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August 13, 2010 - 10:20 am - by Stephen Green

From the President’s statement on the new Southwest Border Security Act:

I have made securing our Southwest Border a top priority since I came to office. That is why my administration has dedicated unprecedented resources and personnel to combating the transnational criminal organizations that traffic in drugs, weapons, and money, and smuggle people across the border with Mexico.

“Unprecedented resources?” Well, yeah, if you include a White House lawsuit to prevent the state government of Arizona from helping the Federal government to enforce its own laws. That seems pretty unprecedented to me.

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5 Comments, 5 Threads

  1. 1. Helpy Helperperson

    Slight mis-statement. He meant “un-present resources”.

    August 13, 2010 - 11:49 am   Link to this Comment
  2. 2. mojo

    Typical proggy – confuses talk with action.

    August 13, 2010 - 11:58 am   Link to this Comment
  3. 3. Delia

    A*Sterisk

    August 13, 2010 - 2:28 pm   Link to this Comment
  4. 4. Casey

    I note that he mentioned people-smuggling, but not the illegals who just walk themselves across the border.

    An accidental oversight, I’m sure.

    August 14, 2010 - 10:58 am   Link to this Comment
  5. 5. M. Report

    The ‘transnational criminal organizations’ (TCOs)
    are also expert at kidnapping and assassination,
    which is why TPTB are not eager to challenge them.

    P.S. The TCOs are, by definition, Terrorists.

    P.P.S. If someone collects a bounty on a US official,
    what, if any response will Obama make; Will it matter
    if the official is state or federal ?

    August 14, 2010 - 10:23 pm   Link to this Comment