[Congressman Billybob]

I had thought about the angle you mention. It keys into the Bush strategy in this election, in which he won the record level of support from Hispanic voters. There is also a "don't throw me in the brier patch" angle.

Maybe Bush has in mind a serious fall back position "because of Congressional resistance." The process of "accepting" the much lower level of accommodation for Mexican illegals will have the fringe benefit of separating Hillary! from her political base.

John / Billybob

[hchutch]

If George W. Bush were Bill Clinton, I could believe that. That said, he isn't like Bill Clinton at all.

He doesn't do stuff like this for political gain - he does it because he thinks it is the right thing to do. The potential gain for the GOP is mere gravy, but if it were not the right thing to do in the President's mind, he would NOT do it.