I wonder if Bush noted the irony of his words. The Administration and the Congress have been engaged is secret negotiations on amnesty bill provisions designed to keep the provisions from the public eye and with little time for analysis and debate. They are engaging in tactics to deceive the public and frustrate the will of the majority of American citizens. Some Senators have even expressed frustration at talk radio, constituent pressure and expressed the desire that something needs to be done about talk radio.
You are so right — this was a backdoor deal completely that did not see the light of day until right before it was brought up and then it was so long that even on the weekend Senators were not sure what was in the bill.
This smacks of hypocricy!