tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post1158813262746874515..comments2024-03-27T02:10:46.586-04:00Comments on The Influence Peddler: Has Bush Squandered the Last of His Political Capital on ImmigrationThe Editor at IPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271471626482554372noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-52996536524658654402007-06-28T12:07:00.000-04:002007-06-28T12:07:00.000-04:00Were you fooled?No, I didn't vote for Kerry either...<I>Were you fooled?</I><BR/><BR/>No, I didn't vote for Kerry either. Not that it would have mattered; the state I live in was not closely contested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-65030835099119011512007-06-26T16:13:00.000-04:002007-06-26T16:13:00.000-04:00I would say the Mexican government is doing a pret...I would say the Mexican government is doing a pretty crappy job. Their country is so much of dumpster that millions are flinging themselves over borders, fences and rivers to get out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-21197711660455699172007-06-26T12:44:00.000-04:002007-06-26T12:44:00.000-04:00Some points to consider:1. Bush Jr. saw Senior get...Some points to consider:<BR/><BR/>1. Bush Jr. saw Senior get whalloped by being an out-of-touch moderate who caved to the left on taxes. So he determined to be conservative.<BR/><BR/>2. All Bush family people are very stubborn. GWB has mostly been served well by this as he's been beaten by the media in a way that surely would have literally killed a lesser man.<BR/><BR/>3. As a conservative but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-17042589312861818012007-06-26T11:57:00.000-04:002007-06-26T11:57:00.000-04:00ladies please, can't we all just get along?ladies please, can't we all just get along?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-22419123015568231072007-06-26T10:29:00.000-04:002007-06-26T10:29:00.000-04:00Hmmmm.Support impeachment? And the impeachable off...Hmmmm.<BR/><BR/><I>Support impeachment? And the impeachable offense is what? Our displeasure?</I><BR/><BR/>Failure to secure the borders of this nation during a time of war.<BR/><BR/>Which is absolutely the responsibility of the President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-38563731238626135372007-06-26T09:58:00.000-04:002007-06-26T09:58:00.000-04:00Anonymous -- I did vote for the demonstrably smart...Anonymous -- I did vote for <A HREF="http://patterico.com/2005/06/07/john-kerry-intellectual/" REL="nofollow">the demonstrably smarter candidate</A>.<BR/><BR/>Were you fooled?The Editor at IPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271471626482554372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-42256370006475009012007-06-26T09:57:00.000-04:002007-06-26T09:57:00.000-04:00Just because someone believes in God and thinks ab...Just because someone believes in God and thinks abortion is wrong does not make them a conservative, politically speaking. Spending, Harrier Miers, the Dubai ports deal, NCLB, you name it, this guy's the reincarnation of Nixon, if not LBJ.<BR/><BR/>And now he wants us to roll over and accept what will be a merger-in-all-but-name with Mexico. And those who think that maybe, just maybe this is notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-54284215973092734902007-06-26T09:28:00.000-04:002007-06-26T09:28:00.000-04:00I am a social liberal and fiscal conservative, and...I am a social liberal and fiscal conservative, and Bush has never appealed to me. His clear lack of sufficient intelligence didn't help either. I was unsurprised he's made a hash of his presidency, and I feel no remorse for having never voted for him.<BR/><BR/>The question is... why did you vote for him (assuming you did)? Be a bit more discerning next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-78990253561382509732007-06-26T07:53:00.000-04:002007-06-26T07:53:00.000-04:00Tyree,Get a clue. Pick up a history book. Read a b...Tyree,<BR/><BR/>Get a clue. Pick up a history book. Read a bit about Presidents Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, or Jimmy Carter, for starters. For congress, try the Copperheads during the civil war.<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Bush was losing me big time on his passivity toward post-Saddam Iraq, Syria, and Iran, but his outrageous immigration policy and deference to the corrupt Mexican Government has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-35545040011533711732007-06-26T05:53:00.000-04:002007-06-26T05:53:00.000-04:00TyreeThat is bullshit for what pertains to our Mex...Tyree<BR/>That is bullshit for what pertains to our Mexican government.<BR/>We have one of the best governments in history.<BR/>Sorry but be careful when stating things, specially iof you don't have a clue about it. :)<BR/><BR/>Unless you are a crazy moonbat, then yes, this conservative government in Mexico would be satanic. <BR/><BR/>But I'm a conservative and I'm VERY glad with my current Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-44379039542583817552007-06-26T05:32:00.000-04:002007-06-26T05:32:00.000-04:00Worst President Ever...Worst Senate Ever...Worst C...Worst President Ever...<BR/>Worst Senate Ever...<BR/>Worst Congress...<BR/>Worst MSM Ever...<BR/>Worst Mexican Government Ever...<BR/><BR/>That about sums it up.<BR/>After all, immigration is the most pressing problem of our time, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-64366196235198661102007-06-26T02:19:00.000-04:002007-06-26T02:19:00.000-04:00Impeachment is hardly an option, this isn't a parl...Impeachment is hardly an option, this isn't a parliamentary system where the opposition can pull the flush-chain whenever they want to. <BR/><BR/>The Bush administration has done the right things for the wrong reasons, the wrong things for the right reasons, and sometimes just the wrong things. He'll beat his breast over relative trivia like stem-cell research but won't go to the mat for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-51611094841647881802007-06-26T01:00:00.000-04:002007-06-26T01:00:00.000-04:00Support impeachment? And the impeachable offense i...Support impeachment? And the impeachable offense is what? Our displeasure?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-32619509962151047712007-06-26T00:54:00.000-04:002007-06-26T00:54:00.000-04:00Please giving Bush the benefit of the doubt on Mie...Please giving Bush the benefit of the doubt on Miers nomination is crazy. She is and will never be SCOTUS worthy. I assume you backed his dad on the Souter nomination...sigh. If he had nominated Miers this term we would have been stuck with another terrible SCOTUS supreme typical of a "consensus" pick, i.e. terrible for conservatives. <BR/><BR/>The last straw for me was medicare part D. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25554442.post-17061071536721374532007-06-26T00:36:00.000-04:002007-06-26T00:36:00.000-04:00I have given Bush the benefit of the doubt on post...I have given Bush the benefit of the doubt on post-Saddam Iraq, Katrina, the Miers nomination, the vast new entitlement that is the prescription drug benefit. I voted for him twice.<BR/>Now he wants us to all march -lemming like - over a cliff with the immigration bill. It is the last straw - I would gladly support his impeachment at this point. I don't see how anyone else could be worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com