Bush defends his immigration proposals

Yahoo ^ | July 19, 2007 | DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

[backtothestreets]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas.

"No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon. Many Republicans in Congress have said the men should not have been convicted and have criticized the federal U.S. attorney for even prosecuting the agents.

"I know it's an emotional issue but people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush. Bush called Sutton a friend.

[backtothestreets]

Here we go again!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

President Bush does not know much about economics or what he really means is America faces a shortage of cheap labor, labor more cheap for the employer than the taxpayers. The market will find equilibrium.

[NurdlyPeon]

Ya ya ya, George. Cut the cr@p and build the fence.

[vetsvette]

Bush has a very serious learning disability.

[dynachrome]

“failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States. “
Do we have to fight this evil again?

[traumer]

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

So, here he was in our city of Nashville today, crying, “Who will wash our cars and mow our lawns?”

[SIDENET]

suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

HOW???

Half of Mexico's population is in the US.

[BlackbirdSST]

"I know it's an emotional issue but people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush.

DUH! George, who else might be in need of a pardon? Would an unconvicted person need a pardon? Why?

Bush called Sutton a friend.

Hardly a point of contention, and therein lies the problem. Blackbird.

[George W. Bush]

At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas. "No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon. Many Republicans in Congress have said the men should not have been convicted and have criticized the federal U.S. attorney for even prosecuting the agents.

So Scooter Libby needs a pardon for 30 months but our Border Patrol agents can suffer over a decade because Bush won't pardon them.

[ovrtaxt]

This is about the NORTH AMERICAN UNION.

There is absolutely no other explanation for him to do this.

[indylindy]

Good, I hope it does create a labor shortage, it won’t last once wages increase.

Old GWB is tenaciously wrong pushing for his global world.

Are we just getting tired of this?

[oldtimer]

Put the brothas to work.

[oldtimer]

Put the brothas to work.

[NordP]

As grateful as I am for President Bush's stand on the WOT and that he was President in this time in history....I am livid about his stance on Immigration.

ENFORCE THE LAWS PRESENTLY ON THE BOOKS - BUILD THE FENCE - NO MORE ANCHOR BABIES

[Mr.FixIt]

Bush defends his immigration proposals amnesty

Fixed another one.

[ovrtaxt]

Apparently, he had his head handed to him at this meeting. People aren’t buying his lies anymore. He actually went on and on about the Congress SPENDING TOO MUCH!

The President who never vetoed a spending bill, with a Republican Congress, went on about spending too much.

I think blood is gonna shoot out of my eye sockets.

[Cowboy Bob]

Put the brothas to work.

Agreed. As long as there are able bodied people collecting Welfare, we don't need to import labor.

[indylindy]

LOL * no sh*t.

Go ahead and just scream. It’s really okay.

[squarebarb]

This means the only person he is listening to is Johnny Sutton.

[ChildOfThe60s]

people need to look at the facts. These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton

SO many things wrong with this statement. Well, I'll only point out one. Given this statement & given that we have a jury system, according to Mr. Bush no one should ever be pardoned. Or have their sentence commuted.

It's too bad he could never find this kind of resolve and perseverance in the pursuit of, and confrontation with Democrats. It seems the "new tone" only applies to his enemies.

Has anyone read any reliable information regarding the current moral of the border patrol?

[JRochelle]

He looks at the country thru elitist colored glasses.

He has no concept of what the average American is. He thinks we all employ ‘help.’

We don’t. I clean my own house, and mow my own yard.

Imagine how many years its been since he sat on a lawnmower.

[nicmarlo]

Ya ya ya, George. Cut the cr@p and build the fence.

[nicmarlo]

President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for the cover-up of the shooting of a drug trafficker in Texas.

"No, I won't make you that promise"....

[Diogenesis]

"Ted, I will never desert you. Just ignore my stupid 'conservative base', like I do."

[ovrtaxt]

You might like this link:

http://www.augustreview.com/index.php

enjoy!

[Borax Queen]

You beat me to it! By three minutes.

[jongaltsr]

“tutski shitski”
BUILD THE D*MN FENCE - THEN WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHEATHER OR NOT YOU WILL GET REELECTED.
We (Civilians) are judged on our ability to produce. Not our abilty to produce empty words and promises.

[Borax Queen]

He looks at the country thru elitist colored glasses. He has no concept of what the average American is. He thinks we all employ ‘help.’ We don’t. I clean my own house, and mow my own yard.

That is SOOOOOOOOoo true! Us too!

[Borax Queen]

Bush called Sutton a friend.

No comment.

[potlatch]

[No, I won’t make you that promise”....]

Yikes, I’m behind in the news [like always] and missed that one!!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

This picture ought to prove to President Bush that Americans will do farm labor if you pay a decent wage:

U.S. first lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush pick vegetables during a visit to the Dig Development in Gardening, NGO, garden at Fann Hospital in the city of Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday, June 26, 2007

[nicmarlo]

yeah...that’s a hot one!

[nicmarlo]

I find that disgusting.

[YellowRoseofTx]

Are we just getting tired of this?

YES....I'm so tired of all this my head hurts. I see my country slipping away and I do not want my little grandsons growing up in the future too many are working to push on us.

[Czar]

"President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor an illegal alien shortage in the United States."

What he meant...

[nicmarlo]

: )

[Howie]

"Friends"

[nicmarlo]

Old GWB is tenaciously wrong pushing for his global world. Are we just getting tired of this?

We're WAAAAAAAAAAAAY past tired of it. More like FED up.

[HoosierHawk]

Are we just getting tired of this?

Like most of us, I tired of it long ago.

[RJL]

President Bush sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.

Hey Bush, listen up, you still don't get it!

The faster you complete step 1: Secure the borders, the faster we can move on to step 2: Guest workers.

Unfortunately, Bush will no doubt piss and moan about his failed amnesty for the rest of his term instead of actually doing his constitutional duty to protect America, which includes securing our borders and enforcing our immigration laws.

[nicmarlo]

What he meant...

Got that right!

[JRochelle]

I garden too! But not in a pantsuit.

You can tell from the pic that she doesn’t do that every day! LOL

I really like the whole First family. I don’t expect them to be like me. I just don’t want their ‘help’ rewarded with citizenship for breaking our laws.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Mr. President, check the U.S. welfare rolls, to
fill the jobs over-subsidized Lazy-Americans aren't doing.


Reform welfare into WORKfare.

[Pelham]

Enforce the law.

If you can’t, or more likely, won’t, then resign.

[Pelham]

Cronyism breeds corruption.

[Pelham]

So Scooter Libby needs a pardon for 30 months but our Border Patrol agents can suffer over a decade because Bush won't pardon them.

Worth repeating.

[Sal]

These men were convicted by a jury of their peers after listening to the facts" as presented by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, said Bush.

As misrepresented by scumbag, crony, hack Johnny Nifong SuttonFong.

I hope Sutton Fong suffers the same payback as his role model and I hope it happens PDQ.

[Obie Wan]

The part I MOST love about this thread is how GW and Johnny Sutton you know, the objective Federal Prosecutor are such goooooooooooooood friends. I mean Bush didn’t say they were lovers but he certainly let it be known in the thread he and Sutton were grrrrrrrrrrrreat friends !!!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

I like the president's wife and kids too. But the president just has a huge blind spot when it comes to immigration and national sovereignty. What good does it do on the end to win the war on terror when you fail to protect the backyard?