Posted on 06/02/2007 2:52:24 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush scolds balking GOP
By Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published June 2, 2007
President Bush yesterday renewed his attack on Republicans who oppose his immigration bill, again charging that they are trying to "frighten people" and calling on supporters to rally around the compromise.
The president pleaded with senators to "show courage and resolve" to withstand outrage from voters in their districts.
"It is right to argue for what you believe and recognize that compromise might be necessary to move the bill along. And it is right to take political risk for members of the United States Congress," Mr. Bush said in his second impassioned plea this week on the issue and the second time that he has accused Republicans of trying to scare voters by labeling provisions in the bill an "amnesty."
But many Republican senators say the bill is both an amnesty and unworkable and argue that Mr. Bush's barbs are off the mark.
"I'm not going around frightening people. People are frightened, and they're trying to scare the politicians into voting the way they want them to," said Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, whose opposition to the bill has earned him standing ovations at speeches and events back home during the past week.
Mr. Bush's challenge followed a speech in Georgia on Tuesday that infuriated Republican opponents of his bill. And the renewed challenge came just a day after White House press secretary Tony Snow said the administration was trying to "lower the temperature and get people to talk about basic principles."
The fight is taking a serious toll on Republicans. The Washington Times reported yesterday that small donations to the Republican National Committee have dropped by an estimated 40 percent
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Lol, looks like you were just sitting there waiting for ‘the page to turn’!! Very cute post!
agreed...
Mr. Bush is a freakin joke.
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Top of he page looks good!
Just watched the dem jokers
Joni Edwards says his first thing would be to travel the world and make everyone love the USA
Hillary started “Uh Uh - Bring the troops home” (she already had said she would leave troops there!)
It was all “Tax & Spend” BS
No solutions on terrorism except “Run & Hide!”
All except one should be tried for treason and hung
He was the one who said Clinton balanced the budget by stealing from Social Security funds!
Well, at least you got to see it all. Wish I’d known it started at 6pm my time!!
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“Mex” Richardson:
“Today 7 more US soldiers died in Iraq!”
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FACTS:
“Today 25 more Americans were killed by illegal aliens!”
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Only 26% favor immigration bill New survey shows U.S. voters passionate about enforcement Posted: May 23, 2007 5:00 p.m. Eastern © 2007 WorldNetDaily.com The national telephone survey conducted the past two nights shows 48 percent are opposed while 26 percent are not sure. The measure now in the Senate is opposed by 47 percent of Republicans, 51 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of respondents not affiliated with either major party. ...continues at: |
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Good post potlatch!
That’s a rapidly changing area there!
“Border Creep” Richardson?
The CNN “focus group” said he did poorly in the debate - Only wanting to talk about his time as Governor of Nuevo Mexico!
And that Obama did very badly - The CNN focus group said he did not come across as up to the office of President - That he only spewed typical political retoric -
Thank you devolve.
Like father, like son. I watched the father say these very words on tv back in 1991. The hair on my neck and arms stood up as I listened to him. I could not believe what I had heard. Now, it won't suprise me if the son slips and uses this phrase sometime between now and the end of his term.
Hey Chertoff,
You and the others in the pro-criminal axis defeated a House bill that did just that last year. Your pro-criminal axis is also ignoring S-1269 which does just that now.
You and your ilk don't want to do what is right for America. You are siding with criminals and scofflaws against the American people and the legal alien residents who respect our laws.
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