Yes, but isn't Republican hispandering for votes more important than national security?
The open border is one of Bush's last remaining vulnerabilities, which could result in him losing the election.
If AQ terrorists came over the open border and pulled a Beslan, it would be blamed 100% on Bush and his open border policy. And for once, the media would be right.
(Not that Gore would have done any better, that's not the point. The 'rat media would crucify Bush for "sending the military to Iraq, and leaving the border wide open."