Posted on 06/28/2007 12:40:20 PM PDT by TomGuy
12:38 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: I thank the members of the Senate and members of my administration who worked so hard on the border security and immigration reform bill. I'm sorry the Senate was unable to reach agreement on the bill this morning.
Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people and Congress's failure to act on it is a disappointment. The American people understand the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to our immigration laws. A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn't find a common ground -- it didn't work.
Congress really needs to prove to the American people that it can come together on hard issues. The Congress needs to work on comprehensive energy policy and good health care; make sure health care is affordable without inviting the federal government to run the health care system. We've got to work together to make sure we can balance this federal budget, and not overspend or raise taxes on the American people. We've got a lot of work to do.
When they come back from the summer -- from the July recess, before the summer break begins, we'll be focusing on the appropriations process. And I look forward to working with Congress to balance our budgets and to be wise about how we spend the people's money.
Thank you for your time.
END 12:40 P.M. EDT
I agree, it just amazes me, that he doesn’t get it......
I emailed him as such....
LOL
I must admit that the whole thing is incredibly sad to me (I refuse to say, “I am saddened...”).
Seriously - Think about it.
A month ago, President Bush was “MY President” to almost everyone on Free Republic and we were proud of that. I, myself, defended him God only knows how many times over the last six or seven years against the Leftists/Socialists of this world a couple of times almost to the point of fists (and I haven’t been in a fist fight since gradeschool).
I was PROUD to have a W sticker on my car through thick and thin which I removed about two weeks ago. Now, I feel like I have been most foully “violated”.
...and now, he has squandered the goodwill of his best supporters - and I really have no idea why.
But, there it is...
I am very glad that we won today but again, it is very sad for me. A sweet but very bitter victory.
“I tend to agree. The only obvious option would be a North American Union. Cheap labor from Mexico in exchange for an American intellectual/professional work force and an affordable place to retire for Americans. It sounds good on paper but the quality of life of Americans would be drastically reduced.”
Bingo and why Bush and other Senators attempting to push this through. I have an alternative. Raise the barier to entry to do business with our country expodentially. Import tarrifs baby! Short term pain for long term gain... Wait... I am... being.. transformed... into a US... Senator... Must sell out to our enemies... while we can... so we all can buy... new yachts now at..the expense of America..
What he should have said.
I recall a photo of Chelsea with an African leader. There were numerous comments regarding it posted here on FR.
The sad part is even after all this, Bush is preferrable to McCain, Gore, Kerry and Pelosi.
By a long shot.
Great picture in post #19! LOL
Not only what he should have said.....but is at least the truth. All liars are able to do is manipulate the truth, however.
Thanks! :oD
Oh I’m getting my contribution of “Gringo de Mexico” pesos ready!!!! LOL!
Where are those who have even half of the integrity and principles of RWR.
It's been an open "secret" that Republicans in politics, by and large, are nuetered. How is it, exactly, that once a Republican gets elected, they turn into self aggrandizing sops with little ability to act as they campaigned.
Long gone...bought and paid for? I don't know....but, he's gone gone gone.
That is sad :( I think I know how you feel but I experienced that shortly after the '04 election. I just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
I have plenty of those printed up for delivery to Boxer and Feinstein, who really deserve them!
After reading your personal page, I thought I’d share with you what I really think.
I think America’s future was sold and lost in the 1960s/1970s due to the action of powerful conservatives and liberals.
I think the conservative elite (Harvard/Yale/etc.) “powers that be” decided to shift from an “American based”/“American led” engineering/science/medical research/labor global marketplace to an “American managed” global marketplace. With this, the most brilliant minds (and/or kids from well-connected families) shifted from studying in the difficult engineering/science/medical research programs to studying the easier MBA/Lawyer programs. Brilliant minds, primarily from India/China/Iraq/Iran and Nigeria, studied in the difficult engineering/science and medical research programs. Meanwhile, starting in the 1980s, a political identity of strict “religious conservatism” was created to maintain loyalty among the American conservative electorate.
At the same time, the liberal elite created a “slavery/welfare/socialist” illusion in the minds of black America to keep it loyal to Democrats. While this lowered the bar for black Americans, it also indirectly lowered the bar for liberal white Americans as well. So now both are non-competitive compared to the non-educated Mexican workforce. Sadly, the non-educated Mexican workforce cannot compare to the Eastern European, Chinese, Indian, African and South-East Asian workforce.
So as the 21st century started, the American workforce was far less competitive with China/India with technology and engineering, far less competitive with Canada/Europe for medical research (primarily due to lawyers) and not competitive in the non-educated workforce market (compared to the rest of the world). The only advantage was oil/energy and warfare……….which is being lost in Iraq.
The bottom line is elite Americans became, like their 18th Century Europeans ancestors, powerful, lazy, arrogant and indifferent to the people.
It wasn’t so must about the immigration bill as that this one totally underminds the US Constitution.
I lost respect for Bush to ok trying to push this one on his fellow Americans!
I am sure we are going to get stuck with the 12 million but it has to be done by the book and the bad eggs must leave this country and to enforce the continuing of build the border fence also to put teeth into existing laws!
Mexico needs to raise their standard of living for their people and be more democratic or we should not play house with them!
That's what Mark Steyn hinted at about the Senate for a few days now. Disgraceful behavior by the Senate. The ass grabbing and back slapping period is over. Everybody is keeping a close eye on them. It takes collapsing the Capitol phone system to get their attention? Stupid crap will no longer be tolerated. A good thing happened yesterday.
Please read comment 115.
What, precisely, do you point to as the "creation" of religious conservatism? Perhaps you don't recall, but, in the 70's, there was a wave of religious interest which swept over the youth...this is, imho, possibly because of a reaction against the 60's being "free from religion" and "free love" etc. It was during the 70's that pop religious music began....by Christians, many having their start first with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa (which I attended at the time), a church started by Pastor Chuck Smith (a wonderful man, btw). I'm only asking because I know these religious singers/groups, such as Keith Green, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Daniel Amos, etc., were in no way political. I think this "Jesus movement" (as I believe it was then called), swept across the country. Of course, it is likely true that conservative politicos used it for their own advantage at the time.....
Out of curiosity, you said in the 1980's that the liberal elitists "created a “slavery/welfare/socialist” illusion in the minds of black America to keep it loyal to Democrat." I cannot personally speak to this because I am not an elitist nor black. I proffer my perceptions (looking in hindsight). Had not the black community, in general, voted Democrat well before the 1980's? Is it not true that the black community, itself, ridiculed its "members" if same didn't stay within the "in general" category? At the moment, I'm thinking of people like Justice Thomas, though there are many other examples. I remember, at the time, reading & hearing some of the worst attacks came from the black community. I find that behavior reprehensible. Instead of being proud of his accomplishments and achievements, he was castigated for thinking independently and accused of "working on the plantation for the man," etc. As I stated earlier, that is just one example. There were likely many others, publicized and not, that replicated that kind of "keeping in line" attitude. Don't you think that what we "witnessed" happening to Justice Thomas is what had been happening all along, for many, many years by that time? (It is my personal opinion it had been, but that is only based, as I said, on personal impressions/hindsight, which, of course, may well be incorrect.) Now...as was the case with the religious movement, I think you may well have another point here.....the liberal elite took hold of the feelings/beliefs/opinions of the black community and used that to their advantage, as well.
The bottom line is elite Americans became, like their 18th Century Europeans ancestors, powerful, lazy, arrogant and indifferent to the people.
I agree with the above; however, you have provoked me to speculate and wonder even more so than previously about the elitist plans.....imo, the elitists, liberal or conservative, truly are no different. They have a similar agenda and goals: amass wealth and power and lord over the serfs, religious, minorities, the poor, and everyone in between. What better way to enhance their wealth and power than to get in bed with corporate greedholders, and cause divisions among "the people" so that their plans are more easily carried out. Rockefeller spoke of this many many years ago. (If you're interested, I'll try to find the quote to which I refer...it won't be too hard, will just a bit of time.) The NAU is the goal they've been working toward....and I knew it had to be well-crafted, but your commentary makes it even more clear to me just how well-crafted and designed it likely is.... Thank you again for your thoughts.
I tend to agree with what you have said. I think "European enlightenment" was to European Christianity as "free love and music" was to American Christianity, especially in California (I'm biased towards the Christian Science Monitor type folks). In short, a strong short-term move to "the 60s" which added to a solid base to yield a better foundation. The intellectual, rhythmatic, well-informed, natural peace-loving Christian.
Of course, it is likely true that conservative politicos used it for their own advantage at the time.....
I think this was the case in the southern US.
Had not the black community, in general, voted Democrat well before the 1980's? Is it not true that the black community, itself, ridiculed its "members" if same didn't stay within the "in general" category?
Having had the experience of being born and raised upper poor and black in New Orleans and after spending 11 years in California and 4 years in Europe, I'd have to say I'm a "cultural racist", if there is such a belief. Based on values which allow the human being to reach its full potential (mind, body, soul), I'd score America/Europe a 9 and Africa a 1. However, Africans can become 10s in society with American/European values. In my analysis, this is due to American/European incorporation of African inspired values (the 60s) onto an existing Christian base. Africans (in Africa) remain "pure Africans" just as middle Easterners (in the middle East) remain middle Easterners.
While black Americans may have always voted for the Democrats, to go from Thurgood Marshall to MLK to Jesse Jackson to Al Sharpton as "black leaders" in only 50 years represents a trend from American/European values to African values. So the promoted black American values by the liberals is African values.
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