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Bush woos Republican senators over immigration bill
International Herald Trribune ^ | May 26, 2007 | Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Posted on 05/26/2007 5:02:52 AM PDT by Hadean

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To: cripplecreek

“Bush is becoming the Jim Jones of politics.”

Hopefully, not many GOP senators are crazy enough to drink the amnesty Kool-Aid that will result in political suicide.


21 posted on 05/26/2007 5:38:02 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: Dick Bachert

Go here if you really want to have the hell scared out of you!

http:\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=n7WJeqxuOfQ


22 posted on 05/26/2007 5:38:21 AM PDT by ontap
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To: cripplecreek

Why does Limbaugh keep calling this a “democrat” bill? Bush and many pubs are all for this.


23 posted on 05/26/2007 5:38:56 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
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To: kittymyrib

This thing will get killed in the house, Our senators are in the process of compromising us right down the tubes as we speak.


24 posted on 05/26/2007 5:40:23 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Hadean
From the IHT article: "Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican who is ordinarily a close ally of the president's but who has broken with him on immigration, said she came away feeling that Bush "now better understands" the depth of opposition to the bill."

Okay, KBH is breaking with Bush on this bill, then why is she proposing to cut the fence?

25 posted on 05/26/2007 5:40:36 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Jabba the Hutt's bigger, meaner, uglier brother.)
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To: Yorlik803

That attitude is what WILL GUARANTEE that this bill gets passed.

When you send out one email, no one listens. When you call, write, or fax every member of the House and Senate a dozen times... when you do the same to your local representatives and the party chairs for your state... when you rally whomever you can to do the EXACT SAME THING... that is when they listen.

I want to be perfectly clear on one point; THIS ISSUE GOES WAY BEYOND BEING A REPUBLICAN OR NOT. It has everything to do with the future of our country, and that makes it the business of every American to try and defeat it.

If you want to stop calling yourself a Republican, that is fine. I plan on spending a lot of time working to defeat ANY republican that supports this bill, but we have to wait until the primaries to do that.

However, unless you want to stop calling yourself an American, it is time to quit your bitching or get in the game. This time, we will absolutely reap what we sow.


26 posted on 05/26/2007 5:41:11 AM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

She was getting ready to come out for it until her phone lines lit up and her email got swamped. She then changed her tune. For the first time I got an email from her calling me BY NAME.We have to keep the pressure on or they’ll do a COMPROMISE and tell us how great a job they did.


27 posted on 05/26/2007 5:46:58 AM PDT by ontap
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To: raybbr
Why does Limbaugh keep calling this a “democrat” bill? Bush and many pubs are all for this.

because of the net benefit to democrat causes - more welfare recipients, gov't programs, etc will translate to more people voting themselves more goodies and welfare. illegal immigrants will be the next big 'victim group' for liberals to pander to.

28 posted on 05/26/2007 5:47:30 AM PDT by AIM-54
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To: Hadean
Bush woos Republican senators over immigration bill
Alternate headline...
Public woos Republican senators over immigration bill with reminder that Bush won't be running for political office in next election
29 posted on 05/26/2007 5:52:53 AM PDT by philman_36
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To: snowrip
"I want to be perfectly clear on one point; THIS ISSUE GOES WAY BEYOND BEING A REPUBLICAN OR NOT. It has everything to do with the future of our country, and that makes it the business of every American to try and defeat it."

Well said.

30 posted on 05/26/2007 5:53:21 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (I Relieve Myself In Islam's General Direction While I Deny Global Warming.)
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To: Hadean

The leftists and RINOS want America to be a two-class system. On the one hand the super-wealthy ruling elite. On the other hand, poorly-educated peasants who will vote for almost anyone and tolerate almost anything. Members of the elite can trade places running the show. The Republicrats and Demopublicans can each promise better bread and circuses. For this to work there is no room for an educated middle class.


31 posted on 05/26/2007 5:53:48 AM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: miliantnutcase

“He thinks were stupid, and doesn’t care what WE the people who pay taxes want. “

That’s the distinct impression I got from the press conference.

And, it may seem unfeeling, but his whining about the horrors of smuggling people into the country only made me question whether the guy thinks he’s in office to protect the people of Mexico, or protect the people of the U.S..


32 posted on 05/26/2007 5:54:01 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: ontap
I also faxed this to her office, plus a copy and the link to this Rasmussen Reports poll.

Just 26% Favor Senate Immigration Plan


33 posted on 05/26/2007 5:56:40 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
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To: Big Horn
"I judge everything on how it will affect my freedom."

Then you need to understand that your freedom only exists because of the REAL "rule of law" that exists in the US. If the illegal immigrant amnesty passes, that rule of law will be irreversibly damaged.

Add to that the fact that the legalization (and subsequent acquisition of voting rights by a cultural subgroup that is, at core, socialist), and you will see the demise of the conservative position, and the enthronement of the left wing Democrats for the foreseeable future (and probably forever).

IOW, you can kiss "freedom" goodbye.

34 posted on 05/26/2007 5:57:33 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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To: Hadean
Regardless of your party affiliation, you must say "NO" to Bush! We must say "NO" to citizenship!

The consequences of granting these people citizenship will cause irreparable damage to this country. Giving illegal aliens a path to citizenship would mean giving them the key to changing the political balance in America. Giving illegal aliens a path to citizenship would mean giving them a path to leadership in American government.

There is no way that anyone who came to America illegally should be granted the right to vote or to run for and/or hold public office.

35 posted on 05/26/2007 5:58:02 AM PDT by BigAlPro (The true power in America lays with "We the People")
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To: Hadean

My take on this is that some dude with popularity ratings as low as Bush’s has no leverage to “woo” anyone.


36 posted on 05/26/2007 6:02:41 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: pleikumud

Amen.
Good points


37 posted on 05/26/2007 6:03:45 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Dick Bachert
Good post. I would add that Mexican immigrants offer something that this country is going to need desperately in the coming decades: CONSUMERS.

I believe there is a tendency here to over-emphasize the "cheap labor" aspect of immigration and overlook the "willing consumer" aspect of it.

38 posted on 05/26/2007 6:04:24 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: etradervic
This is about helping companies that want to keep the price of labor down. Rather than pay a decent wage, they would rather uphold an irresponsible immigration policy.
I find such arguments illogical. If the bill passes and the illegals are legal then federal wage laws kick in and there is no more cheap labor.
And you can bet your bottom dollar that with all of the activism from the various Hispanic groups there will be plenty of legal help with ensuring that the newly legal get those federally mandated wages.
No, cheap labor is not a logical explanation. In fact, it's counterintuitive.
39 posted on 05/26/2007 6:04:28 AM PDT by philman_36
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To: Big Horn

Big Horn if you dont see that this amnesty will kill this country down the road you sir are sadly misinformed.Bush is selling this country right down the river.Its treasonous in my estimation.


40 posted on 05/26/2007 6:05:26 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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