The White House wants a $1.4 billion stimulus/national security package…for Mexico
A reader asked me to check into information that President Bush was pushing a massive foreign-aid package to Mexico to help them secure their southern border against the flow of illegal aliens from Central America.
“We can’t even get our own border straight, and we are going to provide Mexico with funding so they can solve their problem,” the reader fumed. “I doubt the Central Americans are staying very long in Mexico anyway. We know where they are going!”
Too outrageously outrageous to be true?
Well, I checked it out and it’s even worse than the reader described. Far worse.
The plan is called “The Merida Initiative.” Seems that the White House has had this plan in the works for nearly a year with little congressional input on either side of the border.
We can’t finish our own border fence, properly supply our immigration agents and border patrol with all the equipment and resources they need, or get our house in order. Yet, the Bush administration wants to fork over $1.4 billion to Mexico and Central America–with much of it going into the hands of corrupt law enforcement officials and government bureaucrats who have worked tirelessly to undermine our immigration laws. The funding is tucked into the 2008 supplemental budget.
Naturally, the State Department has taken a lead role. They’ve held meetings in secret and cut out members of Congress from discussion. You’ll love the explanation for the secrecy: Mexico is “sensitive,” you see. Also, according to one expert, “Mexico is very protective of its sovereignty and very worried about any incursion of U.S. security forces or private contractors—like Blackwater—coming in to train Mexicans.” Yeah, they’re worried about incursions and sovereignty.
The State Dept. disclosed the first phase of the Merida Initiative last October, involving some $550 million in aid for inspection scanners, helicopters, surveillance tools, and case management software:
This partnership would support coordinated strategies to:
*Produce a safer and more secure hemisphere where criminal organizations no longer threaten governments and regional security; and
*Prevent the entry and spread of illicit drugs and transnational threats throughout the region and to the United States.To achieve these goals, President Bush has requested $550 million as part of a multi-year program to provide:
*Non-intrusive inspection equipment, ion scanners, canine units for Mexican customs, for the new federal police and for the military to interdict trafficked drugs, arms, cash and persons.
*Technologies to improve and secure communications systems to support collecting information as well as ensuring that vital information is accessible for criminal law enforcement.
*Technical advice and training to strengthen the institutions of justice – vetting for the new police force, case management software to track investigations through the system to trial, new offices of citizen complaints and professional responsibility, and establishing witness protection programs.
*Helicopters and surveillance aircraft to support interdiction activities and rapid operational response of law enforcement agencies in Mexico.
*Initial funding for security cooperation with Central America that responds directly to Central American leaders’ concerns over gangs, drugs, and arms articulated during July SICA meetings and the SICA Security Strategy.
*Includes equipment and assets to support counterpart security agencies inspecting and interdicting drugs, trafficked goods, people and other contraband as well as equipment, training and community action programs in Central American countries to implement anti-gang measures and expand the reach of these measures in the region.
The Brookings Institute issued more details and analysis in November:
For the past six months, without input from respective legislatures, government officials have quietly planned this joint endeavor. The newly elected president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, campaigned on a platform of citizen’s security, committed $3 billion of federal funds to this priority and persuaded the Mexican army and navy to lead the fight against the drug cartels and the criminal networks. The cartels and the networks are distinct, but drug money is the juice that feeds both enterprises: together, they have become an international threat to Mexican national security. In this campaign, President Calderon found a strong ally in President Bush. In March this year, they met in the colonial town of Merida to strategize on combating transnational crime. In the interim, and out of public scrutiny, government officials drew up the technical elements of a plan, known as the Merida Initiative, to avoid any confusion with Plan Colombia.
Under the terms of this Initiative, the United States will commit 41% of the $500 million grant to military equipment, which will include six brand new Bell 412 helicopters and two Casa 245 twin-engine aircraft. Accompanying both is a two year agreement to provide maintenance and spare parts. This represents a significant improvement over the gift of Hueys in the 1990s under the Excess Defense Articles program. Those helicopters soon became inoperable and were cannibalized for spare parts, leaving a bitter taste by the recipients of “hand me downs.” Now, the grant of new equipment, plus the maintenance and spare parts, assures the Mexican armed forces that we take collaboration seriously. However, the planned use of the Casa aircraft needs to be discussed publicly, given its multiple and potential capabilities from medevac to cargo, to intelligence gathering, even to use as a gunship equipped with light cannons.
There is encouraging news in the Initiative that 59% of the grant will be earmarked for civilian agencies responsible for law enforcement. This is much needed, but the number and complexity of Mexico’s security agencies will need more than cash to reform. Multiple Federal agencies have earned a reputation for ineffectiveness and corruption; among them, the Attorney General’s Federal Investigative Agency, the Ministry of Public Security’s Federal Preventive Police Force, the Ministry of Government’s Center for Investigation and National Security and the Ministry of Finance’s Customs Administration. Furthermore, the 32 states within the Mexican Federation hold responsibility for crime control. State security agencies and the courts have not protected the citizenry effectively. According to surveys carried out by Transparencia Mexicana, the police and justice system are perceived as having worse problems of corruption and inefficiency than other public agencies.
If you subsidize it, you’ll get more of it.
Which is exactly what Bush-Calderon Mexican stimulus package will do. Add this to Dick Lamm’s plan to destroy America.
At a little-noticed hearing (finally) on the plan last week, seems there was some opposition.
Rep. Gabrielle Gifford, D-Ariz., questioned whether it was wise to assist Mexico at a time when the U.S. economy appears to be headed toward a recession.
“Unless we have our house in order, putting millions into Central America and Mexico is not the solution,” she said.
But I haven’t read about any opposition from Republicans. Yoo-hoo. Anybody home?
Meantime, Mexico refuses to extradite criminal suspects who’ve fled from the U.S. down to Mexico unless our prosecutors drop death penalty charges against them.
Oh, and just in time to mobilize pro-illegal immigration activists during this heated campaign season, Calderon landed in the U.S. yesterday for a five-day visit:
Officially, the five-day trip is billed as an “encounter” with Mr. Calderón’s compatriots abroad, according to a statement from the president’s office to the Mexican Congress. But the visit could backfire, experts say, by putting the focus back on the hot-potato issue of Mexican migration….The trip allows him to “reach out to Mexican communities in the United States, which he hasn’t been able to do in his first year in office, and support them, and tell them they’re not alone,” said one official speaking on the condition of anonymity. And it will help him to “strengthen the relationship with the U.S. private sector” as he tries to bring more investment to Mexico, the official added.
Mr. Calderón, other officials say, is also trying to reshape the immigration debate in the United States by showcasing the “hard work” and “economic benefits” that his compatriots represent to the U.S. economy and economic integration of the two countries.
“Timing is everything, and the timing of President Calderón’s trip speaks volumes – following Super Tuesday and on the eve of the remaining primaries,” said Armand Peschard-Sverdrup, president of Peschard & Associates, an independent consulting firm. “He clearly will capitalize on the timing, plus some of his politically oriented meetings, to make sure he puts Mexico on the next president’s desk and even try to shape the bilateral agenda.”
Among the U.S. politicians Calderon will meet with: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. He will also meet with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a prominent Hispanic leader who endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
No word on whether John McCain is on the schedule. Perhaps Juan Hernandez will stand in.
I ask: Whose sovereignty is in jeopardy?
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UN F’ing REAL
This make me sick. How in the world can anyone take Bush or the Republicans serious from now on. Strong on terror my a$$. As they run around touting Iraq, they’re leaving the back door open. UNBELIEVABLE!!
Still feeling good about McCain??? If this were something “President Hillary” pushed, I bet the Republicans would at least fight her…the losers we have now won’t fight anyone with an R behind their name and will get walked all over. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
from the horses mouth…http://www.cfr.org/publication/14727/
You have got to be
kidding– - – -ing me!This story is cuss worthy. Can I get banned for what I really think? I am betting I can.
I’ve held off saying this for a long time. I didn’t want to say it nor admit it. But here it goes: Bush is a classic liberal. My support for him exists only to the degree that the alternative is worse.
MY gosh, my gosh, I can’t breath. This can not be happening. WHAT in the name of sanity can Bush be thinking? Oh, I know, mexa-america. Guess I can spend my big check our government will be sending me on more firearms, if Bush hasn’t taken away the 2 amendment from us yet.
L
Bush says McCain is true conservative? Must have changed the definition.
This is beyond outrageous. It certainly appears that “Mexico First” is now formal Republican Policy.
McCain want to prove his conservative creds he’s been touting? Here’s his chance…BIG TIME!!!
WTF?!?! I’m writing my senators NOW. The days when these things would slip through unnoticed are over. Thanks (as usual) MM for bringing this out in the open. (And thanks to the “reader” who cared enough to pull back the curtain on this insanity.)
Can we do ANYTHING to stop this nonsense??? Anything????
Oh hell naw!! They should all be recalled.
calling juan hernandez, needed back home to argue that it is not a southern border or country but just a region.
calling juan, you there? oh that’s right, that is just the northern border, riiight. gotcha..
UNBELIEVABLE, is an understatement!
My sister went to Port Everglades yesterday to see off a friend on the cruise ship Westerdam. While they were waving from shore she noticed 2 Coast Guard Zodiak boats, fully armed with a crew member at the forward gun battery, chasing away wave runners and other small craft (basically keeping them away from the ship). I’m not complaining about the USCG in any way, but you would think the powers that be just as serious about securing our borders as they are about securing one port!
BTW I do have photos showing the USCG boats in action. They looked to me like they were doing a great job. Hats Off to the USCG!
I’m tired of supporting this president. I’m tired of arguing with liberals about his vitues. I’ve given up. I’m beginning to think he actually IS a moron.
I used to be disgusted… Now I’m just amused!
Over and over again, Dubya rubs our noses in it. He could care less. There are no ramifications for him… It’s almost like it’s turned into a big, sick joke.
Well, I get the joke now… He’s Dubya, and you’re not…. go pound sand! Funny…(put one of GW’s snide smirks here)
Tuberculosis. Leprosy. Drugs. Strain on our medical care system. Strain on ADC. Wages repressed.
If you think it’s bad now, wait till the reconistas win.
Damn it Michelle, please tell me this is an early April fools joke. Rubbing eyes, hitting refresh and praying it’s gone.
(Donning flame-proof underwear, cinching up tight)
I’m not sure this is such a bad idea.
I DEFINITELY don’t see it as a replacement for the fence, but I’m all for fighting the cartels (and coyotes) in Mexico instead of here. (Sound familiar?) And weapons and thugs are coming up from South America.
I’m not sold on this, because I don’t see how they intend to repair the corrupt agencies. If it’s not run right, these groups could just end up like Los Zetas. So I guess I’m not opposed in principle to this plan, but I’d want to hear a lot more about the specifics.
Another thumb to the eye. The GOP is really is starting to develop the battered wife syndrome.
RINO bots to tell us to grab our ankles and take it with a smile in 3…2…1….
We should be sending Mexico a bill for all their illegals here. Sending them money is far from what needs to be done.
Sorry to be off the topic here, since this is a fresh thread-Question,
Does Mike Huckabee in any way stand a chance to get the nomination, any thoughts?
Appreciate!
What is even more reprehensible is that the Administration buried the funding for “Mexico First” in the bill providing funds for the troops.
You know, I’m thinking about declaring the border of my own property “open” to whatever kind of people want to come by.
Of course, I could be talked into putting a fence up. I don’t need $1.4B.
I don’t even need $1.4M.
I’ll settle for one TENTH of that. $140,000, and Casa Roberto’s borders are secured.
Rest well, amigos…
OMG
Why should we be surprised? He can do it because he knows the RINOs in congress won’t go against him. It will be great. He will get this passed and if (huge if), McCain can sign in the resurrected Amnesty and its all a done deal (without any opposition from the “R”’s). Where’s that morphing picture of Hillary and McCain?
So, does that mean its already funded? And contacting our Senators or Congressmen won’t help?
I didn’t think it was possible to be shocked by politicians at this point, but this put my jaw on the floor.
I don’t know what’s worse, news like this or the accompanying feelings of utter hopelessness that one gets when hearing news like this.
Idiots! McCain better come out loud against this or conservatives will hang him out to dry.
Michelle,
You should ensure the other Conservative bloggers, radio (Rush, Sean), and tv personalities bring this up on their news shows. Let’s see where everyone REALLY stands on this when faced with the citizens.
That opportunist little slickster, Mike Huckabee, is going to have a field day with this!
You go, Huckster! (He’s not much of a candidate, but he is ~my~ candidate now — a vehicle for dissent.)
- C. Calthrop (***MAVERICK CANDIDATE, meet MAVERICK VOTER***)
Declare war on Mexico now. Take their oil fields to pay American tax payers back on illegal alien free health care, jail costs, and DWI court/American funeral costs.
Charge the State Department with treason, and Send Chertoff to Europe where his actions fit in with the EU Tower of Babel.
You would think that the POTUS would put America first, wouldn’t you?
What the hell is going on in this country?
WOW. Just WOW.
Michelle doesn’t have to do anything! Where do you thinks those other guys ~get~ their stuff?
Good grief! Someone pinch me! This has to be a horrible nightmare from which I can’t wake up.
Is Bush really the moron that the MSM and left-wing nuts have tried to tell us he is?
Stunts like this do nothing but give creedence to their assertions. Will the insanity ever end?
So…when do we surrender to Mexico’s invasion and give up the SW to them in the peace treaty? Before or after the election?
I didnt’ have to worry about it, Soap. My fingers couldn’t type them as fast as they came out of my mouth after reading this thread.
True dat (but it doesn’t hurt to yell some more)
While checking out this insanity at the US Gov’s Merida page link, the page had another bit of added idiocy to offer:
Special Press Briefing: U.S. – Palestinian Partnership
snippet:
“This afternoon, Monday, February 11, there will be a special briefing at 3:30 p.m on the U.S.- Palestinian Partnership, a new initiative on economic opportunity for the Palestinian people, with a special focus on opportunities for Palestinian youth.”
Hmmm…midnight basketball for jihadis? Might be just the thing, y’know…
Even if it is, mngirl, they should be able to go back and retract it, like Sen. DeMint is looking at with Berkeley in the Omnibus bill.
I’ve been officially diagnosed with BDS!!!
President Bush remains a huge dissapointment – I am sincerely sorry that I voted for him.
This just reinforces my decision to leave the republican party.
I just have a few simple questions:
Has McCain done anything to stop this earmark for Mexico?
Why aren’t Mexicans considered “racist” for wanting to secure their southern border?
How many miles of fence could be built on our border with $1.4 billion?
I think I have come down with a bad case of it now too, greysheepdog.
I believe it is a highly contagious strain exaggerated by idiotic acts by the current administration.
I am still sitting here cussing as I type about this thread. I rarely ever get this worked up over something on which I am commenting! Ugh!
This is an outright outrageous bundle of business, clearly in violation of Our Constitution, Our Soviergnty and if proven, felonies, clearly, by many of the Laws of this land.
Whoa, whoa , whoa, whoa!!! The Mexicans already have a stimulus package.
What does the US government call all the money made here the illegal Mexican aliens send back to Mexico…chicken feed? Was this money considered a large part of the Mexican economy, as reported by Vicente Fox, and Juan Hernandez?
Plus, we are already paying for a lot of their education, and medical expenses to the detriment of our own poor citizens…Unbelievable!!!
This could hamper Mexico’s tourism.
Is anyone surprised? This is the “Bush Legacy:” Mexico wins, the USA loses.
People didn’t stand up when Jorge orchestrated the railroading of Ramos and Compean. They are a foretaste of what critics of the Mexicanization of this nation may face.
The insanity will end when Americans finally grow a pair and stand up to a government that has transformed itself from servant of the people to unaccountable overlord.
Limbaugh (to name only one) is too busy motor-mouthing about himself to provide any energy in defense of our sovereignty. Defeating this pernicious sellout can only happen when the people wake up.
Mexico is a country that should be swimming in (our) oil money. They just don’t spend it on improving the infra structure or hiring honest people in their government. With their resources Mexico should have a very strong economy, instead they are morally bankrupt. Giving money to people who waste it is not much of a solution.
What’s to get excited about? It’s just another little piece of the NAU. Ya know. That conspiracy that will never happen.
I recall a couple of speakers on Friday and Saturday at CPAC mentioning this.
It is completely outrageous that we are giving Mexico money to secure their border when they don’t want us to secure ours.
They are very bratty, childish, and have no respect for us, which is understandable since we keep coddling them.
Here is another outrage that no one really seems to have noticed. The official title of Mexico is “The United Mexican States.” Our official title is “The United States of America.”
Yet the brats south of our border don’t like the fact that we shorten our title to “America,” just as they shorten their title to “Mexico.” In Spanish they call us–not “America” and not “Americans” but “United States” and “United Staters.” They absolutely refuse to call our nation “America” because they feel “America” is the title of a continent.
Guess what? They obviously have convinced ICE to change our customs forms to get rid of any reference to “America.” On the customs forms, we are now “United States” and “United States citizens,” never “The United States of America,” “America,” or “Americans.” The word “America” has been completely censored.
It is outrageous to be coddling them like the Bush administration has been doing. They have even managed to change the official name of our country. We are no longer “The United States of America” or “America” because “America” offends Latin Americans on the customs forms. Time to put the barbaric Mexico in its place so that they respect us again.
And this is the problem. McCain ain’t the problem, it’s all of the power brokers in Washington DC giving all of our money away.
NO PRESIDENT can be worse than Bush on immigration – even McCain. And we all knew he was going to be bad on immigration when he was elected.
It is pathetic for them to say both that it is immoral for us to have border security and a fence, but we must pay for them to have a fence.
The US government has failed and will continue to fail the people of the USA no matter who we elect. I guess Bush needs to schedule another hand holding meeting with our good friends the Saudis again to prove how stupid America is.
We need a new government. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people. . . and by people, I mean AMERICAN people.
You’re right, he will be BUSH Part dea. The same, which is worse. Here’s his chance…come on “Maverick” …speak up. go against the “status quo”. Speak some change. I won’t hold my breath.
I suggest they charge the illegals who reenter Mexico a reentry tax, and use that money to put a fence on the Southern border of Mexico.
BTW: Instead of slicing and dicing political thought as conservative vs liberal of republican vs democrat, why not slice it as american vs globalist. That way we will see Bush as a globalist.
Now that’s the truth!
I’m glad that caveat was thrown in there, TA. We wouldn’t want Washington to be confused or anything.
I have already called my senators, my congressman and the White House. We can stop this insanity IF we flood them with calls as before. This is why we will continue to lose elections – acting like Dems! This makes me so very angry – sell out our sovereignty – hike up the deficit – and talk about security – all at once! This is why Bush said he hoped immigration would not be an issue for the presidential election!
I loved this (from the link to interview with O’Neill in Michelle’s original piece)
And I can see exactly where McCain or anyone else in the Republican (and Dem) party would say exactly the opposite – that this is intended as a measure to help stop illegal immigration. What a crock. 1.4 billion to Mexico? PLEASE! With all of the talk about what illegal immigrants are costing us HERE – why the hell would we subsidize them there?
And I love the whole piece about how Mexico is so intent on protecting its sovereignty, especially from those “nasty little” immigrants from the south. Give me a break – now I would love to hear how Hillary, McCain or Obama would answer that? Why is it OK for Mexico to not want poorer, browner skinned people from its south, they are not only not called racists, we give them money to help them enforce their laws, but you morons call us racists for wanting to enforce the exact same laws here when we are one of the most tolerant, open and accepting nations in the world!
One more thing – and this one is off-topic, but I am just having one of those days.
Apparently here in Texas we are now able to afford to help people buy cars. I could not believe this…
http://www.nctcog.org/trans/air/act/
Granted, there is no state income tax here, but I know I am paying it elsewhere.
AND – I want some of my hard-earned money back – so I am thinking about going down to the local Victim’s Assistance group to sign up as an illegal immigration victim. Wonder how that will go?
I’m bouncing off the walls over this and most people just don’t care about it. they’re voting for BHO because he is ‘inspirational’. Is there any hope for America?
OMG… Not only is Common Sense DEAD in Washington…they are dumping it into the Potamac.
Next time I need Emergency Service..I am going to burn my Birth Certificate and tell them to send the Bill to Jorge Bush and Juan McCain.
Now is the perfect time to build a wall… around DC, especially if we can do it while the three Democrat candidates — Hillary, Obama, and McCain — are in the city.
Let me get this straight. They are worried about incursions from the United States?
What about all of their incursions on our soil and I am not just talking about illegals,
I’m talking about their police and military regularly winding up in the U.S.
Someone answer this please….just when did Mexico become one of our territories?
Same Mexican Pres. Calderon who enraged many of us Californians when he stated-
“Mexico has no borders…”!?
Same Mexican Pres. who intimated that the $500 MILLION is necessary because of the US appitite for drugs?
We wrote to our newspaper editors that the $500 MILLION should be used on our side of the border for:
Preditors
Security dogs and their handlers
Tanks (-:
BIG GUNS
et.al.
ACTION: NOW IT’s time to demand that the State Dept. and our Pres. protect US!and the U.S.
I believe the plan name may be a typo. Shouldn’t it be “The Mierda Initiative”?
Doesn’t the Dallas/Ft Worth area have a really great rapid transit system? I was down there last spring, and I saw buses everywhere. Here’s a slogan for the opposition of this plan: If the vehicle doesn’t pass, park it and take the bus.
I am stunned. We don’t enforce our own borders and they want to send huge amounts of money to help a country that is for all intents and purposes, invading ours. Is Bush insane? Does the security of our borders and the desires of US citizens count for nothing?
I think I’ll be using my rebate to buy that cute little .458 cal. Winchester I’ve had my eye on. The rest of you had better get off your @$$es, and forget about your non-violent philosophys if you want to survive,the time is comming sooner than you think.
The liberals had Bush figured out a long time ago, “he is an idiot”.
Write congress and your senators…( I did) Then write them again…..If you have time and live in an area that just might be concerned….Like America…write your local newspaper, (for whatever that might be worth) and call into liberal talk radio…..Else…be prepared to waste tax dollars on the wishes of the State Dept, UN, and wasteful politicians.
I can’t believe this is happening…
I don’t think our government works anymore.
I hear the Dubya is hoping to run for President, again. This time of “La Raza.”
I am so freaking mad right now I can barely see or think straight! This information needs to go viral on the internet and talk radio until every American on both sides of the aisle shuts down the switchboards in Congress again to protest this sneaky backstabbing dirty rotten move by the Bush Administration.
As crazy as it sounds, if that will stop the flow of illegals in the U.S. of illegal aliens from south of the Mexican border, it may be money well spent. I realize that’s a big if.
Even if that were the case, I don’t think that we can trust a corrupt government with that much money will actually use it for its intended purpose.
That’s more money than it was to take to build the 700 mile border fence. Maybe it would be put to better use there. At least, Americans would get the work and the money. We’d get a two-fer.
there’s only one candidate left who opposes foreign aid…
Which corrupt government? Ours or theirs?
If there are parallel universes, and there might well be, I thought it impossible to get from one to another…???
So, HOW did we get thrown into a universe thats so unbalanced, so backwards and unprincipled? Up is down, wrong is right,
and this;
and we’ll PAY THEM for ??? what again?
WAIT! THAT IS BACKWARDS.
Is anybody paying attention? HELLO, WORLD?
OK , Z.
(but where are we going?)
I wonder if McCain will stand up to this frivilous spending. You know, make the authors famous? Time to step up to the plate Johnny Boy. You already got two strikes…
It’s actually kinda funny how racist Mexicans are against Central Americans. My Mexican buddies at work call Guatemalans, Salvadorians, etc. “mojados” meaning wetbacks.
Has anyone heard anything out of Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, etc. on this today?
Michelle can’t be the only one that knows about this in the media.
There are only three (3) – count them, three (3) – trackbacks for Michelle’s thread on this. Where is the rest of the new media on this story. Heeeellllooo, Blogosphere?!
I haven’t heard from Grassfire or NumbersUSA in months!
Copy and Paste, people!!!!
Washington D.C. reminds me of an ant hill jacked up on crank – swarming to see who can give away the most to whatever foreign country, fund whatever rediculous notion/whim, forget whatever collective memory we had of fiscal reponsibility, and suffer whatever nonsense seems to be their notion of global investment/entitlement….none of the above helps the American people.
We have a choice this election between two dems that drank the same Kool-aid, and the Repubs are no better having bellied up to the same trough. There is not a dime’s worth of difference between this motley crew. I’m searching for answers and keep getting the same answer to my own questions.
Why should failed foreign governments change their ways when Western elites keep supporting them? All with our money.
What is that man thinking?
As Tom Sizemore said in Saving Private Ryan, “Clearly the world has taken a turn to the surreal.” (OWTTE)
How long do we accept inept governance before we demand a legislative enima?
I am too pissed to continue reading blogs today. See y’all.
Guess the 1.4 billion should help the corrupt Mexicans catch the Central Americans more easily…. to bleed them dry on their way to the US.
Coming to a town near you
Straight from the SPP on a similarly strange topic regarding bailing out Canada’s Utopian health care system:
Straight from the SPP that is not our NAU?
Now some are allowed to rape and pillage illegal aliens crossing their borders but us providing them with a hot and a cot and a free ride home is inhumane? We are racist if we worry about sovereignty and they are concerned.
It truly is a topsy-turvy world.
His years in office have finally driven him stark raving mad. The only other explanation is that he hates us all and this is a way to get revenge.
I’ve already done my “hollering.” May not make a difference but I did it. Mexico has
had their military on their southern border for years, yet when we want to put ours on
our southern border we’re overreacting and racist! Tell me, who threatened to cut
off our oil supply from Mexico after Chavez threatened to cut us off because Exxon
won that suit against them.
This is where I sent my email
http://www.whitehouse.gov/email/