I supported Bush in both elections. And I'm sorry, but he attacked the Minutemen without apparently understanding their approach and their agenda, and he has, over his term, refused to take border security seriously. He is alienating a large chunk of his base, and also giving our enemies the means to enter this country and attack us. I think "foolish" is a very appropriate term for that negligence, both politically and governmentally. If you find that too harsh, tough. Because that's the way I feel - and there are many, many others who feel the same way - just research the conference that the Heritage Foundation is having this week over the unwillingness to secure the borders to see how pervasive this sentiment is.
Ah!
"Pervasive sentiment."
No third term.
I was outraged when Pres. Bush stood next to vincente fox, who gives his people pamphlets on how to enter and live in the US illegally, and called law abiding citizens, who were simply trying to do the job our elected officials should have taken care of years ago, "vigilantes". What a slap in the face. How long are we supposed to give the Republicans to listen to us before someone gets fed up?
The party that takes care of the border issues will win the next election. And I am NOT happy that the Dems are pretending to be the party that is most concerned about it. If the GOP loses their majority power in 2006 over their inaction on this and other issues, it will be too late to be angry.