Posted on 05/30/2007 6:11:37 PM PDT by Omega Man II
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
WASHINGTON NEWS
Bush Blasts Conservatives On Immigration
During a visit to Georgia yesterday, President Bush sharply criticized conservative critics of the Senate immigration reform deal. The tenor of Bush's remarks and his apparent willingness to stand against a sizeable swath of his own party base are receiving extensive attention in today's newspapers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says Bush accused conservative critics "of having failed to read the legislation they're attacking." Bush's audience "gave him a polite but cool response, reserving most of its applause for the beginning and end of the speech." The Los Angeles Times says Bush "used his most forceful language yet in support of the Senate bill," as he "accused conservative opponents of the bill of engaging in 'empty political rhetoric,'" and the Washington Post reports Bush used "stern tones normally reserved for the liberal opposition," with his rhetoric underscoring "the bitter crossfire among Republicans over immigration," and "the enormous challenge Bush faces in trying to rally his party behind what may be the most significant domestic initiative left in his presidency."
The New York Times says it was "a rare case of the president's taking on the coalition that helped him win and keep the Oval Office, the same conservative radio hosts, bloggers, writers and members of Congress who contributed significantly to the defeat of immigration measures last year." The Florida Times-Union, AP and Washington Times, among others, run similar accounts of Bush's remarks.
The President sounded similar themes in an interview with McClatchy. Bush said, "I'm deeply concerned about America losing its soul. Immigration has been the lifeblood of a lot of our country's history. And I am worried that a backlash to newcomers would cause our country to lose its great capacity to assimilate newcomers." Bush added elected officials "run for office to solve big problems and that courage is necessary to do the right thing. And, oftentimes, voters will reward the courageous." USA Today notes Bush also "used the word 'courage' at least five times" during his speech, "describing members of Congress who stand up to the 'criticism in the political field' over the bill." Reporting on the interview, the Kansas City Star notes Bush "traced his commitment to immigration to his time in Texas."
House GOP May Use Rule To Stop Deal The Hill reports House conservatives are "ready to stop the Senate immigration bill in its tracks with a potent procedural weapon should the contentious measure win passage in the upper chamber. The trump card conservatives may hold is a constitutional rule that revenue-related bills must originate in the House." The Senate immigration measure "requires that illegal immigrants pay back taxes before becoming citizens, opening the door to a House protest, dubbed a 'blue slip' for the color of its paper."
It’s Bush’s fault!!!
I read a good bit of the legislative proposal. It’s pretty obvious “W” hasn’t read any of it at all.
GO TO IT!
Well, I do agree it’s not an amnesty Bush is offering. It’s more like a ‘Bonus Rewards, Let’s Motivate the Next Wave’ program. The bill is a careless, disastrous fraud.
And the demonization of thoughtful critics is incredibly foolish.
I'm shocked!
Take away some of our rights, don't protect our nation from illegal aliens. George Bush. Pure genius...
I never implied, suggested or hinted at anything that could even remotely be construed as an allegation of impropriety of the part of The President.
I leave any and all such thoughts to the mind of the informed reader...
he seems to have an unusual affection for the Mexican people.
as well as the general liquidation of America, started by daddy’s comitting this country to “fast track” on NAFTA even after he lost the election in 1992.
call it trilateralist
call it globalism
call it the NWO....announced by his smirking-faced daddy, too.
It’ll all get clearer and clearer as bush jr’s term comes closer and closer to its end.
He does. I honestly believe he has seen the movie "Giant" one too many times.
Maybe he watches it every night before he goes to sleep..
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I'm beginning to wonder if this wasn't thought up by Harriet Meiers?
As I recall, when we said that Miers was a bad SCOTUS nomination because she was unqualified and because she had given speeches promoting affirmative action and abortion, Laura Bush appeared with a liberal TV host and accused anyone who objected to Miers of being a bigot and a woman hater.
No, she was just a really lousy appointee.
And this is a really, really lousy bill. Kill the damned thing before it destroys our country!
He ain't gettin' my vote either.
The Bush immigration stance is as brilliant as his signing the unconstitutional CFR bill.
I don't want to start anything here, really, but my husband is of the opinion that his signing of McCain/Feingold, when he said publicly that he believed it to be unconstitutional, is an impeachable offense.
One always figured the President would act in the best interest of it’s citizens and not in the interests of foreigners who had absolutely no regard for the law.
Sounds good to me.
Stop this piece of garbage in its tracks.
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