Posted on 07/21/2006 6:33:00 AM PDT by conservativecorner
Presidential press secretary Tony Snow today defended his boss' level of commitment to border security, saying President Bush is "cognizant" of the fact terrorists may be entering the U.S. illegally.
"The president has made his views on border security well-known," WND told the spokesman, "and my question: Would the president make border security a higher priority if he were convinced it was being used as an entry point by terrorists like those who are part of Hezbollah and al-Qaida?"
Responded Snow: "Think of it this way. The president committed as much money to the borders already as the House of Representatives was planning on doing in five years. So, he was serious before – he's perfectly cognizant of the possibility there may be terrorists crossing over. We have intelligence assets deployed in the area, and so he's not going to be anymore concerned because he's already very concerned about it."
Yesterday, Snow indicated the president "is already putting National Guardsmen in positions where they can relieve the Border Patrol" – part of a $1.9 billion supplemental appropriation.
Sluuuurrrrp
Sometimes I think we're too stupid to live.
Translation: "The President is cognizant that terrorists may be crossing over the border, but the millions of Mexicans he knows are crossing over are more important to him because they represent his Social Security bailout plan."
Words fail me...
Hahahah..yeah, I probably havent had enough coffee.
I too think the borders should be better secured, but jeeeeezzzz....
Print that on a small rectangle of vinyl along with the Texas flag logo and you'd have a million-selling bumper sticker.
All the more reason they shouldn't be porous today in this post 9-11 world. Bush has been President how long now?
"If Jihadi Akhmed wants to rumble in my backyard...he's going to have a quick come to Jesus with the Second Amendment."
Marvelous anti-terrorist planning. Let them in to do their damage, and then we'll shoot them. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
Nah...they don't.
Bush does, rightly, deserve criticism for this issue...but in totality I believe Bush to be a good POTUS, just tired of seeing him beat up on these threads.
Take the banter for what it is...we could go into fact based discourse if you want.
Essentially, there are several lines of defense...a well prepared citizenry is one of them.
Tony, money where mouth is time. Can't have it both ways. otherwise you are doing a good job.
For instance, entry to the country is much tighter in response to question if anyone will check the people from Lebanon. Yes, and they will photograph and fingerprint them, too, before they are even allowed to board a plane to the US.
If you Johnny one notes won't pay attention, and always want to beat the same drum irregardless of what anyone does to address your concern, then there is really no point in ever doing anything. That is what you are teaching the politicians.
You have seized on what the administration considered the lowest priority (non-criminal, non-terrorist illegal workers) and even as they work on that you carry a blunt big club of stubborn cynicism. Frankly, you make these threads miserable for the rest of us.
Yeah...I thought so. Thanks.
Some believe it has nothing to do with stupidity, at the decision-making level.
Also there are many on this forum who believe all of Bush's "seeming Mistakes" are part of his brilliant strategery and there will September/October surpises that will anihilate the evil enemy and Geroge W. (and the GOP) will emerge victorious and surprise all of us who are somewhat doubtful of his conservativism.
Of course that will still leave us with millions of illegals that we must handle compassionately instead of giving them them the old heave-ho.
No one is paying their way... that was rescinded.
5 years? Hell, its been much longer than that!
And what about the millions who cross into this country without ever seeing a border post let alone get fingerprinted?
As usual, the pseudointellectuals pretend to be rational as long as they can ignore the problem.
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