Weekend Politics

Well, it's time for The Delta Institute to dabble into something new. They say that you need something to need a little contreversy in order to get people's attention, something to attract their attention. Well, anything political will accomplish that! As a continuing rule, TDI tries to keep this blog light on the politics. But we also like to keep people informed, and in the know. So what better way of serving both audiences than by putting up a selection from the Presidential Radio Address, and the opposing party's radio message? I know, it's brilliant.

I can't promise that this will be a regular feature. Shoot, I don't even know if ya'll want it to be a regular feature! But I'm going to do this test run, and we'll see how it goes. Additionally, this will also serve as practice for election coverage in years to come. I'll only report on political stuff if I know I can report it, not editorialize it. So, here now are your weekend politics:

President George W. Bush: "This week I outlined my comprehensive strategy to reform our immigration system. The strategy begins with a three-part plan to protect our borders. First we will promptly return every illegal entrant we catch at our border, with no exceptions. For illegal immigrants from Mexico, we are working to expand an innovative program called interior repatriation, in which those caught at the border are returned to their hometowns, far from the border, making it more difficult for them to attempt another crossing. For non-Mexican illegal immigrants, we're changing the unwise policy of catch and release to a policy of catch and return, and we're speeding up the removal process." (complete address)

Congressman George Miller (CA): "America must maintain its world leadership in innovation. If we do, we can continue to make enormous strides in health care, education, energy independence and breakthrough technologies. But this will only happen if we are committed to leading. This is why we have laid down this challenge to the Congress and the President to make innovation, science and technology once again America's top priority for economic growth and job creation. Democrats in Congress believe that, working together, America can do better." (complete address)