As a fellow Texan, I'm surprised that you are poo-pooing the immigration issue. I want our President and Congress to do their duty and secure our borders, period. This is one of the hugest threats to our country and we cannot continue to allow millions of people to ignore existing laws and enter our country from a safety standpoint alone. Nevermind that illegals are bankrupting our healthcare and educational systems and using up all of our social services designed to help our citizens. It sickens me that politicians won't drop everything and immediately do everything possible to secure our borders now. Details allowing work visas can be worked out later.
And yes, that's one of the highest things on my wish list, right along with getting our elected officials to listen to their constituents so that we'll want to go to the polls and make sure the dems don't win the majority in the next election. I'm also wanting the GOP to make the tax cuts permanent, revamp the tax code, win the war on terror (and that includes terrorists democrats and the MSM), reform social security and allow oil companies to drill off shore and in ANWR, etc.
It would be nice if many would grow a spine and quit acting like oil companies are the bad guys. Someone in Washington needs to bone up and point out that Exxon-Mobile only makes 9 cents a gallon profit, while taking all the risks, while the blood sucking government makes over 18 cents a gallon in Federal Taxes, not counting State taxes!
I swear, I've worked myself up into a huge mad and need to go have a drink and calm down, but I hope you'll understand where I'm coming from and will never again imply that those of us who are alarmed about illegal immigration and list it as our number one issue are temporarily insane. Afterall, Congress seems to always be the problem and ever since they've brought up immigration reform (and done nothing about it but posture), tens of thousands MORE illegals are crossing our borders in droves.
Hey, lemme buy you a beer. How about a long-neck?
If I gave the impression that I think this is a non-issue, I did not mean to. I think it is very important.
In spite of my tagline, I do not agree with the President on this issue. I do trust him, though, and feel that he has reasons he considers valid for his position.
We've always admired Bush for not governing by polls, but now suddenly, we want him to do just that.
I just hope we get as good a man next time.
As for your wish list, dittos to everything on it!!!
But Bush is on the right side of almost everything you named except this one thing.
This issue is important. Hey, I hear you. But why is it suddenly a crisis??
But maybe the public panic will do some good; change some minds and so on.
I'm just not sure I'll vote for Tancredo and I certainly won't vote for a third party candidate, no matter who.
Being from Texas, I'm sure you remember Dallas Billionaire H. Ross Perot, who gave us 8 years of Mr. Clinton.