Bush To Fox: Border Patrol Just Temporary

[ruggerson]

"See, I'm in trouble, Vicente, heh heh, and I need to sucker my racist base into voting in 2006, heh heh. Don't take it personal, Vicente, we will de-militizate it again right after November, heh heh... "

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WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush assured Mexican President Vicente Fox on Sunday he did not intend to militarize their countries' mutual border, but was considering sending National Guard troops there to temporarily support border control efforts.

"The president made clear that the United States considers Mexico a friend and that what is being considered is not militarization of the border, but support of border patrol capabilities on a temporary basis by National Guard personnel," White House spokeswoman Maria Tamburri said, describing a telephone conversation between Bush and his Mexican counterpart.

Fox "reached out" to Bush on Sunday to relay his concerns about the plan that is under consideration, Tamburri said.

Bush will deliver a televised address to the nation on immigration on Monday evening. The White House said last week he may propose deploying more National Guard troops along the 2,000-mile (3,200 km) border to stop illegal immigration.

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[Critters2]

1. Dupe

I think. I posted to a similar thread earlier.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yeah in breaking news not

GD...

:-)

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Ok ok some background

July the Federal Elections occur south of the border. The Lefty candidate is polling extremely well. He is a populist and for the record loves deficit spending as much as George does. That said... he will NOT play along with NAFTA and that is one of the things he is running on

I smell an incident in the making, the kind that will sound familiar to those who know what happened on or along the Nueces River in 1847. We are still trying to figure out who fired the first shot, not that it matters... but that is what my gut is telling me.

And as Colbert told us... we need to trust our gut.

:-)

[C_U_L8R]

4. It's all just for show

and to get his falling poll numbers up.
Freeps are so dumb they won't know the difference
as long as they like what they hear.
Bush plays em like a fiddle.

[justinaforjustice]

5. Just Temporary -- Until After the Photo Op.

Bush told Mexico's Fox that the National Guard would be at the border only temporarily. I wondered: What possible good could putting the National Guard on the border on a temporary basis do? Then it hit me. Bush wants them at the border only long enough to have his picture taken with them. He wants it to appear as if he is doing something about illegal immigration. The appearance is all that matters.

I wish someone would calculate the cost to the taxpayers of each of Bush's "photo-ops", especially the one on the air craft carrier. Keeping that air craft carrier with the "Mission Accomplished" sign at sea for an extra two days must have cost several hundred thousand dollars. I bet the total cost of his photo-ops would buy every child in the country a school lunch for years.

[Breeze54]

6. Fox to Bush; " So are you ! "

:rofl: :rofl: