Buchanan Strikes Again...

I realize that I am running a little behind the buzz on this particular post, but I felt it deserved attention regardless. Pat Buchanan has again made headlines concerning border security and the President, this time in an online post for WorldNetDaily. Once again, the most striking part of Mr. Buchanan's comments is his non-partisan tone. The following are some excerpts:

"A president like Teddy Roosevelt would have led the Army to the border years ago. And if Fox did not cooperate, T.R. would have gone on to Mexico City. Nor would Ike, who deported all illegal aliens in 1953, have stood still for this being done to the country he had defended in war. What are these Bush Republicans afraid of? Dirty looks from the help at the country club?"

"Not only have Richardson and Napolitano awakened – they are on the front lines – so, too, has Hillary Clinton, who has spoken out against illegal immigration with a forthrightness that makes Bush sound like a talking head for La Raza. Why is a Republican Congress permitting this president to persist in the dereliction of his sworn duty?"

"Twice, George Bush has taken an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Article IV, Section 4 of that Constitution reads, "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against invasion.

Well, we are being invaded, and the president of the United States is not doing his duty to protect the states against that invasion. Some courageous Republican, to get the attention of this White House, should drop into the hopper a bill of impeachment, charging George W. Bush with a conscious refusal to uphold his oath and defend the states of the Union against "invasion."

Once again, I must force myself to applaud Mr. Buchanan and his willingness to paddle against the partisan stream to fight for something in which he believes.

So often in the last few weeks, the mainstream press has reported on the mid-term election trends and the Republicaresurgencece in the polls due to a shift in focus from Iraq to the overall "War on Terror". National political consensus states that Americans view Republicans as strong on Defense and terrorism. Yet, I believe nearly everyone is missing the point. The issue of immigration is a matter of defense and a matter of terrorism. Open and porous borders breed crime and injustice. They leave open doorways for criminals and potential terrorists to easily enter our country undetected. By endorsing plans that include amnesty and lack fences and safeguards at the borders, the President and his party, as well as the Democrats that come along, are exposing themselves as weak on defense and negligent in the defense of this country against terrorism. The Pollsters are missing the point.