Nonewhatsoever. Did he need one then?
The point is NOW Dubya makes a recess appointment. NOW he announcing the big Manning Martian Exploration news...
...Coincidently just AFTER the natives are getting restless, there's mutiny on the Bounty, and the sh*t hit the fan.
With the foolishness of proposing his Amnesty Program, he managed to:
Disrupt his base
Undermine their confidence in him
Cause his base to question his principle
Caused his base to question his committment to American sovereignty
All in one fall swoop.
He proposed his Immigration plan because he thought it was in the best interest of the United States of America and we Americans. He appointed Judge Pickering to the Bench because it was in the best interest of the United States of America and we Americans.
He panders to no-one for political gain. He does not pander to Hispanic or Latino citizens for their vote, and he sure as hell doesn't pander to troglodytes like you who accuse him of pandering to Hispanics to get a vote. He exists in an exponentially more honorable, important and serious world than yours.
He's doing his duty, as he sees it. In honest commitment. Vote for him or not on your judgement of the policy value. Don't taint President Bush, or his policy initiatives, with any corrupt character motivations you employ.
Bush doesn't operate like you do. He has integrity.