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By J.B. Williams May 22, 2008 Page 2 of 2 As WakeUpAmerica points out, "This is not the first time that these types of bills have been introduced and have either failed or been withdrawn. (web site) In May of 2006 and 2007,the Senate attempted to pass legislation which some believed would give comprehensive mass amnesty to illegal aliens, which failed. - and in September of 2007, the Senate tried to push through the DREAM Act which would have given in-state college tuition for young illegal aliens. That too failed." In 2007, Democrats delayed "support" for our troops in combat while they played politics over the war effort itself. In 2008, they have turned their priorities to Amnesty for Illegals and more pork barrel spending, as once again, our soldiers await the "support" every member of congress claims to give our troops. In the end, they will give that support, at the eleventh hour, and with every other agenda item they can force upon Bush while they hold a gun to his head. These are YOUR Democrats... - And this is how they "support OUR Troops," by placing illegal migration and amnesty ahead of our troops in harm's way. Again, Bush promised to veto the bill if it was loaded down with unrelated spending, and when the congressional phone lines lit up over yet another backstabbing attempt to sneak amnesty for illegals past the American voter by hiding it in a war spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the AgJobs amnesty portion of the amendment from the bill. Reid also pulled the increase for "skilled" worker visas from the bill. However, he did not pull the increased visa requirement for "unskilled" illegal workers, which were sponsored by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD.). This provision would exempt from the annual cap of 66,000 any H-2B nonagricultural seasonal workers who were admitted during the previous three years. This could increase the annual number of H-2B workers to over 400,000 by FY 2011. To make it all smell better... Democrats also added GI Bill and other after duty military spending, in the name of "supporting the troops." These may or may not be good ideas, but the War funding bill is not the place or time for partisan vote pandering, or I guess, maybe it is... since it seems to work for some. Aside from the stench, and the backstabbing attempt to ramrod amnesty past the voters one more time, this is exactly how Washington outspends every budget and is well on its way to bankrupting the richest nation on earth. So long as completely unrelated spending can be piggybacked on pieces of legislation that must pass, spending will always exceed the budget, no matter how big that budget might be. Meet the Democrats who promise to clean up Washington! Stupid is as stupid does... -------------------- Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA. >> Back -- Page 1 2
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