An Administration That is Difficult to Trust
The left's constant harping at President Bush got old fast, especially when so much of it was outright disingenuous or based on lies its Democratic Party leaders had promulgated to discredit Bush.
But I don't believe it's disingenuous or out of line for Obama's critics to regard with skepticism so many pronouncements from his administration given his track record of lies and broken promises. So when I read on CNSNews.com that data from the Border Patrol contradicts Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano's claim that the government had secured "effective control of the great majority" of the northern and southern borders I perk up. CNS says:
According to the data that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has provided to CNSNews.com, as of Sept. 30, 2010 (the end of fiscal year 2010), the U.S. government had established “effective control” of only about 44 percent (873 miles) of the 1,994-mile-long southwest border and only about 2 percent (69 miles) of the approximately 4,000 mile-long northern border.
What makes this easy to believe is what we've come to learn about the administration's attitude toward immigration, open borders, and border protection. Obama played his hand when he declared war on Arizona by falsely painting its immigration law as racial profiling. On a separate matter, we also remember Obama's outrageous statement to Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl in a private Oval Office meeting that he wouldn't secure the border because to do so would destroy any incentive Republicans would have to work with him on "comprehensive immigration reform."
So why would we doubt that Napolitano would continue, as one of the several propagandists for the administration, to make false assurances about border security when we have strong reasons to believe the administration is not even committed to border security?
Without going overboard here, it is constantly disconcerting to have to feel that this administration isn't on the side of the people and isn't looking out for their interests, in ways that far transcend economic and budgetary issues.
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Oct '10
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The administration truly does not consider the people, just themselves.
Would like to hear of BiG Sis riding the border on a horse today and see if her story changes. She must ride by herself...Seems thats what we do..
May '10
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How do you know Napolitano knows what a "majority" is? Some people think majority just means "a lot".
Jan '11
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Very well said! This feeling (not on the border issue alone) is, in fact, one of the things that has dragged me, kicking and screaming, from being mostly apolitical with a vague belief that liberals were the Good Guys to outspoken conservatism.
The attitude that it's evil to want to secure our borders. The laser-like focus on cramming through a bureaucratic monstrosity of a healthcare bill. Total failure to defend an American citizen forced into hiding by death threats from Islamic terrorists. Repeated characterization of anyone who disagrees with the administration's agenda as racist, bigoted, stupid, Islamophobic, evil or all of the above.
In this extremely liberal city, it was much more comfortable to avoid politics and think of myself as a sort-of liberal who had a few points of disagreement with current policy. But this administration has made that impossible.
May '10
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David, I assume you meant "impossible" to trust and not merely "difficult".
Don't worry. If we ever catch you taking Obama at his word, we'll be sure to grab the smelling salts and a copy of your book.
Sep '10
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Bush did not secure the border either and so I guess he was not on the side of the people either? That makes the last one to be on the side of the people Clinton, and then only if you were young and wore a blue dress.
Jun '10
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"An Administration That is Difficult to Trust???"
Let us change this for reasons of clarity and accuracy to "An Administration That is Impossible to Trust."
David, this is your one freebee. As per Rob's rules of engagement, we operate now on a pure profit motive. I charge by the word.
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~Paules: "An Administration That is Difficult to Trust???"
Let us change this for reasons of clarity and accuracy to "An Administration That is Impossible to Trust."
David, this is your one freebee. As per Rob's rules of engagement, we operate now on a pure profit motive. I charge by the word. · Feb 10 at 4:44pm
Yea, the one time I resist the compulsion to use hyperbole -- or what might be construed as such -- and you word fascists seize on me. But, I applaud you both (you and Aaron) for it. Yes, I embrace the correction.
Jun '10
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I nod to Aaron Miller on this. He got there first. I neglected in my rapture to read the previous posts. All royalties should by right be paid to Aaron. David, I still owe you one freebee. So says my marketing department.
Oct '10
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David Limbaugh
Yea, the one time I resist the compulsion to use hyperbole -- or what might be construed as such -- and you word fascists seize on me. But, I applaud you both (you and Aaron) for it. Yes, I embrace the correction. · Feb 10 at 4:48pm
I'm admire you for trying; I probably couldn't avoid hyperbole if my life depended on it.