Posted on 05/10/2011 4:24:08 PM PDT by mojito
In case you’ve missed it, Texas has seen about 3,400 square miles of land — an area about the size of Puerto Rico — destroyed by wildfires. Pres. Barack Obama hit Texas to do some political fund-raising and give some speeches about immigration; Gov. Rick Perry suggested that he take a gubernatorially guided tour of some of the damage. The president couldn’t be bothered, but asked the governor to come to El Paso to act as a prop at a political event. Governor Perry declined.
Governor Perry often complains that the federal government simultaneously fails to do its real work and involves itself in things that are not real national priorities. The last time the president visited Texas, Governor Perry greeted him with a letter in hand demanding that the federal government execute its border-security duties. (It still won’t.) The governor is asking for a federal emergency declaration that will make additional firefighting resources available. The Obama administration is not budging.
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In Texas, President Obama has more important things to do, such as raising money and pandering to Hispanic voters by dangling the promise of “comprehensive” immigration reform before them, knowing that it’s a go-nowhere proposition. He’ll visit a city on a border that his government controls about as well as President Zardari controls his, and which is at times about as dangerous.
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Yes, Obama does take credit for things that he had little to do with.
But his intention to amnesty illegal aliens is identical to Dubya’s.
Ping
With the weasel words of the pres__ent, I'd say that means just about all of the loot has been 'disposed of' or laundered.
“But his intention to amnesty illegal aliens is identical to Dubya’s.”
Definitely one of W’s short comings. It was a bad situation when the BP was arrested for the rear end shooting. I’m glad he had them released before he left office. But, overall - the good deed couldn’t undue the damage already done.
Maybe Perry should throw his hat in the ring and bash him over the head with this. He can’t be worse than the other candidates.
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