Bush Blames Reid for Immigration Meltdown

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON - President Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation.

The landmark bill, which would offer eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, fell victim Friday to internal disputes in both parties.

But Bush — echoing earlier complaints from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. — sought to lay all the fault with Reid, D-Nev., who refused to permit votes on more than three Republican-backed amendments.

"I call on the Senate minority leader to end his blocking tactics and allow the Senate to do its work and pass a fair, effective immigration reform bill," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

Reid shot back that Bush and Frist "are flat-out wrong about what happened to the immigration bill," saying Democrats proved their commitment to a comprehensive, bipartisan measure by voting twice in favor of it.

"It was President Bush and Republicans in Congress who lacked the backbone to stand up to the extreme right wing of their party, filibustered reform twice in two days, and put partisan politics ahead of border security and immigration reform," Reid said.

Yahoo/AP

[pa28]

1. The right wing split on this issue is not our problem.

He needs to quit blaming others for his failures.

[flamingyouth]

2. Thanks, Mr. Personal Responsibility

Asshole. :eyes:

[Mz Pip]

3. The Repugs control

the HOuse and the Senate and they're blaming the Dems? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[LynnTheDem]

4. bush blames...EVERYONE ELSE for EVERYTHING.

Period.


It's his life-pattern.

[Zynx]

5. Who does he blame for his mental meltdown?

Bill Clinton?

[grytpype]

6. Someone want to tell me why Reid is supposed to suck so much?

[Rose Siding]

10. His whole statement is even better-

"In a week when President Bush was unable to convince House Republicans to pass his budget, was unable to convince Senate Republicans to pass immigration reform, and was caught misleading the American people about national security matters yet again, it's no surprise that he would take a page from the Karl Rove playbook and blame Democrats to distract from his own troubles. The fact is, President Bush and Senator Frist are flat out wrong about what happened to the immigration bill. Democrats are committed to comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform. That's why we voted twice last week in favor of it. It was President Bush and Republicans in Congress who lacked the backbone to stand up to the extreme right-wing of their party, filibustered reform twice in two days, and put partisan politics ahead of border security and immigration reform."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060408/pl_usnw/reid__bush_can_t_hide_his_own_immigration_failure101_xml

[951-Riverside]

7. He started, he suffered a major ass whipping now its our fault

He thought when he brought up the immigration issue it would divide the country like the gay rights issue, problem is this time his own base turned against him & most of the hispanic base still hates his guts.

I guess the only thing thats left for Sir Pissypants to do is nuke iran.

[FlaGranny]

8. Bush blames,

Bush denies, Bush claims, Bush lies.

[Zenlitened]

9. Republican = crybaby.

What a bunch of whiners.

"The big bad Democrats were big meanies an' stuff!" :cry:


:eyes:

[rocktivity]

13. "WAAAAH! The DU-ers are calling me names again!"

"I'M TELLING MY DADDY ON THEM! WAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

:headbang:
rocknation

[Ignacio Upton]

11. Which party controls Congress again?

It's the REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cantstandbush]

12. Bush is so happy that this bill did not come to a vote. Now he doesn't

have to choose sides. He can just use rhetoric and lies without being accountable.

[rocktivity]

14. DING DING DING! Cantstandbush, you're our grand prize winner!

Bush is so happy that this bill did not come to a vote...

The Rethugs got exactly want they wanted out of this "crisis": The status quo (businesses can continue to encourage and exploit illegal workers); a weapon of mass distraction (from the Iraqi occupation and Leakgate); and the opportunity to demonize Democrats for "blocking" their "sincere" attempts to solve the problem!

:headbang:
rocknation

[lovuian]

15. Thanks Mr. Bush for giving Harry the blame...

The way Bush's polls are being someone who puts a roadblock to any of his proposals can't be all bad...

[BattyDem]

16. Oh just STFU!

I am so sick of Junior and his party blaming EVERYONE for their problems and the shit they cause! :grr:

[Rex]

17. Oh please, the Congress Dome is CONTROLLED by Repukes!

What a weak and backlashable move by Dimson.