Bush loses Cobb GOP with plan

Marietta Daily Journal ^ | 5/17/2006 | Aaron Baca

[petkus]

MARIETTA - President Bush's plan to control the border with Mexico is splitting political fences in unexpected ways in Georgia.

Members of Cobb's Congressional delegation, who typically serve as dutiful party cheerleaders for Bush, found themselves at odds with the president Tuesday.

But Latino activists who routinely split with Republican Party platforms, say they believe a plan announced by Bush to reform U.S. immigration laws gives them hope that compassion is not absent from increasingly hostile political rhetoric.

"The president indicated he's moving in a direction that's more in line with the ideas we have supported," said Tisha Tallman, regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in Atlanta. "We have a number of ideas about how to resolve our immigration crisis. But I think we are moving in a positive direction."

Bush, in a nationally televised speech Monday, proposed stationing thousands of U.S. troops along the border with Mexico and called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reforms to modernize U.S. policies he said have fallen out of step with economic realities.

A provision of Bush's plan to create a temporary guest-worker program that offers a limited path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants now in the United States disappointed his Republican base in Cobb

[Coldwater Creek]

My heart and prayers goes out to the most hated man in all of the United States today.

[Coldwater Creek]

My heart and prayers go out to the most hated man in all of the United States today. Correction

[DTogo]

Is this an OBL thread?

[reagandemo]

My heart and prayers go out to the families of this country who's elected officials do not care about protecting us. Playing politics on closing our borders and punishing people which break our laws will certainly make it easier for another 911.

[Coldwater Creek]

This is not funny. I am dead serious!

[Soul Seeker]

Ditto.

[Constitution Day]

Oh, give me a break.

[kittymyrib]

When MALDEF, the most leftist of Latino groups, endorses you, you should lose all conservative support.

[cricket]

My heart and prayers go out to the families of this country who's elected officials do not care about protecting us. Playing politics on closing our borders and punishing people which break our laws will certainly make it easier for another 911.

Do not imagine for a moment that with a sealed border, you are safer.

That said, you have a great deal to appreciate inasmuch as nothing has happened in our Country since 9/11. . .we can only 'keep aware' and 'stay tuned' and know that it can happen. But thanks, so far, to the efforts of this Administration, we have not had to deal with it. . .yet.

One thing for certain, if Hillary should ascend to the Presidency; and if the Demrats regain control on Congress. . .ALL bets on your security are off. . .

[DTogo]

Conservatives rarely "hate" and I don't think any "hate" Bush personally over this issue, we just vehemently disagree with his position and are very deeply disappointed.

[snugs]

He is in a no win situation whatever he does he cannot win he most certainly needs our prayers as we instructed to do in the bible.

Those that criticize seem to forget he is a human being.

[snugs]

Come off it; you have read some of the posts on this forum the same as I have there is real hatred.

On the other hand you may well be right and that the hate posts are not conservatives but DU and RAT plants, not of course forgetting the isolationists at well.

[Always Right]

Conservatives rarely "hate" and I don't think any "hate" Bush personally over this issue, we just vehemently disagree with his position and are very deeply disappointed.

But of course Mirahbush made this hateful comment conserning Reagan yesterday.

"He would have kicked out the illegals only after consulting with Nancy's physic."

Instead of taking the comment back, she insisted on defending it. So I don't see Mirahbush having any high ground.

[Mayflower Sister]

Bible should be capitalized.

bush, maybe not.

[Mayflower Sister]

most hated man in all of the United States today.


...that would be Vicente Bush - right?

[Iscool]

He is in a no win situation whatever he does he cannot win he most certainly needs our prayers as we instructed to do in the bible.

He's the President of the United States...It is not in the best interest of the U.S. to implement HIS illegal alien immigration plan...He has seriously divided the Republican Party...He is not between a rock and a hard spot...

Siding with the U.S. IS a winning ticket...He choses not to...

[P-40]

"The president indicated he's moving in a direction that's more in line with the ideas we have supported,"

So...will MALDEF be endorsing any Republicans in '06 or '08?

[Coldwater Creek]

I am not talking about Freepers. I have read article after article this morning, from just about anyone that has access to a communication medium. Dick Morris seems to be the only person that has a positive attitude. What a joke.

[Coldwater Creek]

So true!