Governor-elect's message for Obama

[froggy]

Governor-elect’s message for Obama – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

 

[WillowTree]

Uh oh! Uh oh!

 

[froggy]

Some body is gonna have to push this admin on all issues, it appears they're not gonna do it their self

 

[MaggieMae]

Some body is gonna have to push this admin on all issues, it appears they're not gonna do it their self

Yes, I guess the fact that there's only 24 hours a day should be ignored now that Obama is president and everyone wants INSTANT results on all issues dear to their hearts.

But wait.

Obama to beef up Mexico border policy - CNN

 

[froggy]

The plan commits $700 million to bolster Mexican law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. The funds will provide, among other things, five new helicopters to increase mobility for the Mexican army and air force as well as new surveillance aircraft for the Mexican navy.

wow its a good thing we're so rich

 

[VaYank5150]

The plan commits $700 million to bolster Mexican law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. The funds will provide, among other things, five new helicopters to increase mobility for the Mexican army and air force as well as new surveillance aircraft for the Mexican navy.

wow its a good thing we're so rich

So.....we want our border secured, but we are not willing to pay for it? Hmmm, maybe the border fairy will help?

 

[VaYank5150]

Besides, whatever happened to Bush's $2.1M border fence?

Friday, October 27, 2006



Map of the U.S. to Mexico border.File:Noga36.jpg
A fence barrier separating Nogales, Arizona, from Nogales, Sonora, near the main downtown border crossing.

Border fence on the beach of Tijuana.Today U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law the Secure Fence Act of 2006, a plan to build a 700 mile (1,125 kilometer) fence between the United States and Mexico, to prevent illegal immigration. Mexico has expressed strong opposition to the fence, which covers about one third of the total border length.

"Unfortunately, the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise," Bush was quoted saying. "Ours is a nation of immigrants. We're also a nation of law... We have a responsibility to address these challenges. We have a responsibility to enforce our laws. We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility seriously," the President explained.

Congress passed the bill last month with a convincing majority, but the signing has been delayed until now, 12 days before the mid-term elections in the U.S. Yesterday the president already envisioned funding and manpower increases for border control, and extra beds to counter the "catch-and-release at our southern border".

Earlier this month, Bush arranged a $1.2 billion budget for the fence, along with cameras, sensors, satellites and other security measures, to create a "21st-century" border —but the fence alone is roughly estimated to cost twice that amount. A U.S. poll this week showed that there are more Americans in favor of an increased number of Border Patrol agents, while less then half of those questioned agreed with the fence.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

The plan commits $700 million to bolster Mexican law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. The funds will provide, among other things, five new helicopters to increase mobility for the Mexican army and air force as well as new surveillance aircraft for the Mexican navy.

wow its a good thing we're so rich

So.....we want our border secured, but we are not willing to pay for it? Hmmm, maybe the border fairy will help?

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

 

[VaYank5150]

The plan commits $700 million to bolster Mexican law enforcement and crime prevention efforts. The funds will provide, among other things, five new helicopters to increase mobility for the Mexican army and air force as well as new surveillance aircraft for the Mexican navy.

wow its a good thing we're so rich

So.....we want our border secured, but we are not willing to pay for it? Hmmm, maybe the border fairy will help?

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

 

[froggy]

So.....we want our border secured, but we are not willing to pay for it? Hmmm, maybe the border fairy will help?

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

This money is going to Mexico They've never made any effort to stop illegals so do the math

 

[Rat in the Hat]

So.....we want our border secured, but we are not willing to pay for it? Hmmm, maybe the border fairy will help?

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

So we should give away our tax dollars to foreign countries to "see if they can breed success where we have failed"? And you think they will give two shits about stopping their poor from leaving to drain our resources?

Yeah, let's invest our money in another counties economy. That will help our economic situation, you betcha.

 

[VaYank5150]

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

This money is going to Mexico They've never made any effort to stop illegals so do the math

And our efforts have failed miserably. What's your point?

 

[VaYank5150]

I'm perfectly willing to have our government spend 700 million American tax dollars for American law enforcement and American crime prevention efforts. The U.S. Border Patrol could certainly use five new helicopters and new surveillance aircraft.

Let the Mexicans pay for their own assets. Our tax dollars shouldn't be used to bring them into the 21st century.

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

So we should give away our tax dollars to foreign countries to "see if they can breed success where we have failed"? And you think they will give two shits about stopping their poor from leaving to drain our resources?

Yeah, let's invest our money in another counties economy. That will help our economic situation, you betcha.

Beats the hell out of paying money hand over fist to bomb the shit out of Iraq, only to turn arouund and pay more money to help them build back what we destroyed...

 

[froggy]

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

This money is going to Mexico They've never made any effort to stop illegals so do the math

And our efforts have failed miserably. What's your point?

Use the 700 mil in America Dont give it to the drug lords.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

This money is going to Mexico They've never made any effort to stop illegals so do the math

And our efforts have failed miserably. What's your point?

Do you think if we give them 700 million bucks that all of a sudden they will care about stopping the illegals?

 

[VaYank5150]

This money is going to Mexico They've never made any effort to stop illegals so do the math

And our efforts have failed miserably. What's your point?

Use the 700 mil in America Dont give it to the drug lords.

We can't even build a friggin' fence with $2.1M. How far do you think we would get with $700M?

 

[Rat in the Hat]

In case you haven't noticed, we have thrown money at "border security" hand over fist, and just as in the "war on drugs", we have failed miserably. Why not give some money to the folks on the other side of the border and see if they can breed success where we have failed?

So we should give away our tax dollars to foreign countries to "see if they can breed success where we have failed"? And you think they will give two shits about stopping their poor from leaving to drain our resources?

Yeah, let's invest our money in another counties economy. That will help our economic situation, you betcha.

Beats the hell out of paying money hand over fist to bomb the shit out of Iraq, only to turn arouund and pay more money to help them build back what we destroyed...

Who said anything about giving more money to Iraq? I want that shit stopped too. I want American tax money spent in America, not Iraq, not Mexico, not Israel or any other shithole country. Let's keep our money here, and let the rest of the world fend for themselves.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

And our efforts have failed miserably. What's your point?

Use the 700 mil in America Dont give it to the drug lords.

We can't even build a friggin' fence with $2.1M. How far do you think we would get with $700M?

Well, at the very least, it would get 5 helicopters and some new surveillance planes for the U.S. Border Patrol.

 

[VaYank5150]

So we should give away our tax dollars to foreign countries to "see if they can breed success where we have failed"? And you think they will give two shits about stopping their poor from leaving to drain our resources?

Yeah, let's invest our money in another counties economy. That will help our economic situation, you betcha.

Beats the hell out of paying money hand over fist to bomb the shit out of Iraq, only to turn arouund and pay more money to help them build back what we destroyed...

Who said anything about giving more money to Iraq? I want that shit stopped too. I want American tax money spent in America, not Iraq, not Mexico, not Israel or any other shithole country. Let's keep our money here, and let the rest of the world fend for themselves.

Do you have any idea how much cheaper we woulc get Mexico to build our fence? I think it is a great idea to let them build it. Not only might it actually get built, but their labor force costs about 1/5th of what ours does!

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Beats the hell out of paying money hand over fist to bomb the shit out of Iraq, only to turn arouund and pay more money to help them build back what we destroyed...

Who said anything about giving more money to Iraq? I want that shit stopped too. I want American tax money spent in America, not Iraq, not Mexico, not Israel or any other shithole country. Let's keep our money here, and let the rest of the world fend for themselves.

Do you have any idea how much cheaper we woulc get Mexico to build our fence? I think it is a great idea to let them build it. Not only might it actually get built, but their labor force costs about 1/5th of what ours does!

OK, so if our estimate for the fence was 2.1 million, let's give them 5 million to build it. We would get much more bang for our buck, and a longer fence to boot. Then use the 695 million remaining to upgrade our border patrol, and use in our economy.