May 15, 2006
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8:52 pm [ Quote ]
Boring speech…I KNEW Bush was a liberal! He doesn’t want to do anything about this problem. The House Republicans are the ONLY ones obviously who know how to handle the problem.
8:55 pm [ Quote ]
Hmm, off Drudge:
CNN RUNS BUSH REHEARSAL LIVE; NETWORK CALLS ‘MISTAKE’... DEVELOPING…
-Does anyone have this?
8:58 pm [ Quote ]
My Reaction To The President’s Speech…
I have to say, I’m not happy at all with the President’s speech. He touched on a couple of issues that I agree with him on, but overall he’s out of touch with what Americans want.
The one part of the speech that stood out as being a good idea wa…
8:58 pm [ Quote ]
Drudge is linking to a clip on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPu19jOcJF4
8:59 pm [ Quote ]
never mind, here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPu19jOcJF4
9:00 pm [ Quote ]
Initial Reaction—Could have been a little worse, could have been a damned site better….
Trying to do some live-blogging—We’ll see how it works out. The dumb ass is still talking about guest workers and jobs Americans won’t do. It depends on what your definition of is amnesty is. Just lost the audio…
9:02 pm [ Quote ]
I was pleased with the President’s very rational and reasoned approach to the situation.
There has been a lot of talk in the blogosphere, on cable TV, and talk radio that is just ridiculous. People that say we should grant amnesty to all, send all 11 million back; people call Republicans racists. I’m happy that Mr. Bush got on primetime TV to dispel this radical nonsense and lay out an outline of a comprehensive approach to this massive problem of immigration reform.
It’s unfortunate that the President doesn’t do this kind of thing more often. His address was effective in making clear his position on the issue, making clear that he’s not a lunatic, and making clear what Congress should be doing.
Furthermore, I think Bush just created a wonderful opportunity for reasonable Democrats and Republicans to work together to find a solution to this issue. Senator Durbin, in his response to the President’s address, failed to see this opportunity and instead opted more partisan blah-blah. It would be very disappointing if the rest of the Democrats failed to see the same opportunity.
9:12 pm [ Quote ]
I am a rock ribbed conservative and considering the complexities of the illegal immigration issue, the realities of the politics of hate in Washington, and realizing the need for reasonable action NOW, the President was very organized, detail oriented, diplomatic and he threaded the needle.
He emphasized border control as the top priority. He proposed a quick way to build up enforecment, with a longer term plan to make the necessary changes permanent. He proposed a way to force all illegals to register through a tamper proof identification card, he made sure that these criminals had to pay a penalty for their crime and back taxes, he made sure employers would pay for employing people without such a card, and yes he did provide for a long term amnesty plan under very strict conditions. All things considered, it was a magnificent effort.
The problem? The United States Congress will mess this up so bad through poor legislation it will bear little resemblance to what Bush proposed tonight, and while it will make me very angry, Bush will probably sign something much less than he proposed today which will means we will fail to deal effectively with this problem.
Good job George W.! Congress, we trust you to totally screw it up! America, it will never happen they way it was proposed tonight because of the politics of hate in Washington.
9:21 pm [ Quote ]
Liveblogging Bush’s Immigration Speech…
Here is the deal…Even though I promised myself I would never live blog a speech again, I’m going to. I thought it would be fun after all, to lead my readers in the Open Border Drinking game. So, before we begin, here are the rules. – &#...
9:35 pm [ Quote ]
[...] Full sixteen-minute clip is at Hot Air affiliate Expose the Left. EtL also has video of CNN’s screw-up in cutting to Bush during rehearsal. [...]
9:41 pm [ Quote ]
Why aren’t they using the regular army?
9:57 pm [ Quote ]
Thanks for Nothing…
Here is news about and reaction to President Bush’s (Pro-Illegal) Immigration speech this evening:...
10:14 pm [ Quote ]
Why aren’t they using the regular army?
That’d be considered “militarizing” the border, which Bush does not want to do because we’re friends with Mexico, as he says in his statement.
10:17 pm [ Quote ]
Has Bush ever delivered on anything he spoke of in one of his addresses, besides leading us in to war? Social Security reform? AIDS help in Africa? Trip to Mars? We’re still addicted to oil. All talk, no action.
10:28 pm [ Quote ]
W still don’t get it!
voted for him twice too!
10:30 pm [ Quote ]
The President’s Immigration Speech…
Call me uninspired. While I am happy about giving the border patrol assistance with National Guard troops, the speech was much too comprehensive for me. Too much of the same ole’ stuff in this speech. Here’s a bit of it:WASHINGTON…
10:35 pm [ Quote ]
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10:39 pm [ Quote ]
Yes Howard he has…He delivered on 9/11, he delivered on faith-based programs… He delivered on tax cuts, He delivered on Aids funding, He delivered over and over again. He screwed up on SS, immigration and the border. He is a mixed bag.
10:40 pm [ Quote ]
I sincerely think that including the FairTax as part of a comprehensive illegal immigration reform plan would be a good idea for the GOP. We can’t honestly expect to get rid of 12+ million illegal immigrants – it’s just not realistic. At least with the FairTax they would be paying for the roads, health care, and education that they use. And yes, I know that some are currently paying income taxes using fraudulent social security numbers, but there are many who live below the income tax radar.
10:44 pm [ Quote ]
Howard,
It’s not the government’s job to cure our oil addiction. Just like it’s not their responsibility to cure you of an addiction to crack. Bush was only pointing out that we’re addicted in order to open a public dialog on the subject. Only free market forces can “cure” our addiction to oil. The government can help somewhat in the long term by funding alternative fuel technology research and allowing oil production within the US, but they cannot solve the problem.
10:55 pm [ Quote ]
All the problems in the USA began once Bush got into office…...
You guys are incredible.
Why didn’t the liberal utopia form during the Clinton years?
11:13 pm [ Quote ]
Brian sez:
“Only free market forces can “cure” our addiction to oil.”
Brilliant!
If you call $3.25/gal gasoline a “cure”, I guess you’re right.
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard on this blog in a while…and that’s really saying something!
11:28 pm [ Quote ]
we’re friends with Mexico
well we wont be if Fidel the 2nd wins election in a few months.
11:44 pm [ Quote ]
It Walks Like a Duck…...
The speech tonight from George W. Bush could have been delivered months ago. There was nothing new here that he hasn’t telegraphed in the past. The pre-speech leaks were correct. Bush could have been Reaganesque. He delivered milquetoast. 6,000 n…
12:26 am [ Quote ]
Here We Are…These Are My Ideas…
What is unique about the guest worker program and the “back of the line” sentence they will receive, is that the illegal immigrant can stay in the country, work, use government services just as he did the day before the bill passed….
12:34 am [ Quote ]
I’m glad to hear we won’t be rounding up 11 million illegals. but this guest worker thing gives me the shivers, it’s every corporation’s dream because minimum wage laws or overtime restrictions do not apply. Isn’t this a slap in the face to those Americans who want to work for a decent wage? I think Bush insulted a lot of people by saying there are jobs Americans won’t do.
12:47 am [ Quote ]
I think Bush insulted a lot of people by saying there are jobs Americans won’t do.
Yep…but then again he is a POLITICIAN in WASHINGTON….what can you expect.
12:54 am [ Quote ]
The Numbers Game (UPDATED)...
UPDATE II: The Lame Address. It is quite obvious that the Administration is not committed to border control, and are just giving us lip service. This was a lame speech with some sort of an apologist center solution where 6000 National Guard officers wi…
3:15 am [ Quote ]
Has Bush ever delivered on anything he spoke of in one of his addresses, besides leading us in to war? Social Security reform? AIDS help in Africa? Trip to Mars? We’re still addicted to oil. All talk, no action.
Howard: I know you hate Bush, but you might want to think before you make such dumb comments.
Ask your favorite Liberal ambassador by the name of Bono about how much Bush has spent for AIDS funding. Bush has spent more money on that cause than any other US President, by a long shot.
Social Security reform? Why don’t you ask your favorite Liberals in Congress?
Don’t you remember that it was the DEMOCRATS who did everything they could to squash any idea of SS reform and had the gall to CHEER at the SOTU address when Bush mentioned that it had not been fixed?
And yes, we are addicted to oil.
Does anyone think this problem will be fixed overnight?
I didn’t know we were going to cure our “addiction for oil” in just four months, considering that Bush used that phrase in JANUARY of 2006 during his State of the Union speech!
What the Hell is the matter with him? Bush said four months ago that we are addicted to oil! How come he hasn’t solved our oil addiction problem yet
?!
I guess the environmental groups bear no responsibility when they have Liberal members of Congress in their pockets and have halted any oil drilling or expansion of refineries in our OWN country for the last 30 years, instead of buying it from the Middle East.
A trip to Mars?
I didn’t know we were supposed to be walking on Mars during Bush’s second-term.
In fact, he said he was seeking funding to have NASA send a man to the moon by the year 2020 and perhaps send a man to Mars after that.
Never let facts get in the way of your incoherent gibberish.
5:07 am [ Quote ]
I think the speech was wrong from the beginning. The first sentence started with …”the reform of American’s Immigration System”.
The very first sentence should have been, “The failure of the US Government to enforce America’s Immigration Laws”.
So now the US Immigration System will be re-written because we can’t enforce the laws that have been previously set.
Very much like the current High School Completion requirements.
If the current laws are to inconvienant to enforce, then just change the laws to fix the problem.
A “let’s just start over” attitude.
When the US Government keeps changing the rules “mid-stream”, the illegal, legals and US citizens will not be able to plan out anything.
Before anyone meets the proposed 6-8 years, the rules will change again.
7:02 am [ Quote ]
Sad to say got sold down the river…....
I have been working on immigration issues for a decade, writing about it for over 3 years and as the crisis developed over that time I kept telling myself that each new outrage was the tipping point, the final straw. Each act would be the one to finall…
7:51 am [ Quote ]
gayrepublican,
If you think that the economic pressures of (relatively) free market pricing are one “the dumbest things” you’ve heard in a while then there isn’t much I can do to help you, but I’ll give it a brief try.
First, if you think that the government should arbitrarily set the price below the market price (price controls), then read this.
Second, if you think that the government can magically create more oil then I would like to sell you some oceanfront property in Arizona. Locating crude deposits, building production facilities, and getting those facilities online takes years (usually 5 to 10).
Those are only two variables in the equation: supply and demand. Supply is essentially fixed in the near term. Demand is relatively inelastic, but the high price of gas, we’ll use your $3.25 number, will force consumers to modify their consumption habits.
Furthermore, the high price that crude is fetching on the OPEN MARKET will spur oil companies to expand production facilities. But, again, that takes a few years. Provided demand does not keep rocketing up (no promises there), in a few years the price of crude will begin to recede.
Bottom line is that the government by design cannot set the price of gas. The market pressures of $3.25 per gallon gas will alter both variables in the supply and demand equation in such a way that the prices will be pressured to go down.
10:21 am [ Quote ]
You guys will swallow anything. His delivery was right on, if I didn’t read and speak English, I’d be cheering. The downside was the words coming out of his mouth. 6K troops on 2-week no-contact rotations? If my Annual Training two-week events during my six years in the Army Guard are any indication, this is pure lip service.
10:28 am [ Quote ]
Yea, let the government set gas prices…then medical/dental rates, that stuff is way too high….then housing prices, real estate is too high….then food prices, my grocery bill is too high…..then cable and telephone rates, they are getting out of hand. Hey I know what, lets let the government control EVERYTHING, thats it
! What a load of crap!
10:39 am [ Quote ]
I’m starting to wonder how Republican Mr. Gay Republican is. First he ridicules those opposed to ILLEGAL immigration and now capitalism?
11:00 am [ Quote ]
I have lost all faith in President Bush. This speech is nothing more than a bait and switch! I bet Vicente Fox is glad to hear that this will be a temporary show just to placate the American people.
He never mentioned any of the problems that have arisen from illegal immigration (i.e. Healthcare, overcrowding of schools and assimilation).
All Americans should see this as an invasion of our country and a grave threat to our way of life. This is not a right vs. left issue; everyone should see his speech for what it really is: a condescending insult.
11:06 am [ Quote ]
Pres. Bush Faces the Nation on Illegal Immigration…
This must be the most offensive and problematic point of the speech. Its the “theyre going to have sex anyway so lets give them free condoms” ideology. It doesnt work and it produces more problems than it prevents….
11:08 am [ Quote ]
He doesn’t believe what he says, which the most insulting thing. If he truly believed in stopping illegal immigration he would have done so after 9-11.
He might actually realize that polls do matter and if he wants to get anything done during his time left in office he might consider listening to the American people. But it is way too little too late.
11:22 am [ Quote ]
Not a single mention of putting the employers of illegals in jail. What a dirtbag.
Since Bush came into office job enforcement of illegal hirings has gone down to a trickle. I think the number is around raids 200 a year. That doesn’t sound like enforcement to me.
I’ve finally had it with this turd brain. What part of serve and protect doesn’t Bush understand.
Spit.
11:41 am [ Quote ]
The Bush-McCain-Kennedy axis of political obstruction… ...
Once again, Mac Johnson speaks for me:...
11:52 am [ Quote ]
[...] (Transcript and Video availible here) [...]
1:31 pm [ Quote ]
Furtive Glances – Post-Mothers’ Day Edition …
Mother’s Day is, perhaps, the lightest blogging day around the entire blogosphere, if my brief skimming of other sites is any indication. Likely this is proof that bloggers have mothers, or at least most do. Mr. Reynolds is an android,...
1:53 pm [ Quote ]
Reaction to Bush’s speech…
We scan the sphere…so you don’t have to: * Real Clear Politics: GOP ‘06 Prospects Took a Hit Last Night * Powerline: Reconquista, Here We Come! * Michelle Malkin: Same old, same old * Bainbridge: Bush’s speech * Hot Air:......
3:24 pm [ Quote ]
Immigration Address Recap…
The addition of 6,000 National Guard troops will improve the situation, but it will likely fall short of what is necessary….
3:25 pm [ Quote ]
Read My Lips: No New Illegal Immigrants!...
I no longer trust him in the slightest in regards to this issue. I believe that domestically he has completely sold out his Presidency to those on Wall Street making a killing off cheap illegal immigrant labor…..
11:26 am [ Quote ]
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