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Tancredo Throws Punches at Bush
Human Events ^ | February 9 2006 | Robert B. Bluey

Posted on 02/09/2006 12:18:44 PM PST by Reagan Man

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R.-Colo.) didn’t hold back in his criticism of President Bush this morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference—delivering what amounted to a presidential stump speech that could have easily been delivered in New Hampshire or Iowa.

Tancredo attacked the administration for its support of a guest-worker program for illegal aliens and its big-spending ways on education and Medicare prescription drugs.

“It is the President who is out of step with his party, not Tom Tancredo,” the Colorado Republican said to applause at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C.

Tancredo called for the repeal of two programs offered by President Bush: the No Child Left Behind Act and the Medicare prescription drug program. Both expanded the cost of government and drew the scorn of conservatives in Congress.

Tancredo said the Big Government policies of the Bush administration need to be halted. He said conservatives must return the GOP to a “party of individual rights and shouldn’t afraid to say it.”


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; bush; cpac; tancredo
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To: WestSylvanian

One thing is true. Unlike a majority of inside the Beltway politicos, on the immigration issue about 80% of Americans agree with Tancredo. NO AMNESTY, frontdoor or backdoor!


21 posted on 02/09/2006 12:50:12 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: Reagan Man; HiJinx; gubamyster


22 posted on 02/09/2006 12:50:31 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Reagan Man
Did you notice that Tanc got only 6 co-sponsers in the House for his immigration reform bill? And what's worse, Coburn and Vitters, who are former members of the House Immigration Caucus, refused to introduce Tanc's bill into the Senate.

OTOH, Tanc is very skilled at raising money. Pat and Bay are getting rich off of the money he is raising for Team America PAC.

23 posted on 02/09/2006 12:56:07 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin
Did you notice that Tanc got only 6 co-sponsers in the House for his immigration reform bill?

He's very good at banging pots and pans. Actually having an effect on legislation -- that's another story.

Tancredo doesn't have the votes to get his Bill passed. Nothing wrong with speaking out, but if he actually wants to improve on the status quo (not too difficult), then he'd be better off working with the President on passing legislation instead of posturing. Instead, he's going to find himself out of the room when the deals are cut.

24 posted on 02/09/2006 1:02:26 PM PST by You Dirty Rats (I Love Free Republic!)
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To: Reagan Man

Last December those of us who petition our Representatives opened the eyes of the House.

Tom Tancredo was finally acknowledged as the lead in actual public opinion against the selling out of our country by King Jorge.

Please join us this month and next month by signing up for www.numbersusa.com

We are a grass roots group of Americans who are not afraid to give our view, in mass, to our government.

We flooded the House with over 100 thousand phone calls, faxes and emails every day for a couple of weeks.

It worked on the House.

The Senate gets it next.

Its your country, take it back!


25 posted on 02/09/2006 1:03:39 PM PST by Pylot
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To: You Dirty Rats
Nobody has enough votes to get their bill passed. Thats why there is no immigration reform.

It has been that way since '99.

26 posted on 02/09/2006 1:04:43 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: Reagan Man

Tancredo just won't appeal to a thrid of the country who believe that there should be no countries or borders. He also probably won't appeal to another third of the country that wants to hire cheap labor without guilt. I'd say, unfortunately, his chances of being POTUS are near zero barring a terrorist nuclear attack in the US.


27 posted on 02/09/2006 1:06:34 PM PST by Hayzo
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To: You Dirty Rats
Instead, he's going to find himself out of the room when the deals are cut.

The Quisling Room is one room I hope he is never invited into.

Quisling: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.

28 posted on 02/09/2006 1:08:48 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Reagan Man

Go Tom Go! He can't win but he can help shape the issues for 08.


29 posted on 02/09/2006 1:12:38 PM PST by citizen (Yo W! Read my lips: No Amnistia by any name! And the White House has a fence around it!)
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To: Reagan Man

I am leery of anyone who speaks of themselves in the third person. :P


30 posted on 02/09/2006 1:15:06 PM PST by Constantine XIII
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To: Ben Ficklin
Don't lie. Team America is a grass roots organization that has the support of the 83 member House Immigration Reform Caucus and the majority of Americans too boot. No one is making a dime of profit off the donations to Team America. The money goes to the national grass roots efforts.

>>>> Did you notice that Tanc got only 6 co-sponsers in the House for his immigration reform bill?

You do know that a majority of Congressmen are opposed to real immigration reform. Most want amnesty. And like PresBush, most Beltway politicos favor a conintued flow of cheap illegal labor into the US. Appeasing GOP business donors, while they pander for Hispanic voters. Tancreo's proposal, HR3333, "Rewarding Employers that Abide by the Law and Guaranteeing Uniform Enforcement to Stop Terrorism Act of 2005 or the REAL GUEST Act of 2005", may not be popular with a majority of US Congressmen, but the American people will have the last word on this matter.

31 posted on 02/09/2006 1:18:09 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: You Dirty Rats
Nothing wrong with speaking out, but if he actually wants to improve on the status quo (not too difficult), then he'd be better off working with the President on passing legislation instead of posturing.

His "posturing" has been improving the situation, by forcing the rest of the party to introduce tougher and tougher bills. Of course, they still contain amnesty, which is why they should never be approved. But he's moving things in the right direction.

That, of course, is why so many of the quislings hate his guts. I fully encourage him to keep up the good work.

32 posted on 02/09/2006 1:18:20 PM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: Hayzo
"...I'd say, unfortunately, his chances of being POTUS are near zero barring a terrorist nuclear attack in the US..."

Well maybe there is still hope then. Maybe L.A. or SanFran could go up in flames and focus the remainder of the country on (1) the WAR, (2) immigration.
33 posted on 02/09/2006 1:18:51 PM PST by MaDeuce (Do it to them, before they do it to you!)
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To: Hayzo
Your numbers are off. 75-80% of voters want the federal government to crack down on illegal immigration.
34 posted on 02/09/2006 1:20:23 PM PST by inquest (If you favor any legal status for illegal aliens, then do not claim to be in favor of secure borders)
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To: You Dirty Rats
>>>>He's very good at banging pots and pans.

That's how you get noticed in politics.

Btw. Bush wants amnesty. Tancredo wants to enforce exisitng American law.

35 posted on 02/09/2006 1:20:30 PM PST by Reagan Man (Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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To: MaDuce

I live in the Bay Area, so that doesn't sound so good. However, I am in agreement with you that this country needs to get serious about these issues, or, continue to ignore them at their own peril. I don't disagree with Tancredo, I am just a realist looking at the country's current politcal climate.


36 posted on 02/09/2006 1:24:17 PM PST by Hayzo
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To: Travis McGee

Tancredo plays sacrificial "chase rabbit".

All the mongrels howl and some give chase.

Trav-doggie: What the hell are you doing barking at the moon?

Meantime, all you "loyal, fake Republican doggies", your yellow stripes down your backs gave you away long ago.


37 posted on 02/09/2006 1:27:07 PM PST by CBart95
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To: You Dirty Rats; Miss Marple

Excellent post, YDR!

We all know Tancredo doesn't carry water for the administration, and it's decidedly doubtful he could carry even one state in an election!


38 posted on 02/09/2006 1:28:08 PM PST by onyx
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To: Reagan Man

Guess nobody's reading Tancredo's press releases, he has to go to the stump.


39 posted on 02/09/2006 1:28:48 PM PST by AmishDude
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To: inquest

I don't disagree with the poll numbers, but, I bet if they would frame questions around how you would prevent illegal immigation and the consequences of such actions, the numbers would get much more squishy. There are those beholden to cheap labor.

Many people see this issue as only preventing terrorists from getting into the country. It is also about protecting jobs and a whole host of other things like taxes, healthcare costs, social security costs, and cultural issues.


40 posted on 02/09/2006 1:30:13 PM PST by Hayzo
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