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.

[Theodore R.]

I guess Jeb is the smartest of the Bushes: he knew 2008 would be a Clinton year, not a Bush year. Jeb is also a big buddy of Bill Clinton: calls him “Bro”.

[Borax Queen]

Did Opie become a whacko too? OH NO!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Someday I’ll learn to put a hat on him...;0)

[itsahoot]

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[whatisthetruth]

How many people's screen names do you know that are their REAL names?

Ha! Ha! Never really thought about it, I imagine some people would have no problem using their real name, unless they were illegal of course.

But reading your posts I think I understand now why you chose the name 'Jorge' for your handle.

[Borax Queen]

They all should move back to their trailers. You can take the boy out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ... No mas Clintons or Bushes.

[nicmarlo]

Like that greasy weasel would know what being an American is.

I hadn't seen this globalist kumbaya socialist nonsense.

I transcribed it from the video. Ain't it a "charming" idea...this "being an American" thingy????

[nicmarlo]

how ‘bout coals on his head, instead?

: )

[Jorge]

GWB is just a total failure, but it took years for most Republicans to acknowledge the point, and many, like the Sutton Republicans, will never face the truth.

Well, the DU Bush haters have finally made inroads on FR. But like the Reagan haters of the 1980's, you will be forgotten and Bush will be honored as a great leader in history.

[potlatch]

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[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

I find most stuff at tinypic.com ,,,Mucho Funi...;0)

[Theodore R.]

Are you a Sutton Republican now?

[Borax Queen]

lol!

[nicmarlo]

Bush will be honored as a great leader in history.

only with globalists, elitist, corporate greedholders, and traitors.

[whatisthetruth]

That bill was changed so many times and loaded with so many amendments that I don't know how anyone could possibly know if they were for it or against it anymore.

President Bush and Senator Kennedy were both singing the praises of it, wasn't that enough to worry you?

[Borax Queen]

OH, thanks! I needed that laugh. Even my more reserved husband was laughing.

[itsahoot]

Ha ha ..You're getting more clever by the minite!

Is that you Mr. Boosh?

[tommix2]

suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States. what he really means is America faces a shortage of cheap labor, And then we might have to hire young black Americans and they are so uppity, they don't know their place. Mexicans are so much harder workers than blacks and they don't cause trouble. (sarc)

[Borax Queen]

Bush will be honored as a great leader in history.

I'm sure he will if Jeb or Chelsea are King/Queen of the North American Union by then.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

I’ll have to start with a pancake and work my way up...;0)