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Home Front: Politix
Kerry - I Was For The Fence Before I Was Against It!
2006-05-21
Flip-Flop Of The Week:

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), fresh from the hairdresser ongoing Senate debate over an immigration bill, offered the following explanation of his vote in favor of 370 miles of fence at the U.S.-Mexican border (estimated cost $3 million a mile) at yesterdayÂ’s New England Council breakfast:

“I voted for it because, first of all, I finally showed up for a change a lot of it is the repair of the existing fence. A lot of it is just in the Arizona area, where we have the worst problem, the most numbers of people coming over.

“And if you go down, and you look at the numbers of border [patrol] people that we have right now, and even the numbers - I put in an amendment which was the only thing of note I've done recently, which passed, and we raised the number up to about 3,000 [additional] that have to be trained and put out there. But even when we get there, we’re only going to have a couple of people or so per mile, which is simply not enough. So we’re way behind, in terms of the training and production of people. And in the short term, I think this can serve us well.

“If I were making the long-term decision it would be a first, I’d announce, you know, hopefully it’s a temporary measure, and we can take it down as soon as we have enough people, and we’ve established a process where we’ve reduced the level.
So we build a fence, only to take it down afterwards? Is that what passes for logic nowadays? How did this guy ever get elected?
“And I think that should be America’s goal, absolutely and positively. But in the temporary, we’ve got to have a comprehensive approach everywhere, and change forms of behavior everywhere. It begins with enforcement. Enforcement not just on the border, but enforcement against employers who are hiring people illegally, which is supposed to be illegal.”

That clarifies everything, now doesnÂ’t it?

Who says this guy doesnÂ’t have what it takes to make another run for president?
Posted by:Raj

#19  JIm Bohannon had a guest on his radio show [John Van Horn?] whom had authored a book on Hillary - the author warns that Hillary may run wid John Kerry, whom Van Horn describes as a de facto "flip-flopper" who has done little iff anything for his state during his tenure and is one of the worst flippys in Congress. Anyhoo, Van Horn warns that if Hillary becomes POTUS, she is likely to empahsize the UNITED NATIONS agenda over America's. * Its not Socialism or Communism, but "anti-Fascism" - its NOT anti-American Global Government/OWG or Socialist-Commie World Order, but "the United Nations", or the "World Community", etal. feel-good treason and deception.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-05-21 20:36  

#18  Flip Flopper extraordinaire
His position still up in the air
As Border Guards watch
The Fence caught in his crotch
And the wetbacks stampeding through there
Posted by: junkirony   2006-05-21 20:29  

#17  What happens to a wetback who either cuts through the wire or tunnels under the wire ?
Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-21 19:43  

#16  The Minutemen fence has 2 vehicle ditches, 2 fences, 2 concertina wire varriers and a dirt road in the middle. Not sure 1 extra fence (not known if ditches and concertina are included) and maintenance contract are worth 4 times the money.

Border barrier designs, build and maintenance need to be up for open bid and those with an interest in enforcing our sovereignity need to bid.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-21 18:56  

#15  those are three fences - parallel with concertina wire tops and level driveable dirt or dg between. $3M seems high until you take into acount topography and maintenance contracts (usually included)
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-21 18:38  

#14  Interesting the gov projects $3 million / mile of border barriers. Are they planning to pave the border? Yet Minutemen Project are building sections now at a projected 1/4 the cost. They should bid for the contract and make a killing in the process.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-21 18:26  

#13  Trying to read this jerk's sentences, which often tend to be ponderous, bloated, and indirect, and which qualify each qualifying clause, which some people seem to think it makes him seem thoughtful and judicious, but I think makes him seem like a lead-shoed tap dancer - something that Clinton could do very well - makes my head hurt.
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-05-21 17:37  

#12  I am soooooo glad I sent money to Swift Boat Veterans For Truth.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-05-21 15:20  

#11  I never heard that rule. Where is it written? On my internet?
Posted by: AlGore   2006-05-21 14:27  

#10  Isn't there some kind of rule that when you inspire a pop culture catch-phrase or become a parody of yourself that your 15 minutes are pretty much over? And no, you can't become President. Ever.

As for the J-K flip-flop joke, that gets my vote for Nerd Pun 'o the Week.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-05-21 13:39  

#9  Throw carrots on either side of the fence for the bunnies.
Posted by: Perfesser   2006-05-21 13:24  

#8  Groan...
Posted by: Dave D.   2006-05-21 12:33  

#7  This J-K has more flip-flops than a FPGA.
(Ducks and Covers!)
Posted by: N guard   2006-05-21 12:25  

#6  So weÂ’re way behind, in terms of the training and production of people

Well, we've seen Mrs. T., I can sympathize.
Posted by: 6   2006-05-21 12:23  

#5  better not involve repair - I want 370 miles of spanking new razor-frigging-wire fence! Maintenance of existing is already a given
Posted by: Frank G   2006-05-21 12:12  

#4  nice flippety flop Kerry-ism...
the essence of mealy-mouth catches himself out once again,
Posted by: RD   2006-05-21 12:02  

#3  The left doesn't want drilling in the remote wilderness because an animal might be inconvenienced. The left does not want a fence through the desert where nobody ever went before because it may interfere with a bunny.
Then, why don't they tear down their houses, rip up their streets and live in a tree ?
Oh, forgot about the birdies.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-21 11:46  

#2  Eh, I'm inclined to leave it here. Nice in-line, BTW.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-05-21 11:40  

#1  Sorry; mods, please move to Non-WOT.
Posted by: Raj   2006-05-21 11:34  

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