Mr. President, don't forget the troops!

Today, President Bush went to the GOP in congress and in every sense begged them to support his immigration bill (read: amnesty bill). It is very disturbing that the president did not show this enthusiasm when pushing the war funding bill to support our troops serving overseas. He seems to let that one slide. He should be pushing the bill that would support the troops whom he sent to war and not a bill that supports the criminals living in this country. Let's face it you come to this country illegally - you have committed a crime.

Mr. President, you do not have a mandate and you no longer speak for me and many of my conservative brethren feel that you have abandoned your conservative roots. It's time you switch parties. Your spending is out of control. Gas prices are sky rocketing. Why are your friends the Saudis stiffing us? Why isn't the war paying for itself? The Iraqis have enough oil to support their own war! If the Iraqis want to slaughter each other that is their prerogative. When are you going to take care of Iran? Have you succumbed to the appeasement tactics of Chamberlain? Why don't you support the men and women who wear our uniform? Why do we have heroes like Pantano and Lozano fighting for their lives; not on a battlefield in Iraq - but in the battlefields of the courtroom! Soldiers should not have to second guess in a battle whether the next shot fired from their gun is going to land them in a courtroom. War is ugly, people get killed - question the actions of the enemy - not the actions of the brave soldiers who risk their lives everyday to serve this country. Why have you allowed the incarceration of two border guards, yet, the drug smuggler is still free to roam? Why are you giving amnesty to criminals, to people who have no respect for the laws of the land that they need to come in through the window and not the front door. Thieves come in through windows; guests come through the front door. If we need the labor so badly, why not eliminate all the recipients of welfare and in lieu of them sitting on their lazy asses all day - let them do the farm work! That should end welfare right then and there! Mr. President, enough is enough - remember those who put you where you are... remember our voices... remember the voices of those soldiers who aren't coming back because they didn't have the right ammo or equipment because you pushed more for the illegals than you did for the heroes - May their memory serve as a blessing for us all! Never forget!