Two wrongs don't make it right. What those two boarder agents did was illegal also, they tried to cover up what they did. WHY? There have been many shootings on boarder and other board agents were cleared.
Bush is a hypocrite, and worse. To let these two rot in prison for defending our borders...
That's why I didn't watch his speech last night. I continue to hate all Democrats, and continue to support the President on the war. But I hate him now, too. For this issue.
I don't care how right he is in his Iraq policy, for him to do the work of the enemy by putting these two defenders in prison... I really can't look at his face right now. (I've stopped watching all TV news and only get my news here.)
It's unforgiveable. What deal did he make with Mexico? What price did he sell us all out for?
As for those who say "why doesn't he pardon them"... wasn't he behind the prosecution in the first place? Isn't the prosecuting attorney a friend of his? This was a set-up. This was a deliberate sacrifice of two good men in order to keep all Border Patrol agents in line.
This is the President of the United States siding with the Mexican government against sworn agents of the US government.
This is as bad as you can imagine, in your worst nightmares. Including the little detail of the perp now suing the US for $5 million.
I guess I'll be "throwing away my vote", but I'm voting Tancredo in 2008.
Shame people who talk border issues cannot even spell border, as is evidenced in later posts. No wonder it is easy to convince you , that those, who are given the responsibility of enforcing our borders, are bad for shooting at drug runners!
Why is it so hard to see that this drug runner was committing an illegal act upon the US?
President Bush is a saint!
Sounds like she wants to make sure her husband won't get a pardon.
Why does the media continue to declare the Congress was lost to Demonrats because of the war? i maintain that it was lost because of the INSANITY OF ALLOWING OPEN BORDERS IN THIS COUNTRY AT A TIME OF WAR!
Mr. President: Pardon those Border Agents!
I agree. God bless the HONEST men and women of the BP who want to do their duty. They certainly deserve our respect and our support.
Well, I can't disagree with you there, lady, but consider this: maybe Mexico bid higher than al-Qa'eda....
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Free Ramos and Compean!
Protection of our borders would be seen as an action against Hispanics. Bush cannot and will not take any action against Hispanics because he has Hispanics in his own family. End of story.