Snicker all you want, this is a loser and Bush will reverse himself. Just take a look around and see the amount of animosity he has generated in his own base!
I don't get it, of all the big issues to go to the mat on he chooses this one. With this asinine move he has ensured himself lame-duck status for his remaining three years.
What base? These are people who have been beating up on him for longer than 7 years.