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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Terry Reed wrote ‘Compromised’. At the time I had no idea who GW Bush was. But I began watching Reed’s prediction.
GWBush was compromised from the very beginning. I was waiting for the second shoe to drop.
Immigration Scam was the second shoe.
GW has no choice....he was truly Compromised per Terry Reed’s documentation.
I think a lot of democrats will be going as well as republicans. There base doesn’t like this either.
What a breath of fresh air if we could replace the lot of them.
CNN missed the fact that 55% of Democrats don’t support the AMNESTY Bill either. You would think it would be higher, as their jobs are just as likely to be stolen by the new lower wage AMNESTY recipients.
The picture in post #54 must have been taken right here in Mexifornia - that’s what they think of us, they’re arrogant bastards.
Maybe the democrats are right and Bush is really not very bright.
His position on certain issues not withstanding, his actions in trying to jam a bill down the throat of the American public in this manner is repulsive.
BUMP ...................... FRegards
Conservative bloggers are upset?...Go figure....The so called “republican” president wants to hand the bill for the education, social security and medical costs of hundreds of thousands of third world poor over to the middle class of America...upset?...no...It’s more like outrage!
And maybe he will outwit you as he has your new found Dem buddies all these years.
It astounds me how quickly and completely single issue fanatics will turn on their own.
You know; we could do this...I guarantee all the D’s would vote to Impeach and Remove....The Senate Trial would be shorter than Clinton’s...perhaps it’s time that a few key Senators walk over from Capitol Hill to the White House and tell the President that it’s time....Deja Vu 1974 ?
Reagan80
Are you from DU?
It's not just kal. Bush and his minions have allowed this infection throughout America.
He's truly a sorry human being.
Yeah,I’m from DU so what ???
Who do you think you are?
You should be thanking God He even allows you to live while you make such wicked and incendiary threats on a public message board.
Incredible!
Bump!!!!!!!!
We could tell already from your hysterical impeach Bush post.
Thanks for confirming though!
So, you admit you are from DU and come on here and start “seeding” the place with “impeach him” talk?
Just as I expected - we are infiltrated.
Hey,here’s a kiss for you and little Jorge who posted above you here. Come on now can we get three cheers for the Kennedy\McCain\Bush banana bill ???
You’re right, that specific post should have been avoided.
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