Republicans warn Bush on immigration policy

Washington Times ^ | 1/28/04 | Valerie Richardson

[kattracks]

DENVER - Twenty-three congressmen warned President Bush in a letter yesterday that he risks an election-year backlash from Republican voters if he continues to press his guest-worker proposal.

The Republican lawmakers said their congressional offices have received a flood of angry letters, e-mails and phone calls from Republican constituents vowing that they will refuse to vote for the president if his program is approved.

[LaurieB]

Well, nitey everyone! Tommorrow is another day. I'm going to sleep on it. God bless!

[Texasforever]

Well, are you sure it's not people who don't want Bush to lose because of his fiscal and immigration and CFR policies and are trying their best to get him to wake up?

Yes I am sure. The day after Bush was sworn in the stream of "I will never vote for Bush again" posts have gone on constantly. This is just the latest "I will never vote for Bush again" hysterics and largely from the same group. If you don't like Bush don't vote for him because he isn't going to change and "wake up".

[calawah98]

You are right. I did vote for JFK, and still remember what I was doing when the news came over the radio.

You know if it wasn't for the Internet, we would not know any of this.

When he added on the bottom of the Chile, Singapore trade bill, no limit on immigrant's coming into the US thro their ports. Diane Fienstein may not be the best, but she tried every thing in her power to kill that bill. An of all people Jim McDermont of Wash. Seems as if one time he had been on some committee, an he knew along with DF what the dangers were if passed. It passed.

[garandgal]

I rest my case. Big Government is the last thing voters care about.

Why do you bother typing a reply, if you are not going to reply to what I said? What an asinine non-comment.

[Hoverbug]

The day after Bush was sworn in the stream of "I will never vote for Bush again" posts have gone on constantly.

That's the largest load of horses$%t I've heard here.

Hb

[Texasforever]

You can't fix "healthcare" without big government. Simple.

[Texasforever]

That's the largest load of horses$%t I've heard here.

No it is truth. Can you handle truth?

[13foxtrot]

Goodnight!

[garandgal]

You can't fix "healthcare" without big government. Simple.

Just like "they're already here...we just have to deal with it?"

Thank goodness that your type didn't control things back in the WWII era.

"Well, the German's have great tanks...what are we gonna do?"..."Those Japanese sure have great planes...guess we should just let them have what they want"...

Or, maybe...well the Redcoats are really well-organized, why bother?

There are plenty of ways to "fix" healthcare without Big Government. Sadly, it will piss off the insurance companies, so it probably won't be done. But, if you are not willing to look at the hard issues facing this country, and at least ATTEMPT to do something rather than capitulate, then please get out of the way so that the rest of us can have a shot at it.

[Texasforever]

How do we "fix" healthcare?

[calawah98]

Any senior that cared about their future grandkids, ggrandkids, knew that the medicare bill would tax them to death. Another case of thinking republicans would kill the bill before it reached the presidents desk. Wrong again,

In his rush to out do every stupid idea a democrat has come up with, he has put this nation in debt, flooded us with illegals, ignored the constitution and the bill of rights.

I do have principals and I will not vote against them.
My love of America and the American People mean more to me, than voting for someone who cares less what he does, so he can full fill his dads' dream of globalizing the Americas.

[Texasforever]

Another case of thinking republicans would kill the bill before it reached the presidents desk. Wrong again

Yep and the voting public is saying that the bill isn't generous enough so now what do you do?

[calawah98]

If you are not a citizen of the United States, you had better have your own money to pay for the services, because, the tax payers are not going to any more.

Illegals are really expensive to maintain, in case you have not noticed.

[Don Joe]

Deport 10's of millions of illegals? Sure, that'd go over real good with the moderate voters who decide elections.

With the country pretty much 50-50 dem/rep, elections are decided on the margins.

That's why the dems bend over forwards for the "gay", the feministas, the abortias, et al. They know how the system works.

Second, it's not just the margins that are pissed off by this amnesty insanity. People are going to be sitting this one out in droves.

[Texasforever]

Illegals are really expensive to maintain, in case you have not noticed.

Flag thrown. Change of subject. We were talking Medicare.

[Dane]

I do have principals and I will not vote against them. My love of America and the American People mean more to me, than voting for someone who cares less what he does, so he can full fill his dads' dream of globalizing the Americas

It seems your principles are for getting Kerry into the White House.

[Don Joe]

I certainly will not be voting anything but republican in 04

I will probably not vote for anyone but Republicans myself in '04.

Of course, that doesn't mean I'll be pulling every lever in the "R" row when I'm standing in the booth.

More and more it's looking like that "President" lever will remain untouched when I leave the booth. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that unless I see some major changes between now and then, my decision is made.

Now, the 'bots will of course jump up and down about how my vote doesn't count, as they're wont to do. Well, fine. Setting aside for the moment the observaton that that's a great thing to say -- to get even more people to stay home on election day -- I'll simply say that I think the 'bots doth protest too much.

[Texasforever]

Now, the 'bots will of course jump up and down about how my vote doesn't count

I won't. But I am curious as to why you are so loud in your decision? Who are you trying to warn?

[Don Joe]

They are supposed to represent those that elected them, not serve Bush.

Not according to some here.

Well, if that's how it works -- if the Congress is supposed to faithfully serve the demands of the exectutive if he's of their same party, then all the more reason to go for a divided government.

Viva la gridlock!

[Don Joe]

Government grew less when we had Clinton. Why? Because the congress got off its butt and did it's job. Under Bush the don't do anything without checking with Rove/Bush first. That isn't they way our system is supposed to work.

Bingo.

USA to President Rove: Viva la gridlock!