Posted on 05/15/2006 7:45:36 PM PDT by bobsunshine
Today conservatives and Americans across this nation, especially those who voted for George W Bush, should be thankful for what we have accomplished and for having George Bush as President. My tolerance for the whiners who don’t get all they want, or who say the pace of getting America to become more responsive to conservative ideas is too slow, is totally used up. Tonight, when George Bush speaks his is going to discuss how we can take SOME steps towards getting a handle on immigration and the security threats it represents.
I want to give thanks to W for taking the war to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and for not shrinking from his course when the French and Germans bawked, when the UN whimpered, when the left wailed and when the right ran away.
I want to thank him for protecting all our families and neighbors since 9-11.
I want to thank him for reducing taxes and pulling this economy together since my family just about went under due to the economic hits from 9-11, and now I am working a dream job exploring the solar system.
I want to thank W for protecting the lives of some of the embryos who otherwise would have become a product to harvest for spare cells (to make spare parts).
I want to thank W for making the education system accountable and force it to produce statistics on its performance.
Thanks also for giving my 80+year old parents a prescription drug plan so they can live out their lives with dignity and in the best health preventive medicine can offer. I know that at their age to fix things once their broken is much harder than keeping them from breaking in the first place.
Thank you as well to the immigrants who come here and extend the American fabric and re-establish respect for the family and the work ethic. I still believe working without papers is aking to driving a car which is not properly registered. While not legal, it pales next to the people I deal with everyday in my 75 mile commute on the busy and dangerous DC Beltway. For perspective, I do not thank all the drivers chatting on the phone, reading, eating, doing their face who risk my LIFE with their casualness. I am less concerned about the immigrant workers coming to do top notch work on my house than the insane drivers who could kill me or my family. Let’s not even discuss how little thanks I have for drunk drivers (and drunk is only a few drinks away).
I want to thank LJSTrata for putting up with me for so long and keeping this site going through its first Blogoversart (5/18/06).
I owe a big thanks to Powerline this week for naming us Blog of the Week - which is an extreme honor we will cherish.
I want to thank my kids and family for being who they are.
I do not have any words of thanks to he those who leak national secrets to the media because they cannot address their issues through our established political processes. None. Anomous leaks are not a badge of honor.
I have no words of thanks to those who are so frustrated they have turned on Bush when he needs our support, and threaten to sit out elections. Why would I have any thanks for that kind of action? I am thankful we avoided a President Gore and President Kerry. Gore would have lost his mind after 9-11 (look at how he handled the 2000 election). And Kerry would have been so confused about what to do he would have signed legislation beforing vetoing it.
I am thankful for our new allies in Iraq, Afgahnistan, the UAE, Qatar and Pakistan. They are not perfect allies, but they are better than enemies. Just like Bush is 100 fold better than a manic Gore or a confused Kerry. I thank Bush for doing all he did, and doing it despite the naysayers and quitters, the moaners and whiners, and especially the serial surrenderers. Thanks George Bush. And no thanks goes to anyone who gives us nothing on immigration because they could not get all they wanted. I am tired of the zero sum game. It is a game for fools.
I heard the POTUS use that number during his speech
Please ping me when you get those answered?
I can turn that right around on you hon. If you aren't interesting in deporting illegals and ending catch and release, then maybe your other claims are outright BS too. LOL
"slip showing?"
that's rich coming from the likes of you...
anytime you want to enlist in the Marine Corps you let me know. LMAO
BTW, I did when I was 17 30+ years ago
No I am talking about the spam post here claiming that Clinton prosecuted more employers than Bush has. No I think Bush meant exactly what he said. 6 million on 5 years but catch and release made their actual deportation moot. He stated that catch and release will be stopped under his plan.
OK Thanks, So the "Clinton Supporter" on this thread is posting more numbers comimg from the DNC talking points, THANKS, Who'd a thunk it :-)
So I noted that Tancredo thought the president's plan was a good one. You came back with your ever so intelligence, "Um. Not really. Go ahead and say that."
But this is YOUR post:
Posted by Spiff to kellynla
On News/Activism 05/15/2006 8:35:10 PM EDT · 971 of 2,553
Rep. Tom Tancredo and Rep. Pete King follows the President's speech on Fox News Channel.
Rep. King says we should NOT consider letting people who are here illegally stay here. He's the Homeland Secrueity Committee Chairman. Totally against "legalization" and that it is a magnet to pull more people across the border. Rep. Tancredo on now. Praising troops on the border idea. Praising employment ID card. False dichotomy from the President where he says either legalize all of them or round up and deport all 12 million. There's something in between.
You're joking, right? If immigration is a chicken little, "sky is falling" issue, then why did Bush suddenly decide to send 6,000 troops to help secure the border, and make the announcement on a specially prepared national TV audience? Did Chicken Little scare him to death, or did he propose his troops plan to try to appease his base, which is disintegrating faster than you can say "vigilante"?
It's a damn shame that he doesn't view 20 million people sneaking into our country under the radar of the law, and who arrogantly refuse to assimilate, to be INVADERS, because that's exactly what they are. Even Rush Limbaugh has said, (today, in fact), that illegal immigration is fast becoming the dominant issue on the minds of ALL Americans.
I heard Tancredo and King on O'RiledUp after the speech, and though both were respectful of the President, neither agreed with any part of the plan beyond securing the borders.
This wasn't even a close call.
I only heard a few seconds of Dobbs, so I can't comment about his reaction. But what you posted WRT Tancredo isn't true.
"I did when I was 17 30+ years ago"
well then act like one!
You said that they said that the President's plan "was a good one". They didn't. They had problems with the President's plan, big ones. Your characterization of what they said was not accurate.
Ahem. Maybe you didn't read the link. Those aren't MY posts. They are a compilation of other freepers reports about what Tancredo and Dobbs said.
If you saw the post I made, detailing just a few freeper reports, you will see there are differing opinions about that.
Yeah, I read your post on the other thread. I was commenting on your post #2 on this thread, where you wrote:
To: bobsunshine
Thanks for the post.
Before the complainers get here, I just want to note that both Lou Dobbs and Tancredo thought the president's plan and speech was a good one.
2 posted on 05/15/2006 9:46:31 PM CDT by Peach
you're a punk
it's nonstop "Bush is to blame for 50 years of neglect on our borders and if he doesn't solve the problem in this speech tonight, it's time to impeach him.
Your so right.
neither agreed with any part of the plan beyond securing the borders.
Your wrong. The only part they did not like was the guest worker program.
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