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May 31, 2007
Bush to Base: Drop Dead - UPDATED
On the bright side, the president is finally answering his critics.
GLYNCO, Ga., May 29 — President Bush today accused opponents of his proposed immigration measure of fear-mongering to defeat it in Congress, and took on his own conservative political base as he did so.The immigration debate - bringing America together.“If you want to scare the American people, what you say is the bill’s an amnesty bill,” Mr. Bush said this afternoon at a training center for border enforcement agents located in this town in Georgia’s southeastern corner. “That’s empty political rhetoric, trying to frighten our citizens.”
UPDATE - Could the House kill the bill? (H/t: Allah)
ANOTHER UPDATE - Geoff writes that his support for Bush has dissipated completely thanks to the president's comments.
Yeah, I'm there myself, and it's a pretty hard place to be.
Some background: I have supported the president since before the New Hampshire primary in 2000. The weekend before the votes were cast in New Hampshire, a friend and I drove out to help in any way we could. We ended up spending the day in the bitter cold, passing out campaign literature and taking abuse from McCain supporters. Later we worked the phones and took yet more abuse from McCain supporters.
Just after McCain dropped out of the race, Bush visited Maine. The night before he arrived, I helped set up the auditorium and for my troubles, got to stand on stage with the future president of the United States. It was a heck of a moment and I was full of optimism for his campaign and was sure he was going to be elected president.
After the ugliness of Florida, he was and it was an exciting thing. His first few months weren't the best, but after the attacks of September 11 and his response to them, it seemed as though his presidency had found its footing.
Then the Iraq war began and things got hard again. John Kerry picked up steam running against the war and presented quite a challenge to the president. During that election, I donated money, worked phone banks and replaced my lawn sign at least three times. I blogged up a storm on why Bush was preferable to Kerry.
I've given money and considerable time to support the president and this is the thanks I get?
I hope it was worth it, Mr. President.
I'm done.
YET ANOTHER UPDATE - Dave in Texas and Ace are just as irritated, and call it quits with the president.
Posted by slublog at May 31, 2007 09:30 PM
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Blame me, I voted for Bush...
Posted by: downfleeced at May 31, 2007 09:03 AM
Sounds like a pretty good bumper sticker to me.
Posted by: Slublog at May 31, 2007 09:29 AM
He'll never work in that town again.
Posted by: geoff at May 31, 2007 05:12 PM
Yup, going to go next to my "Don't blame me, I don't eat at Baldacci's" and next to my "Borders, now only a bookstore" sticker...
Posted by: downfleeced at June 1, 2007 09:52 AM
Good blog you have, Slu. I'm with you on this. I've taken enough crap for supporting him over the years, and I'm done as well. Let the Left have at him because I'm not saying a word in his defense.
Posted by: John at June 1, 2007 09:33 PM