Everyone keeps bashing McCain for his shamnesty bill he tried ramming through Congress with help from Ted Kennedy. Now McCain says he has heard the American people and realizes that Americans do not want his plan but want the borders secured… the flow stopped.
According to this, here is McCain’s position now…
On the issue of immigration there is no debate that our borders are broken. There are 12 million people here illegally. I’ve listened are learned. We must secure our borders first and restore trust and confidence in our government. As President, I’ll hire new border patrol guards, build a fence, ask governors to certify that their borders are secure. The two million people who have committed crimes will be deported immediately. No one will be rewarded for illegal behavior. They’ll go the the back of the line, pay fines and learn English. For those already in our country, there will be no special privileges, and we’ll punish employers who hire illegal immigrants. We’ll be humane and compassionate, but we will be firm. It’s a matter of national security.
Did McCain have an awakening??? Perhaps… I think unless otherwise proven we should take him at his word. So let’s see if he keeps his word.
Filed under: 2008 Elections, Border Control
If it came down to Hillary vs. MCcain, I would end up voting Republican. I’m just saying voting for MCcain is like voting for a democrat. I really only supported Mike Huckabee before I decided to support Mitt. I started losing hope witht he guy after the Florida Primary. Then I just came to the conclusion that Huckabee was just a one hit wonder and he was never doing well in the other primaries. So now I am going with the next best choice. Do you think that Huckabee could make or break Mitt Romney and do you think Romney can use Huckabee as to his advantage? or Do you think he is a Romney spoiler?
Whether or not he is a one-hit wonder I think will be determined today (Super Tuesday). And yes I think he is a spoiler for Romney. The reason I won’t back Romney is his demeanor… he always has a wisecracking smirk on his face during the debates. He has run what I think are dishonest campaign ads attacking both McCain and Huckabee. The bottom line is I just don’t trust him. Of course McCain has said some questionable things as well. But I would rather have someone who is a not always a party “yes man” and will stand his ground when it is the right thing to do. I think that is what is going to attract a lot of independent voters (like myself). Congress needs to learn to put America first and not go along with the party simply to further ones political career.
Actions speak louder than words for McCain. McCain having Juan Hernandez as his Hispanic outreach organizer is a very bad sign for people that do not want amnesty pushed down our throats
But what gets me is that everybody is hammering McCain on immigration even though he has said he would secure the borders… but everyone keeps hammering him on the McCain-Kennedy shamnesty bill… I agree that bill was a disaster.
I also agree that having Juan Hernandez on the McCain team (even though McCain says he is an unpaid volunteer with no input on policy) leaves room to doubt McCain’s sincerity. So either McCain’s awakening is false or perhaps his turn around is real and he is using Hernandez’s radical open borders/open trade stance to lure the Latino vote for McCain. And if that is the case McCain then he is disingenuous and is stabbing hopeful illegals in the back. And we certainly do not want a back stabber in the White House. Perhaps this will come up in future debates and this can be fully disclosed to the American people.