A Boston Tea Party …(Reduced To This Cheer)

There is a saying that goes like this: “you can’t con a con man”. Well after the President’s speech last night I would like to amend that saying to this: “you can’t con a conservative”. Regardless of what Democrats want to believe the greatest attribute of this President is that he is honest. His honesty is something I respect. When he believes in something it is obvious by the way he speaks, the Iraq war for example. In contrast, when he doesn’t believe in something it is obvious as well. Last night was one of those times.

The President’s speech was immigration 101. It seemed to me he spoke to the people who aren’t paying much attention to this issue. There was no looking in the camera and guaranteeing the American people the border would be closed immediately. The speech was about a comprehensive plan full of governmental b.s. and short on conviction. This President had not been in favor of tight border security and telling me the National Guard is going to have a support role is not going convince me he has changed his mind. His speech was sensitive, shallow, and Senate like.

President Bush very much favors the Senate’s version of immigration reform, the one that is predicted to bring 100 million people into this country over then next 20 years, over the House’s version. He is much closer to Harry Reid’s version of immigration reform than J.D. Hayworth’s. Last night he pulled another Dhabi or Harriet Miers on us real conservatives. What he should have said was he will have the border locked down by August 1st. He should have said the National Guard will not act as “minutemen” but will stand side by side with border security. He should have said he will build walls and fences wherever needed. He should have said he will fine the piss out of any employer who hires an illegal. He should remind President Fox to mind his own business. He should have had a comprehensive plan to close the border and only when closed will we discuss what to do with those illegals already here.

The con in this game is all these proposals the President and Senate promise to pass to control our southern border will never happen. Oh, the bills will be drawn up and passed but when it comes time to fund them, the money will be gone. In December of ’05 the President proposed adding 10,000 border agents beginning in 2006 but in his ’06 budget he only funded 210 additional agents. Washington works this way. They get us to believe they are doing something then when the uproar dies down they quietly let the big ideas dye. If they, the President and the Senate, really meant it the border could be closed in one month. What they are doing now is just trying to stall us with these grand ideas without the conviction to ever really make them a reality.

The wonderful conservative revolution of 1994 continues to fade with each passing day. I can only hope the House can hold on. It is really one of true conservatives last stands, an Alamo so to speak. If the House fails to win this issue conservative Republicans will be reduced to this cheer in the 2006 campaign season: We suck but they suck more, we suck but they suck more, we suck but they suck more…louder WE SUCK BUT THEY SUCK MORE, ….LOUDER ….WE SUCK…..BUT……THEY…………