals and trying to build their respective constituencies for the future- MOSTLY WRONG!
In their worldview, it's a world of business and sovereign nations only serve to restrict business operations. Who needs borders? Free trade, cheap labor, and open borders for all! Yep, they're all one world government whores sold out to their big business constituents. That's the only explanation that is consistent with their actions over the last 20 years. In truth, they've all sold us down the river for big business and a one world government which will benefit.... you guessed it.... big business. Wake up, sheeple!
Ouch.
Looks like Peggy agrees with my post #30 in this statement.
higher brotherhood= big business + one world government advocates
Sadly to say it... but that is the way I felt it too...
Oh dear....Peggy Noonan is now a troll to FR's sternest.
LOL
read later
"Why would Tom Hanks lend his prestige to such a film? Why would Ron Howard? They're both already rich and relevant."
They've made their deals with the Left---or they wouldn't be the successes they are in the movie business. When the orders come down, they march.
the perceived detachment of the political elite from people on the ground, and a new distance between the president and his traditional supporters.
My definition of a political elite in this context is that Americans are too stupid understand when amnesty is repackaged under the name of earned citizenship. The Senate Bill with Hagel's name on it was written by Kennedy staffers. Political elitism and disdain for the common sense of the American people has always been spelled K E N N E D Y.
Oh Peggy...Oh Peggy... /slovering. I always knew you were so talented ever since I saw you in that TV show a while ago. You had a leather jacket and those cute sports slacks that accentuated well... you know... uhm.... yeah... :)
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