Thread: John Boehner: Like Obama, George W. Bush Didn't Care About Securing The Border

by Caroline May 18 Aug 2014, 10:53 AM PDT
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President Barack Obama is not serious about securing the border, but neither was former President George W. Bush, according to House Speaker John Boehner.

“No, no. That’s the issue.” Boehner said when asked in an interview with North Dakota radio host Scott Hennen if Obama would like to secure the border.

“We can pass all the laws we want, but until we have an administration committed to securing the border, it won’t happen,” he continued in the Friday interview.

The House Speaker continued, noting that Obama’s predecessor also was not focused on border security.

“George W. Bush, one of my close friends, I think the world of him, but he wasn’t committed to securing the border and neither is President Obama. We’ve tried and tried and tried, but he just won’t go there.”

The House Speaker reiterated his desire for immigration reform — including addressing the millions of illegal immigrants in the country already — but stressed that securing the border should be first on the agenda.

“I’m committed to having immigration reform. We have a broken immigration system. Broken in hundreds of different ways. It all needs to be fixed,” he said. “Then we’ve got a problem with those who are here without documents, 40 percent of whom came here legally, whether they were students or came here to visit and never quite went home, we need to address this. But if we don’t secure the border there is really no way to fix this system in a rational way.”

Boehner also criticized Obama’s leadership abilities in his interview with Hennen.

“While the president thinks giving a speech is leadership, it really isn’t,” he said, going on to add that a lot of the current crises around the world are a result of Obama’s “apology tour” early in his presidency.

“When he went to Europe and he went to the Middle East and apologized for American leadership and apologized for America being strong," Boehner told Hennen. “And look at the result. When America leads and America is strong, the world is a much safer place.”

As for the reason Obama is not leading, Boehner said, “He’s really just not prepared for the the job.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ecuring-Border

Speaker Boeehner, a Presidents shortcomings are not an acceptable excuse for your own shortcomings! Boehner reminds me of the alcoholic that when asked, "Why do you drink so much?" The drunk replies, "If you had my wife, you'd drink, too!" The President is not an excuse for you not doing your job. Matter of fact, if you think the President is wrong (and he is), your inaction provides cover for him. So, more proof added to the file labeled, "Why There Are No Differences Between The Parties."


The media's failure over so many years to nail the parties on this adds proof to the fact that they are in agreement, or college educations are wasted!!! Personally I thik educations are wasted. those with educations cannot get a job in STEM fields, so that is waste!

Perry doesn't want to secure the border either.

http://www.alipac.us/f12/texas-gov-s...er-wall-74547/


A 2000-mile fence makes no sense; (Sep 2011)

http://www.alipac.us/f9/rick-perry-issues-309544/

All I need to know about a politician is the letter after his name. An (R) or (D) will not be voted for, guaranteed. AN (I) will be considered and checked upon, others may be checked upon.