Yeah, solve the border security problem by opening the floodgates.....these people are CLUELESS!
Posted on 06/15/2007 5:55:22 PM PDT by LouAvul
Different conservative blogs have different pet issues -- government transparency, federal judges, Fred Thompson, to name a few.
But no issue in recent memory has united conservative bloggers like the debate over immigration. Their frustration has culminated in a full-scale revolt against the Bush administration and a Senate bill that activists say does little to solve the country's border security problems.
President Bush's pledge to support $4.4 billion in additional border security funds has breathed new life into the bill, but the drumbeat against the legislation shows no signs of quieting. (Watch how senators revived the immigration bill )
It's increasingly clear from Web postings and interviews with top conservative bloggers that the immigration bill has done serious damage to the president's credibility among the conservative netroots, the grassroots bloggers on the Web.
Erick Erickson, managing editor of the popular conservative blog RedState.com, says he receives between 800 and 900 e-mails a day from readers, most of whom are "enraged" by the White House's immigration efforts.
"Of all the issues the president has picked to make his hill to die on, he has picked the one that has divided his base," said Erickson, who lives in Macon, Georgia. "I am shocked by the anger and outrage out there ... You've got war against the president within the Republican party."
When details of an immigration compromise were announced this spring, conservative bloggers were immediately incensed. Michelle Malkin labeled it "a White House betrayal."
Another popular blogger, Hugh Hewitt, called the bill a "fiasco" and wrote: "this push for this bill is a disaster, Mr. President."
Bloggers: Secure the border first Conservative bloggers make various arguments against the bill. Some say the bill grants amnesty to illegal immigrants who have already broken the law.
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How do we impeach?
The liberals won’t impeach the President on this issue but the immigration bill ensures that many who would have defended him will stand and watch when they get around to it.
Yeah, solve the border security problem by opening the floodgates.....these people are CLUELESS!
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How do we impeach?
A peach,George Bush ain’t no peach. Ooooooooh IMPEACH,sorry !!!
Well, maybe it’s because this “bill” is revolting.
For the bezillionth time, we are not anti-immigration. We are anti-ILLEGAL immigration.
“The liberals won’t impeach the President on this issue but the immigration bill ensures that many who would have defended him will stand and watch when they get around to it.”
Yer damned right!
And liberal bloggers were the driving force behind purging Joe Lieberman from the Democratic party. So bloggers on both sides have influence.
What’s their point? Are bloggers ok when impeaching the credibility of someone like Lieberman who took a principled stand on the war on terror issues, but bad when trying to influence the stand of a Republican president on another issue????
BDS. It's not just for left-wing loons anymore....
It is only too bad that this insiduous immigration bill did not come up during Bush’s first term because he would have been burned toast. He knows that he has nothing to lose so, why not push his globalist agenda? He will definitely not be remembered as a loyal American president.
In my opinion Ace Of Spades and Michelle Malkin are the best on the subject.
Ace says it like it is. Bad words and all. I love him.
It's not just conservative bloggers.It's patriots across the board. I voted for this president twice. I regret it now and wish he were impeached.
No!
Tar and feathers boys, and a big long rail.
and a big long rail.
What are you planning to do with that rail ???
“What’s their point? Are bloggers ok when impeaching the credibility of someone like Lieberman who took a principled stand on the war on terror issues, but bad when trying to influence the stand of a Republican president on another issue????”
Ummm..I am confused. WE took Joe Liebermans side because he was right. He was attacked because of his stance on the Iraq (conflict-I will not call it a war because we already won) If the man is doing what will help America I do not give a green earth’s beaver dam what party he is representing.
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