HIS conservative base? 
Posted on 05/29/2007 8:34:56 PM PDT by BornInASmallTown
GLYNCO, Ga., May 29 — President Bush took on parts of his conservative base on Tuesday by accusing opponents of his proposed immigration measure of fear-mongering to defeat its passage in Congress. “If you want to scare the American people, what you say is the bill’s an amnesty bill,” Mr. Bush said at a training center for customs protection agents and other federal agents here in southeastern Georgia. “That’s empty political rhetoric trying to frighten our citizens.”
It was some of Mr. Bush’s toughest language as he started an intensified effort to build support for the compromise bill in the Senate.
The measure hews to Mr. Bush’s long-sought goal of a new system with a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal immigrants, a guest-worker program for noncitizens and tighter borders.
The compromise, which leaders of both parties struck almost two weeks ago, has met stiff resistance from the left and right of both parties. Liberals tend to oppose the section that would add emphasis on admitting immigrants with education and job skills and less on family reunification. Conservatives tend to dismiss the plan as an amnesty bill. It was the conservative opponents to whom Mr. Bush seemed to speak most forcefully here.
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That picture is hard to look at, realizing that it represents our party.
And it didn’t have to be this way.
“He described his proposal _ which has been agreed to by a bipartisan group of senators _ as one that “makes it more likely we can enforce our border _ and at the same time uphold the great immigrant tradition of the United States of America.”
According to Ed Meese and the Heritage Foundation, there is nothing relative to securing the border, in this bill that has not already been approved; nothing new is in it.
You can enforce the border now, Gorge, you just choose not to.
Ron Paul :)
Does anyone really believe that Homeland Security is about protecting our borders?!
god.....his last day in office CANT come any sooner. I really think the stress has driven him mad
Thanks for making me smile. From your lips to God’s ears. It would be a good thing for our country. Our leaders are hell bent on destroying our beloved Republic. Somehow this bill must be defeated.
Bush Takes On Opponents of Immigration BillHe didn't take anyone on, he flat out insulted every American citizen that cares about this country.
I think you're being paged.
Bush has dishonored the office of the President by refusing to adequately enforce the immigration and border control laws for the past 6+ years.
He swore to uphold the Constitution and defend the United States against enemies foreign and domestic. He has violated that oath.
That’s enough to qualify for impeachment. If the Dims started impeachment, I would not defend him anywhere.
Bush easily has the title of the worst politician i’ve ever voted for. To think I gave money and time to this traitorous buffoon. Shamnesty will be a disaster and is the worst piece of legislation i’ve ever seen.
More people have “immigrated” since 2000 than en toto up to that year since the founding of the nation.
So all this pro illegal talk has had its purpose and has worked. Now they simply want to bring it to its original purpose, destruction of national sovereignty.
Traitors, all of them. When did the people sign on to this?
HIS conservative base?
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