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Hillary Clinton Blasts President Bush on Border Security
NewsMax ^ | 7/4/05 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 07/04/2005 2:52:34 PM PDT by wagglebee

2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is blasting President Bush for lax enforcement of the nation's immigration laws, saying the White House has dropped the ball on border security and put the country at risk for another major terrorist attack.

In a statement posted to her newly revamped official Senate web site, Clinton charges: "The Bush administration is failing to meet what should be the basic requirements of immigration policy: continuing our American tradition of welcoming immigrants who follow the rules and are trying to build a better life for their families, while strengthening national security in a post 9-11 world."

In a potentially potent bid to win Red State support in 2008, the former first lady is playing the role of tough cop:

"Our current immigration laws need to be reformed," she urges. "We need a better solution to the question of illegal immigration which recognizes the conflict between the need to enforce the law, and the reality that too many employers are using undocumented workers today."

Clinton says that while "this administration has failed to provide the resources to protect our borders, or a better system to keep track of entrants to this country . . . I welcome the addition of more border security."

She pins blame for the failure directly on the Oval Office, saying, "President Bush refused to provide the necessary funding in his Fiscal Year 2006 proposed budget sufficient to hire all of the border patrol agents that had been authorized."

"Fortunately," Clinton adds, "during the Senate’s debate on the budget in March of 2005, we passed an amendment to provide increased funding for border patrol agents."

Then, in a none-too-subtle dig at GOP foot-dragging on the immigration issue, Clinton says: "I hope the Republican leadership will support the maintenance of this funding, to provide the resources necessary to properly protect our borders."


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To: varon

Hitlery is not "right." She may be saying the right things, but that means nothing.


121 posted on 07/04/2005 4:28:28 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee

From Hillarys statements on illegals Ive come to the conclusion that her posisition is not meaningfully different from Bushs. Though, being a democrat, she would probably be proud of what that position would mean in terms of a massive increase of permanent residence and citizenship from hispanic countries alone.


122 posted on 07/04/2005 4:29:05 PM PDT by mthom
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To: wagglebee
She may be saying the right things, but that means nothing.

She's saying the truth and that means a lot!

123 posted on 07/04/2005 4:31:24 PM PDT by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: varon

No it doesn't, because if she was in office it would be even worse!


124 posted on 07/04/2005 4:38:01 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: Arkie2

right on


125 posted on 07/04/2005 4:38:53 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: timpad
But then, I'd love to see my lottery ticket contain the right numbers.

I figure that if I am going to be lucky enough to win the lottery, I will also be lucky enough to find the winning lottery ticket so I don't buy them.

126 posted on 07/04/2005 4:39:12 PM PDT by Colorado Doug
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To: wagglebee
I can't believe the nerve of this b*tch!

Agreed. You KNOW she doesn't mean it. It was her hubby that signed the NAFTA agreement wasn't it? She will say or do anything she has to if it will help her to become President. God help us if she succeeds.

127 posted on 07/04/2005 4:39:54 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (Something ate my tag line.....)
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To: wagglebee

It's good politics. I bet she will hammer on trade too.


128 posted on 07/04/2005 4:40:56 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/janicerogersbrown.htm)
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To: wagglebee
Hard to believe that a Republican president is to the left of Hillary Clinton on the illegal immigration invasion but facts are facts...
129 posted on 07/04/2005 4:42:44 PM PDT by Walkin Man
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To: SandRat

Good post.


130 posted on 07/04/2005 4:43:56 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: isthisnickcool

doing something nasty at some point.


I agree and I thought it would be this weekend - sometimes I enjoy being wrong.


131 posted on 07/04/2005 4:45:59 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: NewLand

Very good! And we know she has ALL THEIR votes.


132 posted on 07/04/2005 4:46:54 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: John Jorsett

Yes, junior senator, I know I have a problem and your only problem is the vast right wing conspiracy, right?


133 posted on 07/04/2005 4:48:27 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: wagglebee

134 posted on 07/04/2005 4:49:34 PM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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To: wagglebee
No it doesn't, because if she was in office it would be even worse!

So, you're saying Bush's dereliction of duty to secure our borders is OK and acceptable because if someone else was President (Hillary), it would be worse?

What kind of convoluted logic is that?

135 posted on 07/04/2005 4:49:36 PM PDT by varon (Allegiance to the constitution, always. Allegiance to a political party, never.)
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To: NordP
A picture's worth a thousand words

The Queen of mean

136 posted on 07/04/2005 4:50:28 PM PDT by M. Espinola (Freedom is never free)
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To: varon

No, I'm saying that Hillary and her husband did nothing other than ignore terrorism for eight years, and there's no reason to believe she would be any different now.


137 posted on 07/04/2005 4:51:51 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: mthom
From Hillarys statements on illegals

They are all lies. She wouldn't do a damn thing about ILLEGAL immigration because she was instrumental in getting ILLEGALS into this country in 1996 to vote! She is lying! (again!)

138 posted on 07/04/2005 4:55:24 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: wagglebee
She is just pushing a wedge issue into the GOP by dividing and conquer.

Bill Clinton Poses Social Security Remedy (By Legalizing More Immigrants).

139 posted on 07/04/2005 4:55:33 PM PDT by avant_garde
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To: martin_fierro
She talks pretty tough for a woman whose husband pardoned a bunch of Puerto Rican terrorists.

And let's not even get started on the Airline Safety Commission (or whatever it was called) that was chaired by then VP AlGollum, who traded upgrades in airline security (i.e....uh...reinforced cockpit doors) for re-election donations.

140 posted on 07/04/2005 4:59:35 PM PDT by Christian4Bush (The modern Democratic Party: Attacking our defenders and defending our attackers.)
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