Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Doesn't this bother you? Date:   5/30/2018 9:08:19 PM

First of all, given that this is a liberal leaning site, do we know that anything in that article is true?  Or is it skewed to what the writer believes (or wishes) Trump had said?  

Second of all, Nancy Pelosi is from California.  A lot of cities in California have decided that they want their cities to be sancturary cities.  Think about this - cities that want to harbor illegal immigrants, who have circumvented our immigration system.  It's not like we don't have immigration laws in place.  It's just that Trump wants to see them enforced and he wants to send those here illegally back.  I can't see anything wrong with that.  Why should they get a pass and a cut in line, because they cheated.  I had a friend whose family immigrated here as political refugees.  They had to have a place to live, jobs willing to hire them, background checks and all kinds of hoops they had to jump through to get here.  So why do Mexicans, Central Americans get a pass?  Why can't they come legally. Do you think that if I illegally immigrated somewhere, say Canada, that they wouldn 't deport me?  Have you ever looked at the immigration requirements for Canada?  In addition to that, do you ever listen to the things Nancy Pelosi says?  She may have power in Congress, but the woman talks like an idiot.  

Trump has started "building the wall". he has plans and he has ask Congress for the money.  He didn't get the money he wanted, but I have a feeling before it is all done, he will get the money, even if he has to with hold money for social programs.  And will Mexico pay for the wall? I doubt they will write us a check, but they owe us money, they have money invested in the U.S. - what makies you think that at some point that money won't be seized, because they can't control their emigation problems?  We seized Iraian money when they took of Embassy employees hostage.  

As far as our popularity in the world - do you really think the world operates on a popularity contest?  Most countries act in their own self interest - only the U.S has had this odd belief that we have to "help" everyone.  We already tried to establish a Democracy in Iraq and you see what happened there.  Colin Powell told GWB that if he broke it, he bought it.  Well, he broke it and we've been paying for it ever since.  When Iran seized our Embassy employees, not everyone in Europe suddenly took a hands off approach to Iran.  Some had trading relationships with them, had business relationships with them.  That didn't stop becasue of what happened to the U.S.  We need to re-examine some of our relationships with other countries.  Trump is right when he says we sign agreements that have no teeth in them and that they don't protect American's interests  I've been in some international negotiations and he's absolutely right. 

Do I like everything he says? No, but I respect that he is trying to fulfill his campaign promises, which is more than Obama did - and I bought his promises of change and hope.