"Obama insists upon himself."

I'm so stealing that.

I was told there'd be a moat?

He is a Democrat so technically he can't be a RINO.

The Kraut is a D?

“For years President Obama has said he is serious about dealing with America’s immigration issues, however, yesterday he reinforced the idea that he’s not taking the issue seriously by suggesting that the only way to make Republicans happy on the subject is to build ‘a moat with alligators,’” said Congressman Walsh.

“Time and time again, President Obama has proven that he’s more concerned with photo-ops with Hollywood movie stars, than real citizens who live on the border and have to deal with America’s exploding immigration crisis.”

“Border security is national security. It’s not a joking matter. Enforcing our immigration laws and holding businesses accountable for hiring illegal immigrants is a serious issue. For that reason, I have sent the President a letter, questioning his commitment to securing our borders.”

He is a Democrat so technically he can't be a RINO.

The Kraut is a D?

Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at May 14, 2011 01:03 PM (08Pe

--I know he worked on Carter's campaign.  Not sure what he has done since in terms of affiliation.

The Kraut is a D?

Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at May 14, 2011 01:03 PM (08Pe

Yes, he was a member Carter adm and a speech writer for Mondale.

not to mix metaphors here... but Obamatron admin just issued another 200  shiny brand new healthcare waivers. 

what a novel idea, impress tyranny upon the citizenry... then use it as negotiating tool by waiving select segements of citizenry out of the tyranny.

both ways... tyranny wins.  

"Apprehension of illegal immigrants is down 40 percent. Down? Indeed, says Obama, this means that fewer people are trying to cross the border."

We're in the middle of a recession (with no end in sight), unemployment is high and inflation is setting in ... perhaps THIS is the reason fewer people are trying to cross the border.

Posted by: dagny at May 14, 2011 01:08 PM (/kRxM)

--The sentence reads "Obama insists upon himself."  Did it get changed?  As of now, there's not confusion about the antecedent.

Posted by: nevergiveup at May 14, 2011 01:09 PM (i6RpT)

--Replace Nixon with Bush, and Carter with Obama, and we'll see how many others had similar epiphanies next year. . . .

“I look forward to the President’s response, and hope that he would work with Congress to come up with a plan that first and foremost protects our borders. If it takes moats and alligators to secure our borders to get you to be serious – I’m game.”

That's what I'm talking about!

This line of Krauthammer's is the kind of thing that convinces me that Angelo Codevilla's Ruling Class thesis is correct:

"I have little doubt that most Americans would be quite willing to regularize and legalize the current millions of illegal immigrants if they were convinced that this was the last such cohort, as evidenced by, say, a GAO finding that the border is under full operational control and certification to the same effect by the governors of the four southern border states."

Taking the word "most" to mean a very strong majority, I can't imagine being more out of touch with the concerns of "most" Americans than Krauthammer is here. I think "most" Americans - again, meaning a very strong majority - are opposed to any form of regularization for illegals. I think that was pretty much born out in W's attempt to screw his fellow citizens. It wasn't just the fake attempt to do something about the border, but the inherent injustice of the amnesty that got people riled up. And I think any poll would bear that out.

Fuck the moat. 5 mile wide DMZ filled with land mines would be the only effective way of controlling illegal crossings.

We need to militarize the border. Anything less is completely useless.

Alligators? Pfft.

Cobras, people, cobras. Useful and tasty.

Think about that. Our president has an illegal alien relative living in the US and the msm says absolutely nothing. Circling the bowl.

I think she was made legal this past year...or at least she won her deportation hearings.

Obama is not a liar, he is a wild inventor who employs statistical sleight of hands. Whatever would we do without you Chuck.

Posted by: garrett at May 14, 2011 01:16 PM (p2+qW)

Thank God I'm not the only one who's had that thought! I was beginning to think that my views were getting a little extreme.

My moderate sister loves Kraut. She doesn't get the fine points of conservatism.

Logprof: I screwed up, I meant that "he may be a rino" is immediately preceeded, although in a quote, by "Obama vindicates himself". Hence the confusion.

Taking the word "most" to mean a very strong majority, I can't imagine being more out of touch with the concerns of "most" Americans than Krauthammer is here.

I agree with that and it sounds like wishcasting on Kraut's part.

It's the elites that want illegal immigration. Whether it's ideological (liberal dupes) or financial (they like their domestic servants) the elites benefit.

I do think that people would be more willing to compromise if they thought this would end it, that the border was "sealed" then there could be some sort of regularization, but why?  The whole benefit to the illegals is that they're illegal.  If they were legal, they'd be as expensive as the rest of the Americans.

The bottom line is that Americans don't trust the elites on immigration anymore, so anything short of building the fence and sealing the border will do nothing to change public opinion.

John Kobylt of KFI had the best idea.

Two massive walls, with a laser beam on the 2nd one that just vaporizes you. If you make it through, fine. But it would be one hell of a deterent.

...and don't forget his half-brother, Samson, the accused Sex Offender (Great Britain, I believe). 

 ^{quick google search also coughed up that George Obama was also busted for posession in Kenya.}

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 14, 2011 01:27 PM (UlUS4)

OK, I've just become a reasonable moderate, because this is an immigration compromise I can support.

John Kobylt of KFI had the best idea.

Two massive walls, with a laser beam on the 2nd one that just vaporizes you. If you make it through, fine. But it would be one hell of a deterent.

Posted by: CAC at May 14, 2011 01:35 PM (+Vv4U)

If they make it through, they'll more valuable than most liberals here so.....for every one that makes it through that, we send a liberal to Mexico. 

Can they be spitting cobras? And giant speakers blasting "Tubular Bells"?

Umm, yummy as well. The nap I take after getting bitten is just a little longer, but when I do awake, I'm ready to have dessert.

Throw in the vaporizing laser beam, too. Why should I have all the fun?

Posted by: Vic at May 14, 2011 01:41 PM (M9Ie6)

"You can have open immigration, or you can have a welfare state, but you can't have both."

Two more border agents die.  Has Obama pissed on their graves yet? 

John Kobylt of KFI had the best idea.

A Five Mile Strip along the US / Mexico Border should be dedicated to commercial / industrial usage.  

Establish a target date in the short term future by which the majority of US Import / Export activities, warehouse storage and shipping occured therein.  (This would remove vulnerabilities in having ports in so many large cities, and it would ensure that security was handled properly: as industry is way better at protecting itself than the government is at protecting our sovereignty.)  

This would allow Private Industry to control, operate and secure the majority of the land, leaving only small points of egress for the public to travel through (left to US Border Patrol / Immigration).

I guess it doesn't matter if those guns were smuggled across the border with the help of the ATF

The System works!

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at May 14, 2011 01:50 PM (PrXnz)

Well how else was he suppose to get his numbers up?

Posted by: eman: Japanese Babe Rescue Team at May 14, 2011 01:59 PM (64xTs)

don't need signs, just leave the bodies and a few craters.

Illegal immigration is top of my list, almost certain to make me a single issue voter next time.

The drain on my state and my hometown is unsustainable.

Posted by: nevergiveup at May 14, 2011 01:09 PM (i6RpT)

I did the same thing on McGovern and have never voted for a lib since then.  The day after the slaughter I was sitting on the rapid transit behind two cocksucking lawyers who also voted for Lonesome George.  One of the stupid fucks claimed to be encouraged that he did as well as he did.  That incident was a major epiphanal moment in recognizing what stupid imbeciles libs were and how I should have nothing to do with such braindead fuckheads in the future.

Even though I was ultimately embarrassed by my vote for McGovern, Nixon was an asshole too.

Posted by: Berserker at May 14, 2011 02:02 PM (FMbng)

Remember Obama's speech after bin Laden got whacked? I don't either but I remember the sound clip of him saying (in a raised voice) that, "my number one priority is keeping Americans safe..."

Really, douchebag? Really? Then fucking do something about the southern border, you know, the one that's fuzzy nowadays since drug cartels evidently control American ranch land.

Fucking cocksucker.

If Allen West actually knew how much support he had, he'd run.  I'm tired of the same-ol-same-ol from the RNC.  They continually foist lukewarm douchebags on us.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at May 14, 2011 01:48 PM (PrXnz)

--You'd think he would have learned from what his son went though last year.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 14, 2011 02:10 PM (yA45Y)

Remember that Steadman, whom I believe is even dumber and just as shady as the JEF, was in both of them

I think we need a computer model of illegal immigration showing that it causes global warming. Once we have that, all those libtards would be loving some immigration enforcement. Just sayin.

We have 220 TONS of evidence that illegals are trashing our border.

But a few models wouldn't hurt, either.

We have 220 TONS of evidence that illegals are trashing our border.

But a few models wouldn't hurt, either.

Posted by: arhooley at May 14, 2011 02:17 PM (he3WA)

If you've been to DC you'd swear they already did that.

Posted by: Berserker at May 14, 2011 02:02 PM (FMbng)

--To be fair, W. was also bad with his do-nothingness (which, in one respect, was worse because we were supposed to be more vigilant after 9/11) and preachiness --but at least he was not as insulting to people who wanted more restrictions and opposed amnesty.

Nixon was an asshole too.

I've moderated on my views on Nixon.

I think he got a raw deal from the media (especially NYT and WaPo, which led the charge re Watergate) as payback for Nixon's almost singlehandedly (according to Whitaker Chambers) nailing Alger Hiss (whose cause the NYT and WaPo championed at the time).

Posted by: arhooley at May 14, 2011 02:17 PM (he3WA)

Massive gang wars would ensue. Mexicans do not like blacks one bit and given illegals' tendancy towards drug gangs, D.C. would probably end up like Juarez.

Posted by: toby928™ at May 14, 2011 02:15 PM (GTbGH)

rewatching Private Ryan, I see.  I'm all for it though.  Mine the border and place bets in Vegas.

Posted by: Waterhouse at May 14, 2011 02:15 PM (h+MAX)

Incompetence alone is not grounds for firing a Demotard.

Posted by: Waterhouse at May 14, 2011 02:15 PM (h+MAX)

Incompetence alone is not grounds for firing a Demotard.

Posted by: Tim Geithner at May 14, 2011 02:23 PM (BP6Z1)

indeed. It's a requirement.

It's hard to take her seriously after she quit half way through her Governor's term and became a Reality TV Star. Does that make me a RINO?

That depends. Are you aware of the reason why she quit?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 14, 2011 02:30 PM (TMB3S)

--Now my day is complete.

I'm gonna BEEE a RINO! One of these days I'm gonna break these chayeeayins!

That's reality...

Point taken. However, compared to The Vapid One®, she has far more experience in government that he did/does and his horrible scorecard proves it.

We do go on about her ability to get elected in this cycle. A lot of people feel the way you do about her. I have my doubts about it as well (her electability, not her qualifications).

IMHO, she will serve best in this upcoming election as a kingmaker. She did a lot for the Tea Party in 2010, and I look forward to her doing more of the same in 2012, albeit from the sidelines. Lighting rods, and all that.

 I don't even know much about him.

There's this thing called the Internet. Think of it as the world's largest library and you have the key to the front door.

There is no longer any excuse for anyone to not know who they're voting for and their favorite candidate's position on anything.

Posted by: Soothsayer at May 14, 2011 02:43 PM (yA45Y)

It's gonna be a loooooooooong 542 days.

"The only reason that some people are calling him a RINO is because he doesn't like Sarah Palin. Well, guess what, I don't either. I agree with her most of the time, but I DON'T want her to be President."

Not liking Palin is code for "we are the in crowd."  Since we are 0 for 2 out of the Ivies, its time to pimp slap the "in crowd" with a reality show of our own. Running the country can't be that hard given that the "in-crowd" is constantly telling us the JEF is doing a great job. Its time the assholes find out that setting priorities and balancing a checkbook is not the exclusive preserve of the beautiful people but merely a simple decision making process. Kraut sees himself as the "in crowd." Being in the in-crowd is the ultimate goal of all beltwayers. The thing I like about Sarah is her ability to ignore the establishment (both Pubbie, Dem and media) and speak directly to her audience. BTW, her audience is Hillary's core support (e.g., bitter clingers). Watching her steal Hillary's base, ignore the media and win the nomination is the greatest "fuck you" story available to the electorate. Do you think America is ready to tell the establishment to go fuck itself?

I can haz Mexican for dinner tonight?

Back Away From the Tamale!

I'd vote for Palin.

No commentary necessary.

We have 220 TONS of evidence that illegals are trashing our border.

I followed your link and then followed a link there to photos of all the trash as well as things left behind by OTMs (other than Mexicans) and I have to say I knew it was bad but I didnÂ’t realize exactly how bad until I flipped through those photos.  We are fucked, weÂ’ve in reality already ceded large parts of the southern states to Mexico because it is too dangerous for Americans.

Massive gang wars would ensue. Mexicans do not like blacks one bit and given illegals' tendancy towards drug gangs, D.C. would probably end up like Juarez.

Back Away From the Tamale!

Posted by: Michelle Obama's Landing Strip at May 14, 2011 02:49 PM (p2+qW)

Do it! She's serious!

Posted by: arhooley at May 14, 2011 02:50 PM (he3WA)

How YOU doin?

Not liking Palin is code for "we are the in crowd." 

Now you're just taunting Ace.

Posted by: rexbatt at May 14, 2011 02:47 PM (3OVBb)

--I would not call Christie a RINO, but I don't want him to run because he belongs in NJ and is not fit as a national candidate.  I am open to seeing change from him, but until he deals with immigration as best he can as Governor (hey, how about doing something about those sanctuary cities, Chris?) I can't take him seriously.  Someone whose whole game is his fiscal ruthlessness yet does little to nothing about the illegal immigration problem is woefully inconsistent.

Posted by: arhooley at May 14, 2011 02:50 PM (he3WA)

Not Border Patrol material.  Dodged the draft I hear. 

Hey!! You!! You let one get away!  No, I don't want to hear you're full dammit!!

It's a three part plan :

 - 4 foot high Wall of Tamale on the North

 - 250 Yard Buffer Zone inhabited by the FLOTUS

 - 6 foot high chain-link fence to the South.

Posted by: logprof at May 14, 2011 02:52 PM (BP6Z1)

Jesus Fuck..I mean the guy used to be the editor for The New Republic, fer chrissakes...how much of a conservative could he be?

Steve Hayes and Fred Barnes will sometimes gently slap the wheelchaired one down when he needs it.

Posted by: Steve Irwin at May 14, 2011 02:59 PM (qZb8X)

HEH!

Posted by: tangonine at May 14, 2011 03:09 PM (x3YFz)

The border would be secure in 48 hours.

No one knows unless you live in a border town or near a border town what is like.

No one.

The trash, the filth, the drug violence, the fear.

Fuck Obama.

The president calls for an increase in “safe and responsible” oil production domestically, “I believe that we should expand oil production in America – even as we increase safety and environmental standards.”

Posted by: Berserker at May 14, 2011 01:11 PM (FMbng)

Not mine fields! You meanie!

Posted by: Hornet at May 14, 2011 06:19 PM (vHCtt)

Sorry. The IBEW got to them.

Posted by: FUBAR at May 14, 2011 01:22 PM (1fanL)

B+rry's an illegal. Check out his college records.Something to do with an adoption by an Indonesian.

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