Too little, too late for Conservatives?
In what appears to be an appeal to Conservatives, President Bush is talking tough on issues sensitive to those on the Right, according to a piece in USA TODAY:
One thing is very clear to Conservatives...Bush is not one of them.
The border problem is the most urgent problem we face. The free flow of illegals over the border each day has gone on uncontrolled for years. In fact, more illegals were interdicted and returned to Mexico during the Clinton administration than have been during the Bush administration.
Conservatives will not go along with any amnesty program in the existing Senate Bill.
It's good to see the President is finally trying to appeal to those who elected him, but Conservatives may see the effort as ineffectual lip service...too little, too late.
Another White House event will occur next week when Bush will talk about the importance of a constitutional amendment that would bar gay marriage by defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, a major issue for social and religious conservatives.Conservatives may not buy the delayed rhetoric; after all, we're six years into the Bush Presidency and anything he will say next week could have been said all along.
The president is scheduled to renew his call for a line-item veto, arguing it will help him rein in the runaway federal spending that has been another nagging source of conservative discontent. Bush has also challenged the GOP-controlled Senate over extra money in a special spending bill for the costs of wars and hurricanes. The House passed a $92.2 billion measure, but the Senate added about $14 billion. 'If they bust the $92.2 billion, I'm going to veto it,' Bush said Thursday.
Bush's backing for a 'comprehensive' overhaul of immigration laws infuriates some conservatives because it includes proposals to allow illegal immigrants to work here temporarily and would permit some to seek citizenship. Recently, though, Bush has emphasized tougher border enforcement and a crackdown on companies that hire illegal immigrants, both strongly supported by conservatives. In a speech Thursday to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce here, Bush said, 'We don't have full control of this border. And I'm determined to change that.'
One thing is very clear to Conservatives...Bush is not one of them.
The border problem is the most urgent problem we face. The free flow of illegals over the border each day has gone on uncontrolled for years. In fact, more illegals were interdicted and returned to Mexico during the Clinton administration than have been during the Bush administration.
Conservatives will not go along with any amnesty program in the existing Senate Bill.
It's good to see the President is finally trying to appeal to those who elected him, but Conservatives may see the effort as ineffectual lip service...too little, too late.
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