Posted on 05/17/2007 7:00:12 PM PDT by AuntB
But the president may be on a collision course with fellow conservatives in his party. Republican congressman Duncan Hunter just emerged from a meeting here with the president. As you know, his district in California is right on the U.S.-Mexico border, in San Diego.
Congressman Hunter told me he is making it clear to the White House he thinks this is a rotten deal.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
REP. DUNCAN HUNTER (R), CALIFORNIA: Listen, we passed my bill in October that calls for 854 miles of border fence across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The Senate bill cuts my fence in half, literally takes it down to 370 miles.
That's going to do a lot to damage enforcement on the border. You have to have an enforceable border. The Senate bill takes us the wrong way.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HENRY: Now, Congressman Hunter also told me that he told the president that out of the 854 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border that is supposed to be built, mandated in that law passed last year, only two miles have actually been built. Congressman Hunter said he told that to the president and the president seemed surprised -- Lou.
DOBBS: Surprised. Why would he be surprised?
HENRY: Well, certainly, he's been getting reports suggesting that they're making a lot of progress on that. And Duncan Hunter said he pressed him and said that he needs to check back into it because he doesn't think progress is being made -- Lou.
DOBBS: Well, one would think that if you're coming up about 852 miles short over the course of six months, not even by government standards would that be considered progress.
Ed Henry, thank you very much, reporting from the White House.
(Excerpt) Read more at transcripts.cnn.com ...
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Duncan Hunter, you are my hero.
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Yeah, but, but, but . . . they will enfore the comprehensive bill. Yeah, right.
Who the heck is Duncan Hunter?
A bit more:
DOBBS: Troubling, also, Congressman Duncan Hunter. He pushed through his bill on the border fence. Today, after just meeting with the president, he said this legislation cuts his bill, the fencing provided for by his legislation, his law, that he got enacted last year, cuts it in half right off the bat.
We moved to what Secretary Michael Chertoff calls virtual border security and, you know, unfortunately the issues of border security and illegal immigration as you know are not virtual. They’re very real.
KYL: Yeah. Lou, could I shark (ph) the record here?
DOBBS: Sure.
KYL: Duncan Hunter is one of my very best friends. He is a great patriot and American and I helped him get through his very first border fence in the San Diego area a decade ago.
DOBBS: Smugglers’ gulch.
KYL: That’s right. this bill does not change his bill one iota. All it says is that until more than half of the 700 miles called for in his bill is built, nothing can happen here in the United States with the illegal immigrants are here. In other words, that’s part of the trigger. But it doesn’t stop with the 370 miles of fencing that have to be built. That is just the first step.
Your next president if you’re smart!
“Who the heck is Duncan Hunter?”
If your serious, may I suggest a Disney site for you to hang out. Your obviously lost here...
The hell it doesn't.
Et tu Jon Kyl?
President Bush will now set new lows for Presidential Approval ratings. Even I, a staunch supporter these past years, has had it. He and the rest of the aristocrats have no idea what they are sowing but if they do sow it, they will reap the whirlwind in 2008. That I can damn well guarantee.
He is a strange guy though. I saw an interview with him the other day and he was asked a question about national security. I was waiting for him to comment on hat making...but he responded with some comments on national security. Very odd.
I wonder if Cheney supports this crap.
This is the second time tonight I’ve heard someone ask about a conservative politician (the other Tom Tancreado)who actually wants to enforce our immigration laws and patrol our borders.There’s either a lot of uninformed people here or a lot of sarcastic a-holes who want to join the RINO’s in the Senate to sell our country out !!!
Way to go Duncan Hunter !!!!!!
Now, Congressman Hunter also told me that he told the president that out of the 854 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border that is supposed to be built, mandated in that law passed last year, only two miles have actually been built. Congressman Hunter said he told that to the president and the president seemed surprised —
This is so unsettling ...that I had to read it 3 times to be sure I GOT IT.
Yes, it appears that the Republican candidates for president are largely lining up against this amnesty.
Finalapproach29er:’I wonder if Cheney supports this crap.”
Well, since his son in law was cheif council for Homeland Security during all their duplicity, I would have to assume so.
Exposing the Dept. of Job Security (who is Philip Perry?)
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2007/02/exposing-dept-of-job-security-who-is.html
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