Re your #3:
"Bush is wrong on this one. Very."
Yeah...; Whenever Sen. Susan COLLINS or OloSNOWE "support" President Bush, it's a pretty good indicator that our esteemed Chief Executive has pulled another royal gonger, and flipped off his conservative "base" - which, in between election campaigns, he has no trouble doing whatsoever.
Feels kinda funny having to buck the POTUS you just helped get elected - but the wisdom of puckering up our borders in self-defense despite any potential political issues is just such a no-brainer!
That's the knife sticking out of your back.
But at least some of us warned you that it was coming.
You better get used to it, there's more to come.