send a powerful message that the border is, in fact, secure. wouldn t be surprised if we see that in that bill compromise. i think so. i think perry is a force by meeting with the president and going to him, he shows republicans that it s okay to engage on this issue. but at the same time, the political winds in texas and elsewhere on the right are not really with governor perry. they re with other texans like ted cruz. we re going to have to look to him to see where conservatives want to go. robert costa. thank you. some politicians, when it comes to the border, theater is policy. there s nothing that is taking place down there that i am not intimately aware of and briefed on. this isn t theater. this is a problem. i m not interested in photo ops. republicans chief attack line on the president has been focused on his decision not to visit the border rather than the actual policy solution he s proposed. the challenge is is congress prepared to act to put the resources in
troops on the border and truly send a powerful message that the border is, in fact, secure. wouldn t be surprised if we see that in that bill compromise. i think so. i think perry is a force by meeting with the president and going to him, he shows republicans that it s okay to engage on this issue. but at the same time, the political winds in texas and elsewhere on the right are not really with governor perry. they re with other texans like ted cruz. we re going to have to look to him to see where conservatives want to go. robert costa. thank you. some politicians, when it comes to the border, theater is policy. there s nothing that is taking place down there that i am not intimately aware of and briefed on. this isn t theater. this is a problem. i m not interested in photo ops. republicans chief attack line on the president has been focused on his decision not to