Posted on 05/29/2007 9:02:04 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
GLYNCO, Ga., May 29 — President Bush today accused opponents of his proposed immigration measure of fear-mongering to defeat it in Congress, and took on his own conservative political base as he did so.
“If you want to scare the American people, what you say is the bill’s an amnesty bill,” Mr. Bush said this afternoon at a training center for border enforcement agents located in this town in Georgia’s southeastern corner. “That’s empty political rhetoric, trying to frighten our citizens.”
The president used some of his toughest language yet as he began an effort to build support for the bill in the Senate. The measure hews closely to his long-sought goal of a new immigration system with three components: tighter seals on the nation’s borders, a guest-worker system for noncitizens who want to work here, and a path to citizenship for some 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country.
The bill, the product of a compromise struck by Republican and Democratic leaders two weeks ago, has encountered stiff resistance from the left and right. Liberal opposition taking aim at the proposal for shifting the system for awarding permanent residence status to give more weight to education and skills and less to family reunification, while conservatives have derided the plan for allowing illegal aliens to legalize their status.
It was the conservative opponents whom Mr. Bush seemed to address most forcefully in his remarks here today — a rare example of the president crossing swords with key members of the political coalition that helped him attain the Oval Office and then keep it four years later: The same conservative radio hosts, writers, bloggers, and legislators who killed an attempt at compromise immigration legislation last year............."
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Of all the things he needed to fight the liberals over, he chooses to attack his own base for wanting to protect our nation’s sovereignty. I truly give up.
I hate it when they look you in the eye and lie.
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Bush Takes On Opponents of Immigration Deal
No, Mr. President.What scares the American people,is the thought of this bill passing!
Bush is a little too much of a people person, and places too much trust in others. This makes for an excellent manager and executive. But if the force field of evil is too strong (and it's very strong around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave) then it is not ground strongly enough in an ideological foundation to resist forever.
It was the conservative opponents whom Mr. Bush seemed to address most forcefully in his remarks here today — a rare example of the president crossing swords with key members of the political coalition that helped him attain the Oval Office and then keep it four years later: The same conservative radio hosts, writers, bloggers, and legislators who killed an attempt at compromise immigration legislation last year.............”
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Bush has turned on his own people, his political supporters, his citizens, his conservative base, and the integrity of America in general. This is truly something that will live in history for a very long time. Shame be upon this effort and all of those malfeasants in Washington that are doing this to our country -— that USED TO BE a representative republic.
Apparently we’re just votes, and not his base.
Why have I cared that liberals not attempt to impeach this man? He’s gone crazy.
I don’t get it. He sees the blatant islamo threat but refuses to look at this one.
"Empty political rhetoric" describes his speech precisely. We all know he has contempt for "our citizens," and intends to force this down our throats despite our desires to stop the invasion and preserve our nation.
If this atrocity becomes law, Carter will have to relinquish the "worst Pres. ever" title, because Bush will have sold out all of us.
Me too. This country has had it.
>>Bush is a little too much of a people person, and places too much trust in others. This makes for an excellent manager and executive. But if the force field of evil is too strong (and it’s very strong around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave) then it is not ground strongly enough in an ideological foundation to resist forever.<<
One theory is that Bush is a real-life “Manchurian Candidate” (but loyal to Mexico rather than Communists). But then, if that were the case, we would have many “Manchurian Candidates” in the Senate. Weird.
It is not Bush that we should worry about but the fate of the country that is at stake.
>>Bush is a little too much of a people person, and places too much trust in others. This makes for an excellent manager and executive. But if the force field of evil is too strong (and it’s very strong around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave) then it is not ground strongly enough in an ideological foundation to resist forever.<<
One theory is that Bush is a real-life “Manchurian Candidate” (but loyal to Mexico rather than Communists). But then, if that were the case, we would have many “Manchurian Candidates” in the Senate. Weird.
Oh, isn't this rich? Free Ramos and Campeon. We haven't forgotten this travesity of justice. Notice how it was neatly swept under the rug? Pardon them NOW. As for this Shamnesty Bill, trash it.
I’ve been arguing against them for years, but he is not helping my case on his behalf.
Bush should endorse my tagline.
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