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Frustrated Frist pushes border security (No guest worker program. Does Bill Frist get it?)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^
| March 15, 2006
| Charles Hurt
Posted on 03/15/2006 1:44:52 PM PST by dennisw
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:44:56 PM PST
by
dennisw
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:46:25 PM PST
by
Stellar Dendrite
(UAE-- Funds HAMAS and CAIR, check my homepage [UPDATED FREQUENTLY])
To: dennisw
"Getting it" would be indicated by a call to enforce the existing laws.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:46:41 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: dennisw
Only thing Frist gets is that he wants to be President.
How will Allen vote on AMnesty?
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:46:46 PM PST
by
Gipper08
(Mike Pence in 2008)
To: dennisw; 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; ...
Ping!
Hmmm...maybe the Senate Majority Leader does indeed get it.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:46:49 PM PST
by
HiJinx
(~ www.proudpatriots.org ~ Serving Those Who Serve Us ~ Operation Easter/Passover ~)
To: dennisw
Is this some kind of ruse? Pandering tokenism? If something is too good to be true, it usually isn't...
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:47:54 PM PST
by
EagleUSA
To: dennisw
plans to introduce a bill that deals solely with border security as early as today.
Good! Lets deal with the mess one peace at a time to ensure that no amnesty program is attached.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:48:16 PM PST
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: HiJinx
Frist could be a very good ally in this debate. I for one would be willing to vote for him in 2008 if he got tough on the issue and backed it up by passing a tough law this year.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:48:19 PM PST
by
SC33
To: dennisw
Not a Frist fan, or anyone else at this time for that matter, but I'm willing to go with anyone who will address this and other serious matters.
To: dennisw
The bill would beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border, provide funding for thousands more border patrol agents and build small sections of fencing in areas of key traffic.Recent history shows that all that will do is shift the traffic elsewhere. Frist needs to beef up the bill to fence the entire border.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:51:29 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(I'm fat, I sleep most of the winter and I saw my shadow yesterday. Does that make me a groundhog?)
To: SC33
Frist could be a very good ally in this debate. I for one would be willing to vote for him in 2008 if he got tough on the issue and backed it up by passing a tough law this year.Same here. I curse the choice between John McCain and Hillary in 2008. I would vote for neither. I don't have a positive opinion of Bill Frist but if he makes a serious tilt to border enforcement then he's serious candidate for me.
Is Bill Frist thinking - "Why let the Democrats game this issue? Why let them steal it"?
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:53:00 PM PST
by
dennisw
(-Muslim's biggest enemy is the founder of Islam, Muhammad. Muslims are victims of this evil conman-)
To: dennisw
I think this is a good idea even though it is pure political pandering. I think we need to deal with the security before we worry about a guest worker program. We need an efficient way to send illegals caught in the US back to Mexico. I also think we should also look at inserting a tracking device in all criminals including illegals.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:54:50 PM PST
by
Ma3lst0rm
(Doing what is right is not contingent on whether the doing is easy.)
To: dennisw
"Is Bill Frist thinking - "Why let the Democrats game this issue? Why let them steal it"?"
I sure hope so. I wish our President would get the message as well.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:55:16 PM PST
by
SC33
To: cripplecreek
Does Bill Frist get it?No. This is a purely political stunt. And where are the demands and veto threats from the White House regarding immigration reform?
To: SC33; HiJinx
If Frist gets a bill through that strips guest workers' amnesty, one that builds a FENCE and not a turnstile, one that ceases the anchor baby epidemic, and one that handles felon employers of illegals severely, he'll find a nice donation from this reluctant donor.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:56:29 PM PST
by
azhenfud
(He who always is looking up seldom finds others' lost change.)
To: dennisw
Mr. Bill thinks he's gonna get the '08 nomination and knows he can't let the Dims get to his right on border security.
So9
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:58:21 PM PST
by
Servant of the 9
(" I am just going outside, and may be some time.")
To: dirtboy; EagleUSA; cripplecreek; Ma3lst0rm; right right; Stellar Dendrite; HiJinx
It is posturing.
I've seen the ads for his new PAC everywhere on the Internet, highlighting this bill.
That being said, at least he's finally getting it, which is more than can be said for most of his colleagues.
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posted on
03/15/2006 1:58:36 PM PST
by
Do not dub me shapka broham
("The moment that someone wants to forbid caricatures, that is the moment we publish them.")
To: dennisw
"take Mr. Specter's proposal and strip out the guest worker plan and provisions" Sounds like a plan to me.
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posted on
03/15/2006 2:00:12 PM PST
by
spokeshave
(I'd rather go hunting with Dick Chaney than drive over a bridge with Ted Kennedy)
To: dennisw
I'll believe it when I see it, but this would be a great start.
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posted on
03/15/2006 2:00:56 PM PST
by
American Quilter
(Your resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing. - Abraham Lincoln)
To: Stellar Dendrite
Along with advancing the border security portion of the illegal immigration issue, Frist should demand the Feds enforce the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. This would prosecute and punish those employers who choose to violate the law by hiring illegals. Also, Frist might want to talk about removing existing legislation that helps illegals with medical services and welfare handouts.
The last action on the immigration reform issue should be to address a guest worker program. The VERY last.
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posted on
03/15/2006 2:01:03 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
(Secure our borders;punish employers who hire illegals;stop all welfare to illegals)
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