Thread: McCain: Inadequate border security a result of 2008 election

McCain: Inadequate border security a result of 2008 election loss to Obama
By Sean J. Miller - 04/10/10 06:21 PM ET

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) attributed Washington's failure to provide "proper security" along the United States-Mexico border to his losing the 2008 presidential election.

McCain was asked about securing the border and providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants during an interview with the Arizona Daily Star.

"If I were president, I would have come forward with a proposal. And people keep coming to me and saying what's your proposal? I say look, I lost the election. Hello. You know, I'm reminded of that every day," McCain said.

The Tucson paper's editorial board noted that he represents a border state affected by Washington's inaction.

"Yes. Yes. I do. But so does the senator from New Mexico and the senators from California and all the border states all along. But it seems to me that the proposal should come, it's the obligation of the president of the United States to come forward with what he thinks is a proposal and then maybe we can all work together and get it resolved," he said.

"So what have I done?" he added. "Not enough."

Still, McCain said he expects to hold hearings on border security when the Senate reconvenes next week.

"We hopefully will get some better indication what the administration is going to do or not to or whatever their plans are," he said. "I do know that Janet Napolitano takes [the recent death of an Arizona rancher] very seriously, she is very concerned about it. They did say they were going to have like a mini surge of sending customs and border people down here. So she is not oblivious to the impact of this murder. And we have a very good relationship. Talk about partisanship, we have an excellent relationship. And I think she is doing a good job."

McCain's primary opponent accused him of being unwilling to take action on border issues.

"As a Senator he holds the power to introduce bills, to bring solutions to problems, and to rally support," former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) said in statement. "I don't think he's powerless to get anything done, I think he's unwilling. He doesn't want to lose that darling status."

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Please, Arizona, I am begging you - send this tottering old fool to the home. The only time in his career he talks about border security is when it suits him politically. And he speaks with forked tongue, because he is working behind the scenes to undermine our security and sovereignty by enhancing border invasions.

Has anything ever been accomplished by a congressional hearing in our history? That's all they do - hold hearings and grill people and everybody goes back to same ole, same ole.

I no longer can stand this old windbag traitor.

yeah, sure, John, you want us to think that if you were president you would have made sure that the border was secure and that other things would have taken place so that your constituent would still be alive....

well, John, Im not stupid, but i dont believe you.
you didnt get any ideas till after Krentz was assassinated

I noticed he did not say one word about what his plan would have been. He may have had some good ideas on securing the border, but since he is a sore loser, we will never know. Beginning to sound like he never did have a plan.