The Anti-Sam Brownback Blog

After President Bush’s speech which sought to appease the more vicsious anti-immigrant wing of the GOP, it seems that Senator Sam Brownback is also looking to hedge his bets with the minuteman caucus and now supports the use of troops on the border with Mexico:

Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., said he too supports “temporary” use of the National Guard to strengthen border security. Brownback has been criticized in conservative circles for supporting legislation that would offer most of the nation’s illegal immigrants work permits and a route to citizenship.

“The potential deployment of National Guard troops to the Southern border underscores how we need a long-term fix for our broken immigration system,” the senator said in statement.

Don’t forget, just over a year ago Bush cut funding for more than 9,000 border guards from the budget.  Funny how priorities change with the poll numbers…