Went to meeting

Senator Corker gave a pretty good talk this afternoon. Not much substance except that he feels we should give the President's escalation plan six months. I didn't hear him say what we should do at the end of six months. I also did not have a chance to speak with him one-on-one. I was pleased, however, that there was about 30 minutes of Q&A. Several people had good questions about the war against Iraq. There were a few questions regarding illegal immigration. There was a question regarding the Rules of Engagement for TN National Guard troops on the border, but I think the Senator misunderstood. The question related to the four TN Guardsmen who were confronted by a rather large group of armed men in early January. I think Senator Corker's answer related to the shooting of an un-armed man by two Border Patrol agents. In the Senator's defense, he has been on a whirlwind trip to Kuwait, Iraq, and several US cities over the last few days, and was sleep-deprived. All in all, I feel that he will be a pretty good Senator. Like all of our elected leaders, he will need our input in order to know how we feel. Please visit the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives websites to learn who your representatives are and how to contact them.


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