[Texas_Dawg]

If you think Bush's amnesty plan is so popular, then why hasn't it been passed yet?

Did I say it was?

[inquest]

If it's not popular, then that kinda disproves your earlier suggestion that candidates adopt their positions based solely on popularity. Oftentimes they adopt a position based on how well it will serve the interests of those with the most power. NAFTA, the WTO, CAFTA, and the FTAA are cases in point. They all have strong bipartisan support, but very little public support (which, again, is why the WTO had to be passed during a lame duck session in 1994).