Bailing On Bush

Anyone who reads here knows I have been as strong a supporter of President Bush as nearly anyone else. And I'm certainly not going to stop supporting the Iraq War, the GWOT, or stop defending the sitting Republican administration against undeserved attacks from the Left.

Unfortunately, in getting up to speed on Bush's appearance with Vincente Fox today ... I've basically concluded that I can no longer support the man. For him to try and convince the American people that a corrupt, ineffective regime in Mexico is going to accomplish anything significant in terms of helping us to combat illegal immigration is a pathetic joke. I cannot believe he has the nerve to attempt to convince the American people such a foolish notion has any merit. It's a disgrace.

Not once have I heard the man utter anything significant in terms of our government doing anything which might result in a genuinely effective regulation of our southern border. Every law needed to combat illegal immigration is already on the books. All Washington and Bush are giving us is simply empty political rhetoric which will not change the reality at all. Poverty, crime, and some unknown number of moderately productive workers significantly subsidized by the American taxpayer will continue to flow into our nation.

I am in favor of legal immigration. America needs more competent professionals, particularly in the technology area. But we do not need an unregulated influx of lower class individuals who will, more and more overtime, take to our streets until they hardly look like our own. If the last few days of protests have taught us anything, it's that you can take the Mexican out of Mexico, but you cannot take Latin-American politics, and ultimately socialist values out of poor Mexicans. And as long as Vincente Fox and his corrupt cronies in Mexico run the country, all too many Mexicans will remain poor.

The Dems won't impeach Bush because I'll likely not continue unconditionally supporting a group of Republicans who have displayed they are as capable of being nothing more than a bunch of Inside The Beltway elitists as the Dems. The last thing the Dems want is a Cheney Presidency, with Condi as VP - all but burying any hope for Hillary in 08. But, frankly, at this point, I couldn't care less if they did. Besides, personally, I kind of like Cheney myself.

Speaking after talks with Fox in the Mexican resort of Cancun, Bush told reporters: "I'm confident we can get a bill done." But he made no prediction on the timing of such legislation, which the U.S. Senate started debating on Wednesday.

Bush also praised Fox for pledging to do more to police the U.S.-Mexican border, the crossing point for most illegal immigrants entering the United States.

Fox said border security was a "shared responsibility" and Mexico would do its part.

Hosting a North American summit, Fox had been expected to offer tighter border controls and incentives to lure some illegal immigrants home, a pledge meant to help Bush convince a skeptical Congress to let more Mexicans work legally in the United States.

Comments

[Forreal]

Unbelievable! What happened to the Republican talking point of "personal responsibility". The Repubs have been in complete power the last 5+ years and so many of you are still blaming Dems. Hilarious! Listen, I always knew that Bushie would favor the business interests over the religious extremists if he had to choose. That's why the immigration debate was pushed to after '04. He just used the religious fanatics to advance his agenda. How much energy and determination has he really given (except lip- service) to the abortion and gay-marriage agenda. Unfortunately, we are all screwed!

[annie]

Mrs Levy

You might just end up laughing on the other side of your face, if you still can!

Hope you don't live in the big apple!!

[MrsLevy]

Annie, I suggest you go hide under your bed.

MrsLevy

[annie]

Hold the line Dan.

Don't give in to the democratic ideology or you are just helping put your country down the pan, and the rest of us with it!

Bush is the best you have got for the situation you are in and the forces you are up against. The left wing are walking around with their eyes closed. The US is on the edge and most of you can't even see it! If the real force of the enemy you are up against is unleashed then you are going to need as many men as you can get, seeing as how half of you are already willing to put out the white flag.

The enemy is already planning another big time terrorist attack on the US very soon, and all the left wing liberals can do is nit pick. It is about time you all got behind your leader and supported him, because if most of you end up dead, it wont matter how many Mexicans have been allowed into the US, nobody will be around to count!

[MrsLevy]

I am so loving this.

Viva La Raza.

MrsLevy

[TLB]

Sigmund, Carl and Alfred says: "Close the border off? Sure. Are you prepared for riots in LA or general agriculture strike in CA, FL and the USDA plants in the midwest?"

So, what you're saying is that we've lost control of the interior of our country, and the only way to prevent riots is to make the problem even worse?

Obviously, we need to back away from this slowly and reduce the number of foreign citizens in the U.S. who are basically holding us hostage: we can't deport them because they might riot or strike.

As for the Bush meeting, they're there to discuss the "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America", which the reader is urged to read up on. That alone is a very strong reason to oppose anything Bush does. However, support for that is probably more an elites thing than just a Bush thing.

[warrenb]

Just finally....finally for once you have seen the light. Amen!

[raindrops]

Mark my words: Abandon Bush and its "Hello Hillary."

Posted by: Terry Gain | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 10:43 PM

Not necessarily. There are other Dems. The Democrats ought to look to someone like Mark Warner who just finished a very successful term as governor of Virginia. He's a moderate, a successful businessman, and a Democrat - a much more attractive combination for much of the country than Hillary.

[petunia]

Previous generations of immigrants from around the world were thrilled to have the opportunity to come here, make better lives for themselves and become American-ized. That's what has made this country strong. But in recent years, many immigrants have wanted to come here and get all the benefits without making a contribution for the greater good, and without becoming part of the great melting pot. This trend only tears away at the fiber of the country.

[Simon Wilson]

Wow. Congratulations. It's deep into 2006, and you finally figured out what a lot of us knew about six years ago: that George W. Bush is a duplicitous moron who can't be trusted, and who fucks up everything he touches.

That's Riehl impressive, dude.

[Paulo]

Dan,

With the greatest of respect to you, your "Bailing on Bush" sounds more like someone from the Left than anything else; most certainly it doesn't sound like you. Moreover, I very light-heartedly submit that your bailing is exactly what congressional and judicial officials have been doing in this country for at least a century.

No one man can do what needs to be done. Period. This is a mess that has been in the mix for far too long without proper measures taken to stop it. I definitely have some issues with what is happening regarding runaway immigration, albeit this is nothing new for me. I have been writing, lecturing, and literally screaming about this debauchery for years. I agree with you when you state:

"Every law needed to combat illegal immigration is already on the books." However, I must take issue with the notion of enforcement. Laws are just words and words are just letters. Unless something is done to enforce these words the ultimate predicament is going to be anarchy and a real fricking mess.

I find that I am loosing a lot of sensitivity vis-a-vie illegal immigration. Would we all feel better if we were to plant several hundred thousand mines from the border and about say every square meter for 50 miles? Now that action would stop a significant number of people crossing over the border. Yet, what about under the border? How many tunnels have been discovered since the little guy media has brought this national attention?

The one other issue that drives me up a splintery pole is the notion of having no "official language" for our country. How, when, where, and why should the states, inevitably us, flip the bill to have ballots, licensing exams, street signs, ad neauseum, printed in at least 4 different languages?

Sorry for the length of the post gang, however, 12 million illegal immigrants did not get in the country over night. This rubbish has been going on for decades. To suggest giving up support because one man CAN NOT stop this excrement is like the New York Times blaming him for every thing under the sun.

Do you feel or think anyone is going to give him support with what ever decision he makes?

Respectfully,

Paulo

[Sandee's Mother]

Dan: it takes a big man to admit he's no long supporting someone...I also voted for bush and am very UNHAPPY with Bush now. I think the alcohol consumption years ago has destroyed his brain cells

[Terry Gain]

Dan,

I think you need to cut Bush some slack. I agree with you that he has been weak on illegal immigation. As well the war on terror ought to have been called what it is: "A reasoned and reasonable defence against Islamofascism."

Be that as it may Bush had been under constant, vicious, purposeful attack from the looney left which controls your Main Scheme Media. It's a wonder his support is above 20%. Mark my words: Abandon Bush and its "Hello Hillary."

[splashtc]

Absolutely the problem is the mexican system. What they need is an army of lawyers to start holding everyone responsible and fix themselves. Basicly they are peace loving christian people who will get on board-but if the government doesn't care why should they?

[Heli Pilot]

I am right there with you Dan - only I decided this week to ditch GW for TWO reasons, and I also NO LONGER SUPPORT the Iraq War:

1) Abdul Rahman got run out of Afghanistan - we should have been right on his freakin heels. If a man cannot be a Christian there - then the Taliban or worse is still in charge - we have fought and died for ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING - and GWB along with anyone else is a MORON for not seeing that the EXACT SAME SCENARIO WILL PLAY OUT IN IRAQ - there will NEVER be freedom in IRAQ in any way shape or form, until every last radical Mullah is a smoking pile of dung - and that aint gonna happen while we're having State Dinners with half of them.

2) I work too hard, pay too much in taxes, abd abide by too many laws for it all to be stolen and sideskirted by illegal immigrants.

[raindrops]

Dan, I nearly fell out of my chair - never thought I'd see you say anything negative about Dubya! I don't agree, however, that Dems fear Cheney on the ticket. Most Dems see him as a huge liability for the GOP - rich, fat cat whose health is suspect. They are crossing their fingers that he tries for it. I realize you are not ready to come over to the blue side yet, but you realize SondraK was full of it, don't you? Dem men are the really sexy ones. ;-)

[Sigmund, Carl and Alfred]

Your points, Dan, are well taken, but I'm a bit more sanguine about it all.

In point of fact, the immigration laws are now as unwieldy as the tax laws. Until the immigration laws are rewritten in toto, we will be unable to deal with the situation. This is less about Bush than it is about a 20 year old no good, do nothing Congress.

Close the border off? Sure. Are you prepared for riots in LA or general agriculture strike in CA, FL and the USDA plants in the midwest?

Just as clearly, open borders are a recipe for disaster, we already know.

Heavy fines employers of illegals? That might work, save for the thousands of mom and pop shops and diners. The only stockboys or dishwashers that apply for the job are illegals. I'm in NC. No illegals, no family farms. Who do you think picks the strawberries and even cotton? Might as well shut down the construction business here in Raleigh- and kiss new real estate taxes goodbye.

No medical care for illegals? Maybe, but do you want your kids to be exposed to some kid with measles- because that 5 year old wasn't eligble for a shot?

All in all, the entire system is broken and that is because Congress and state legislatures don't give a damn. They never have.

Illegals by the tens of thousands vote, illegally and illegals provide the buiness community profits- some of which end up in their hot to spend hands and some that end up in the hands of widows and orphans.

Am I telling you anything you don't already know? Of course not. Like I said, I'm just more sanguine about it all.

This is probably the first time we disagree, philosophically. That said, while I can find plenty to come down on Bush, this isn't one of those times.

I blame Teddy Kennedy, et al, for their phony concern and phony moral outrage.

They created the problem to begin with when the made it a priority to buy minority votes with BS, phony concerns.

I'll shut up now.

[Rick]

Welcome aboard Dan.

[Laertes]

"The last thing the Dems want is a Cheney Presidency, with Condi as VP"

Let me assure you that this Democrat would love absolutely nothing more than a Cheney/Rice ticket in '08.

My greatest fear about the '08 election is that with Bush off the ticket, the Democratic nominee won't be able to run against Bush's record. Cheney on the ticket would solve that problem.

My second-greatest fear is that Republicans will show up to vote. Rice on the ticket would solve that problem. Please please please put Rice on the ticket. We'll win 50 states.