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Bush immigration bill push tests clout
Associated Press ^ | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS

Posted on 06/11/2007 1:38:54 PM PDT by 300magnum

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1 posted on 06/11/2007 1:38:55 PM PDT by 300magnum
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President Bush is putting his influence within his own party to the test Tuesday as he pleads personally with skeptical Senate Republicans to resurrect his immigration bill.

What influence? He no influence, respect, or credibility left.

2 posted on 06/11/2007 1:40:56 PM PDT by lesser_satan (FRED THOMPSON '08)
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To: 300magnum

A new calling plan, “Call All”

It is time to call beyond the published phone numbers. Example; 202-224-3121 is the published number for the Senate Switchboard. If you dial 202-224-2887 you get the Senate Commerce Committee answer line. 202-224-3445 end up with the Senate Building Health Unit The idea is to work through the last four digits in sequence who answers give them the message. Some of you geeks, I say that with admiration; can probably develop a list of all the combinations which will keep us busy from the calling end. Are you with me?


3 posted on 06/11/2007 1:41:36 PM PDT by tiger-one (The night has a thousand eyes)
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"Senate Democratic leaders wrote Bush on Tuesday saying it was up to him to lean on Republicans to back the measure."

Well there you have it.

4 posted on 06/11/2007 1:41:45 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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In case you haven’t seen this.

Mexican Amnesty Activists’ Have A Direct Line to OUR Senators!
Vanity

Posted on 05/24/2007 11:44:47 AM EDT by Scarpetta

For those of you having difficulty getting thru to your senator, here is the 800 # paid for by the Mexican Amnesty Activists:

800-882-2005

This will get you directly to your senator unlike the #’s available to the US Citizen.

Press 1 when you hear a Spanish message, then Press 1 again to be transferred to your senior senator’s office

OR

Press 2 when you hear a Spanish message, and you’ll be transferred to your junior senator’s office.

You get through immediately and the call is paid for by the enemy!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1839080/posts?page=1,50

(Just a reminder - The Illegals HAVE ACCESS to (who are supposedly) our Senators.

Use their money to talk to a live person directly on the first call, not a busy phone message center or an (all too often ignored) fax machine..


5 posted on 06/11/2007 1:41:57 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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Bush immigration bill push tests wastes clout
6 posted on 06/11/2007 1:43:15 PM PDT by chrisser
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"Dad .... You .... Me .... Hillary .... Jeb ...... Chelsea ..... Juanita ....."

7 posted on 06/11/2007 1:44:14 PM PDT by Diogenesis (`)
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Do you mind if I post your "Call All" plan on my earlier post (How Congress gives special relief to convicted murderers, smugglers, and other alien law-breakers)?

(With proper attribution, of course.)

8 posted on 06/11/2007 1:45:24 PM PDT by the anti-liberal (OUR schools are damaging OUR children)
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"It makes a difference to members of Congress that the president is pushing all-out for it, not because they want to do him a favor, but because it gives them cover," said Tamar Jacoby of the Manhattan Institute.

Grrrrrr.

9 posted on 06/11/2007 1:45:40 PM PDT by 300magnum (God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. D.Webster)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

There is another number by illegal activists and that is 800-417-7666. This will get you in touch with your senators. Please use all the toll free activist numbers you can, we will beat them using their money for phone calls!


10 posted on 06/11/2007 1:47:10 PM PDT by calex59
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Jacoby's an open-borders shill.

Bush has very little influence now - pubbie Senators opposed to this bill know that he never will run for re-election again. But they do have to face the voters eventually.

11 posted on 06/11/2007 1:47:41 PM PDT by dirtboy (A store clerk has done more to fight the WOT than Rudy.)
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If Bush tries too hard, and suffers another defeat, his remaining months would be better served on a golf course, as he wouln’t even be able to get a Congressional raise approved.


12 posted on 06/11/2007 1:48:11 PM PDT by TomGuy
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God love the man - I don't agree with The President on this one (in total)....but he is a leader and stands firm on what he believes in....come hell or highwater...

Men like him are needed....

13 posted on 06/11/2007 1:48:48 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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"President Bush is a force of nature on Capitol Hill"

So is water circling the drain.

14 posted on 06/11/2007 1:48:54 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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This bill failed in the first go-round due to lack of support for anything similar to an amnesty. They go out of their way to say it’s not amnesty, but allowing those here illegally to stay under some circumstances sure looks like an amnesty.

And why is there such a need for this bill in the 1st place? Illegals are a big problem, but, considering that it’s already illegal to sneak into this country and work here, and already illegal for employers to hire illegal workers, that enforcement of existing laws would do more to solve the problem than just adding another layer of laws to our immigration problem.


15 posted on 06/11/2007 1:49:50 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Test Clout?

What a joke. This isn’t about “absolute power”. It’s about the sovernity of our nation.


16 posted on 06/11/2007 1:50:06 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Bump to find...again!


17 posted on 06/11/2007 1:50:10 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (See HiJinx's tag line....then DO it!!!!)
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Still, even with his stature diminished, supporters of the measure say a strong nudge from Bush could give Republicans the political protection they need to back the contentious bill.

Any Republican up there that thinks that is sorely misguided.


18 posted on 06/11/2007 1:52:08 PM PDT by sheana
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Poor Bush. He doesn’t realize he has already lost all clout with conservatives.


19 posted on 06/11/2007 1:52:27 PM PDT by BeckB
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“Jacoby said the immigration measure is “dangerously close” to being killed by a small but vocal conservative minority...”

Amen! Bush needs to use his wealth of political capital to force this through, surely it surpasses a small minority of senators! He has not shown the mettle and leadership he did last year when a bill passed the Senate. Bush needs to get on the road, take the bull by the horns, and usurp McCain’s “straight talk express.” Like last year he needs to tell the people that religious and family values do not stop at the Rio Grande, that opponents are vigilantes, that we are not “welcoming” if we don’t support his bill, and gosh dern it, opponents are un-American.

Also he needs to meet with Calderon more, and release more P.R. about how he talks with Calderon daily by phone about how the Senate bill is in the best interests of Mexico.


20 posted on 06/11/2007 1:53:48 PM PDT by Shermy ( Kyl's flip-flop is bigger than all of John Kerry's combined.)
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