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Title: Bush lashes out at critics of immigration bill
Source: Crooks and Liars
URL Source: http://crooksandliars.com/
Published: May 29, 2007
Author: By: Steve Benen
Post Date: 2007-05-29 19:03:36 by Zipporah
Keywords: None
Views: 136
Comments: 5

A week ago, I had an item suggesting the president doesn’t really care about the immigration deal he struck with congressional leaders. If he did care, he’d do what he did when touting his war policy and his plan to privatize Social Security: give enthusiastic speeches, use his Bully Pulpit, lash out at critics, etc.

To be fair, I should note, by way of follow-up, that the president appears to be taking the immigration proposal far more seriously this week. Indeed, Bush is doing what comes naturally — questioning the motives and patriotism of those who dare to disagree with him.

President Bush attacked opponents of an immigration deal Tuesday, suggesting they “don’t want to do what’s right for America.”

“The fundamental question is, will elected officials have the courage necessary to put a comprehensive immigration plan in place,” Bush said against a backdrop of a huge American flag. […]

“Those determined to find fault with this bill will always be able to look at a narrow slice of it and find something they don’t like,” the president said. “If you want to kill the bill, if you don’t want to do what’s right for America, you can pick one little aspect out of it. (emphasis added)

It’s a classic Bush argument. The president believes his immigration policy is the right thing for America, so if you have a different policy idea, you necessarily “don’t want to do what’s right for America.”

In this case, most of the strongest critics of the White House policy are on the right, which — you guessed it — means Bush just slapped his base pretty hard.

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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)

Dr.Ron Paul for President

Lod  posted on  2007-05-29   19:06:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Zipporah (#0)

For the love of God and what's left of the republic, someone please provide that man with a convertible next time he's in Dallas.

"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price." Vir Cotto, Babylon 5

orangedog  posted on  2007-05-29   19:16:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: orangedog (#2)

LOL!

Zipporah  posted on  2007-05-29   19:16:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: orangedog, all (#2)

Look at the bright side. The man has single-handedly destroyed one branch of America's national political party, the Rs. Now to elect Hillary and watch the socialist caldron boil over.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2007-05-29   19:23:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: orangedog (#2)

Man, that was funny!

I do not say this lightly, but anyone who cannot handle the content of another's speech may not be suitable for this forum. Such a person may be better suited for a forum whose moderators control and steer the forum's ideas and speech in a given direction. -- Christine, Freedom4um

Esso  posted on  2007-05-29   19:43:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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