Talk about a pot and kettle scenario: one-liners and generalities are exactly what Bush and those supporting the bill are using. There's been no substantive, point-by-point, line-by-line refutation of criticism by anyone in the administration, for the simple reason that the bill will not stand up to such scrutiny.
If it weren't for the internet, and the efforts of conservative groups such as the Heritage Foundation to get the truth out there -- in the form of the actual legislation, rather than spin -- very few ordinary people would be privvy to the details of this truly awful legislation.
The awkward truth is that it isn't opponents of the bill that are using "one-lners" and broad brushes to smear those who disagree; it's supporters of the bill, with the President himself leading the way.
You are right—they want this so bad and are so intellectually dishonest that they think by repeating “it’s not amnesty” it will become so.
If it walks like a duck, yada yada......
Every dime I would have given to the RNC will be going to the Heritage Foundation. I won’t switch voter identification because of our closed primaries. But for a former supporter of Bush such as myself, this is the straw that has broken the proverbial camel’s back.
Keep up the good work, folks....hopefully the Senators that want to keep their jobs will see the light. Of course, enforcement measures won’t increase for the next year and a half, but hopefully we can get good conservatives in 2008 and fix this problem once and for all!